Valdano has played for the
Argentina National Team from 1975 until 1990. In 1975 Valdano appeared twice
and scored 2 goals. In his total career for Argentina he has made a total of 23
appearances and scored a total of 7 goals. Valdano won the UEFA Cup twice with
real Madrid in the seasons of 1984-1985 as well as the season 1985-1986.
Spanish football is very
much like south American football. That might be a reason as to why many South
Americans from Brazil, Argentina and other neighbouring countries come to play
in Spain. Now we can see this simple fact in the way Valdano left Argentina in
1975 for Spain. The flowing of the ball and the individual skills shown in the
Spanish competitions are the main reasons for the South Americans to love
playing in Spain.
Valdano when he played for Argentina
Photo by: www.taringa.net
Before coming to Real Madrid
Valdano played for Real Zaragoza from 1975 till 1984. At Real Zaragoza he had a
very nice season where he made 126 appearances and scoring a total of 54 goals.
The most successful season at Real Zaragoza was the 1982-1983 season where he
made 38 appearances and netted 20 goals.
It is so hard to perform equally for
all seasons. That is why football is a wonderful game. In three seasons he has
played for Real Madrid, the 1985-1986 was to me the most successful in his
entire football career. In 1985-1986 despite winning the UEFA Cup for the second
time, he scored a total of 24 goals. 24 goals is a record in all the teams
where he played, be it in Argentina or in Spain.
See the wonderful 2nd goal from Valdano in the Final match
of Argentina vs West Germany
While we still see Brazilian
and Argentinean players in La Liga, the trend has now started to shift on the
fact that more Brazilians and Argentineans are now coming to play in the English
premier league. But do the EPL a best fit for the South American footballers?
Is it so easy for them to adapt?
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