Alfonso Silva
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Alfonso Silva Placeres (Born in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
, Spain
, 19 March 1926, death in Konstanz
, Germany
, 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 the years 1949 and 1950 and was in the Spanish national football team which played in 1950 FIFA World Cup
in Brazil.
On 1950 January 10 he played with Canary Islands football team a game against the Argentinian champion San Lorenzo de Almagro which was successfully touring in Europe, but in this game they received four goals in half an hour which made them think they were fooled and were really playing against a Spanish national team. They decided not to continue the game which was only resume because of the engagement of Argentinian ambassador in Spain.
On 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.
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria commonly known as Las Palmas is the political capital, jointly with Santa Cruz, the most populous city in the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands and the ninth largest city in Spain, with a population of 383,308 in 2010. Nearly half of the people of the island...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, 19 March 1926, death in Konstanz
Konstanz
Konstanz is a university city with approximately 80,000 inhabitants located at the western end of Lake Constance in the south-west corner of Germany, bordering Switzerland. The city houses the University of Konstanz.-Location:...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, 16 February 2007) was a football player considered one of the best in the history of Canary Islands
Canary Islands
The Canary Islands , also known as the Canaries , is a Spanish archipelago located just off the northwest coast of mainland Africa, 100 km west of the border between Morocco and the Western Sahara. The Canaries are a Spanish autonomous community and an outermost region of the European Union...
' football.
He won La liga
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...
with Atletico de Madrid
Atlético de Madrid
Club Atlético de Madrid, S.A.D., commonly known as Atlético Madrid, is a Spanish football club based in Madrid who play in La Liga. Atlético have won both La Liga and the Copa del Rey on nine occasions, including a double in 1996; in Europe, they won the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1962, were...
in the years 1949 and 1950 and was in the Spanish national football team which played in 1950 FIFA World Cup
1950 FIFA World Cup
The 1950 FIFA World Cup, held in Brazil from 24 June to 16 July, was the fourth FIFA World Cup. It was the first World Cup since 1938, the planned 1942 and 1946 competitions having been canceled owing to World War II...
in Brazil.
On 1950 January 10 he played with Canary Islands football team a game against the Argentinian champion San Lorenzo de Almagro which was successfully touring in Europe, but in this game they received four goals in half an hour which made them think they were fooled and were really playing against a Spanish national team. They decided not to continue the game which was only resume because of the engagement of Argentinian ambassador in Spain.
On 1956 he was cast out because of a disciplinary problem by coach Barrios. He was transferred to newly created team Union Deportiva Las Palmas
UD Las Palmas
Unión Deportiva Las Palmas, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, in the autonomous community of Canary Islands...
which paid 300.000 pesetas.