1. Jorge Alberto Francisco Valdano Castellanos was born on 4 October 1955 and is an Argentine former football player, coach, and the former general manager of Real Madrid.
10 Facts About Jorge Valdano
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Jorge Valdano is currently working as a commentator for beIN Sports.
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Jorge Valdano had a major influence in the 1986 win, scoring four goals in the tournament, including Argentina's second goal against West Germany in the final.
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Jorge Valdano started playing when he was 16 years old for Rosario's club Newell's Old Boys, where he started playing professionally, as well as with the Argentina national football team, in 1972.
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Jorge Valdano helped them win the UEFA Cup in 1985 and 1986, scoring once in the 1985 final and twice in the 1986 final.
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Jorge Valdano played 23 times for the Argentina national team between 1975 and 1990, scoring seven goals, four of them in the 1986 FIFA World Cup, including one against West Germany in the final, which Argentina went on to win.
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Jorge Valdano began his management career as the Real Madrid youth team coach.
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Jorge Valdano twice led Tenerife to final day victories that denied his former club Real Madrid winning the La Liga title.
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Jorge Valdano was sacked from the position on 25 May 2011 after his relationship with the coaching staff, particularly head coach Jose Mourinho, had deteriorated.
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Jorge Valdano wrote the book Suenos de futbol and edited the book Cuentos de futbol by diverse authors.