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}} Daniel Alberto Passarella (born 25 May 1953) is an Argentine retired footballer who played as a centre back, and former manager of the Argentina and Uruguay national football teams. He was captain of the Argentina team that won the 1978 World Cup. He was president of the River Plate sports club for 4 years after winning the elections by a very close margin in December 2009. 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Passarella becomes new River Plate President after controversial election - Inside World Football )〕 One of the greatest defenders of all time, Passarella was also one of the most prolific defenders, at one point Passarella was football's top scoring defender, with 134 goals in 451 matches (that record was since broken by Dutch defender Ronald Koeman).〔("The World's most successful Top Division Goal Scorers of all time among defensive players" ) by the IFFHS.〕 In 2004, Passarella was named one of the 125 Greatest Living Footballers at a FIFA Awards Ceremony. In 2007, ''The Times'' placed him at number 36 in their list of the 50 hardest footballers in history. ==Club career== Passarella was born in Chacabuco, Buenos Aires province. He started his career at Sarmiento of Junin, Buenos Aires province. From there he joined River Plate, then Fiorentina of Italy and briefly, Internazionale. After his successful spell in the Serie A, he returned to River Plate, where he played until his retirement. He was called ''"El Gran Capitán"'' (the Great Captain, nickname of Argentine Independence heroe José de San Martín) or ''"El Kaiser"'' (an allusion to Franz Beckenbauer) because of his leadership ability, his passion, and his organisational prowess on the field. He was a defender who often joined the attack, and helped generate and finish offensive plays. He was the top scoring defender, with 134 goals in 451 matches, a record since broken by Dutch defender Ronald Koeman.〔 His aerial game was effective both defensively and in attack. He scored frequent headers in spite of his average height (1.73 m). He was an excellent free kick and penalty shooter. He was also noted for using his elbows against rivals whilst managing to avoid the referee's gaze. Passarella and the Chilean Elias Figueroa are considered the best defenders in the history of South America.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Passarella, el segundo mejor defensor de la historia )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Daniel Passarella」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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