Alfonso Silva Explained

Alfonso Silva
Fullname:Alfonso Silva Placeres
Birth Date:19 March 1926
Birth Place:Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
Death Place:Konstanz, Germany
Position:Midfielder
Years1:1941–1945
Clubs1:Real Club Victoria
Years2:1946–1957
Clubs2:Atletico de Madrid
Caps2:153
Goals2:34
Years4:1957–1958
Clubs4:Las Palmas
Caps4:36
Goals4:11
Nationalyears1:1949–1951
Nationalteam1:Spain
Nationalcaps1:5
Nationalgoals1:1

Alfonso Silva Placeres (19 March 1926 – 16 February 2007) was a football player considered one of the best in the history of Canary Islands' football.

He won La liga with Atletico de Madrid in 1949 and 1950 and was in the Spain national football team which played in the 1950 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.

On 10 January 1950 he played for the Canary Islands football team against the Argentine champion San Lorenzo de Almagro which was successfully touring in Europe. The Canary Islands beat them 4–2.

In 1956 he was cast out because of a disciplinary problem by coach Barrios. He was transferred to newly created team Union Deportiva Las Palmas which paid 300,000 pesetas.

Honours

Atlético Madrid[1]

1949–50, 1950–51

1951

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alfonso Silva Placeres' player career - BDFutbol.