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Jorge Valdano
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Jorge Alberto Valdano Castellano, born October 4, 1955, in Las Parejas, Santa Fe, Argentina, is an Argentine-Spanish former association football player and coach. Known by the nickname "El filósofo del fútbol," he played as a forward and represented Argentina in the 1982 and 1986 FIFA World Cups. His professional playing career spanned from 1973 to 1987, during which he was a member of Real Zaragoza, Real Madrid CF, Deportivo Alavés, and Newell's Old Boys.
Following his time on the pitch, Valdano transitioned into roles as a sporting director, coach, and pundit. He holds citizenship in both Argentina and Spain and speaks Spanish. In addition to his football career, he has been associated with acting, as indicated by his presence in the TMDb database.
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Film & TV
Las Parejas, Santa Fe, Argentina
Known for
- The Match — Self2026
- Hristo, l'indomable — Self2026
- Quinografía2025
- Topuria y Unzué. Dos luchas, dos sueños2024
- Informe Plus+. La Liga de Valdano2024
- Messi's World Cup: The Rise of a Legend — Self2024
- Hugo Sánchez, the Goal and the Glory — Self2022
- The Figo Affair: The Transfer That Changed Football — Self2022
- Informe+. Tenerife 1992 — Himself2022
- Leo: The Film — Jorge Valdano2021
via TMDB
Key facts
- Full name
- Jorge Alberto Francisco Valdano Castellanos
- Date of birth
- ( 1955-10-04 ) 4 October 1955 (age 70)
- Place of birth
- Las Parejas , Argentina
- Height
- 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
- Position
- Forward
- Years
- Team
- 1973 1975
- Newell's Old Boys
- 1975 1979
- Alavés
- 1979 1984
- Real Zaragoza
- 1984 1987
- Real Madrid
- 1975 1990
- Argentina
- 1991 1992
- Real Madrid (youth)
- 1992 1994
- Tenerife
- 1994 1996
- Real Madrid
- 1996 1997
- Valencia
via Wikipedia infobox
Sports profile
- Sport
- Soccer
- Position
- Forward
- Nationality
- Argentina
via TheSportsDB
Official website
Jorge Valdano. Web Oficial
Jorge Valdano. Futbolista en Sudamérica y Europa, jugador en la Selección Argentina, entrenador en diversos equipos y también ha ocupado diferentes cargos ...
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jorge
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Argentina
- Place of birth
- Las Parejas
- Occupation
- pundit
- Languages spoken
- Spanish
- Participant in
- 1982 FIFA World Cup
- Sport
- association football
- Member of team
- Argentina men's national association football team
- Position played
- forward
- Country for sport
- Argentina
- Mass
- 83
- Official website
- valdano.es
- Image
- Valdano.jpg
- Height
- 188
Show 6 more facts
- date of birth
- 1955-10-04
- Commons category
- Jorge Valdano
- start of work period
- 1973-00-00
- end of work period
- 1987-00-00
- birth name
- Jorge Alberto Valdano Castellano
- nickname
- El filósofo del fútbol
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
Jorge Alberto Francisco Valdano Castellanos (born 4 October 1955) is an Argentine former football player, coach, and the former general manager of Real Madrid. He is currently working as a commentator for beIN Sports. Nicknamed "The Philosopher of Football", he played as a forward.
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