Sebastián Fleitas
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sebastián Fleitas Miranda | ||
| Date of birth | 25 February 1947 | ||
| Place of birth | Asunción, Paraguay | ||
| Date of death | 14 April 2000 (aged 53) | ||
| Place of death | Madrid, Spain | ||
| Position(s) |
Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1964–1968 | Club Libertad | ||
| 1968–1969 | Málaga | 29 | (13) |
| 1969–1972 |
Real Madrid | 58 | (18) |
| 1972–1973 | Nîmes | 17 | (4) |
| 1973–1974 | Sevilla | ||
| 1974–1976 | Marbella | ||
| International career | |||
| 1966–1968 | Paraguay | 3 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Sebastián Fleitas Miranda (22 February 1947 – 14 April 2000striker.
Club career
Born in
1971 European Cup Winners' Cup Final replay game in Piraeus, Greece, won 2–1 by Chelsea
.
After retiring in 1976, Fleitas worked in football in various capacities, ending up as a scout for Real Madrid.[1]
International career
Fleitas played three times for the Paraguay national team, all of them in friendlies scoring once.[2]
Personal life
Fleitas was married to the daughter of Spanish actor Fernando Rey[1] and living in Madrid, where he died prematurely, at age 53, while alone in his apartment, from what appeared to be a stroke.[3] Real's former manager Vicente del Bosque characterized Fleitas as "a man beloved by everyone who lived around the club".[3]
Honours
Real Madrid
- La Liga: 1971–72
- Copa del Rey: 1969–70
Individual
- Paraguayan Leaguetop scorer in 1967
References
- ^ a b c d CorazonBlanco.com (in Spanish)
- ^ "Sebastian Fleitas".
- ^ a b "Death at 53 for Fleitas, ex-player for Real Madrid", Terra, 14 April 2000 (in Spanish)
External links
- Sebastián Fleitas in the official La Liga website