Daniel Passarella

Also known as Daniel Alberto Passarella

Argentine footballer (born 1953)

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Daniel Passarella is an Argentine football player born in 1953 who had a significant career in the sport. He is notable as an important figure in Argentine football history during his era.

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Instance of: human
Given name: Daniel
Gender: male
Citizenship: Argentina
Place of birth: Chacabuco, Buenos Aires
Occupation: association football coach
Languages spoken: Spanish
Participant in: 1978 FIFA World Cup
Sport: association football
Member of team: Argentina men's national association football team
Position played: sweeper
Country for sport: Argentina
Mass: 70
Image: Daniel passarella en 1985.jpg
Height: 177
Residence: Chacabuco, Buenos Aires

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date of birth: 1953-05-25
Commons category: Daniel Passarella
coach of sports team: Club Atlético River Plate

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Daniel Alberto Passarella (born 25 May 1953) is an Argentine former footballer and manager, who is considered one of the greatest defenders of all time. As a player for Argentina, he was part of two FIFA World Cup-winning teams; he captained his nation to victory at the 1978 World Cup which Argentina hosted, and was also part of the winning squad in 1986. He is the only Argentine player to win two world cups.

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