Juan Alberto Schiaffino

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Schiaffino and the second or maternal family name is Villalba.
Juan Alberto Schiaffino
Schiaffino with Milan in 1960
Personal information
Full name Juan Alberto Schiaffino Villalba[1]
Date of birth (1925-07-28)28 July 1925
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Date of death 13 November 2002(2002-11-13) (aged 77)
Place of death Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1943–1954 Peñarol 227 (88)
1954–1960 Milan 149 (47)
1960–1962 Roma 39 (3)
Total 415 (138)
International career
1946–1954 Uruguay 21 (9)
1954–1958 Italy 4 (0)
Managerial career
1974–1975 Uruguay
1975–1976 Peñarol
Medal record
Representing  Uruguay
FIFA World Cup
Winner 1950 Brazil
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
The A.C. Milan squad for the 1957–58 season. From left to right, standing: Reina, Galli, Fontana, Soldan, Lorenzo Buffon, Nils Liedholm, Juan Alberto Schiaffino, Radice, Bean; crouched: Beraldo, Grillo, Mariani, Cesare Maldini, Bergamaschi, Zannier, Francesco Zagatti, Cucchiaroni.

Juan Alberto "Pepe" Schiaffino Villalba (Italian pronunciation: [skjafˈfiːno]; 28 July 1925 – 13 November 2002)[3] was an Uruguayan football player who played as an attacking midfielder or forward. A highly skilful and creative playmaker, at club level, he played for Peñarol in Uruguay, and for AC Milan, and Roma in Italy. At international level, he won the 1950 FIFA World Cup with the Uruguay national team, and also took part at the 1954 FIFA World Cup; he later also represented the Italy national football team.[2][4][5][6][7]

He was ranked as the best Uruguayan footballer of all time by an IFFHS poll, and the 17th greatest player of the twentieth century.[8]

  1. ^ "Juan Alberto Schiaffino - AUF".
  2. ^ a b "Schiaffino Juan Alberto" (in Italian). Enciclopedia del Calcio. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Murió ayer el ex futbolista uruguayo, Juan Schiaffino". El Siglo de Torreón. 14 November 2002. Retrieved 6 March 2009.
  4. ^ "The Greatest Offensive Midfielders of All-Time". 6 July 2012.
  5. ^ Sebastiano Vernazza (14 November 2002). "Addio geniale Schiaffino" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  6. ^ Fabio Bianchi; Gaetano Imparato; Alberto Cerruti (14 November 2002). "Aveva il senso della squadra" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  7. ^ "Juan Alberto SCHIAFFINO" (in Italian). magliarossonera.it. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  8. ^ "IFFHS' Century Elections".