Rafael Albrecht
 Albrecht in 1970 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Rafael Albrecht | ||
| Date of birth | 23 August 1941 | ||
| Place of birth | Tucumán, Argentina | ||
| Date of death | 3 May 2021 (aged 79) | ||
| Place of death | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Atlético Tucumán | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1957–1960 |
Atlético Tucumán | ||
| 1960–1962 | Estudiantes | 70 | (0) |
| 1963–1970 |
San Lorenzo | 229 | (56) |
| 1970–1974 | Club León | 145 | (36) |
| 1974–1975 |
Atlas | 62 | (3) |
| International career | |||
| 1961–1969 | Argentina | 39 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
José Rafael Albrecht (23 August 1941 – 3 May 2021) was an Argentine professional footballer who played as a defender. He represented Argentina at the 1962 and 1966 World Cups.
Career
Albrecht was born in
Club Atlético Tucumán in 1957. In 1960, he was signed by Estudiantes
, where he excelled and, thus, was called to play for the Argentina national team in 1961.
In 1962 he was transferred to
Metropolitano Championship without losing a single game. He played 229 games for the club, scoring 56 goals.[1]
Most of them were by way of penalties.
In 1970 Albrecht moved to Mexico. He first played with
Atlas
, where he retired from football in 1975.
Albrecht played a total of 506 top flight games in his career, scoring a total of 95 goals, putting him in 7th place on the IFFHS list of top scoring defenders.[when?][citation needed]
Death
Albrecht died on 3 May 2021, aged 79, after two weeks of hospitalisation with COVID-19, amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina.[2]
Honours
Atlético Tucumán
- Argentine Primera División: Torneo República 1960
- Anual Liga Tucumana: 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960
San Lorenzo
- Argentine Primera División: Metropolitano 1968
Club León
- Copa México: 1970–71, 1971–72
- Campeón de Campeones: 1970–71, 1971–72
- Liga MX runner-up: 1972–73
Argentina
- Copa América runner-up: 1967
Individual
References
- ^ Museo de San Lorenzo[permanent dead link] (in Spanish)
- ^ "Murió José Rafael Albrecht, vieja gloria de San Lorenzo y del fútbol argentino: tenía coronavirus". Clarín (in Spanish). 3 May 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "IFFHS ALL TIME ARGENTINA MEN'S DREAM TEAM". 26 August 2021.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rafael Albrecht.
- Rafael Albrecht at WorldFootball.net
- Rafael Albrecht at National-Football-Teams.com
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