Alejandro Sabella
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Alejandro Javier Sabella was an Argentine football player and manager. Born in Buenos Aires, he began his playing career with River Plate in his home country before moving to England in 1978 to play for Sheffield United. He then had a spell with another English side, Leeds United, before returning to South America and representing Estudiantes, Grêmio, Ferro Carril Oeste and Irapuato.
Sabella during a press conference in 2012
Sabella playing for River Plate in the mid-1970s
Sabella with Sheffield United in 1978.
At his return to Argentina, Sabella signed with Estudiantes de La Plata in 1981
Estudiantes de La Plata
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Club Estudiantes de La Plata, simply referred to as Estudiantes de La Plata, is an Argentine professional sports club based in La Plata. The club's football team currently competes in the Primera División, where it has spent most of its history.
Miguel Gutiérrez, first president of the club
The 1913 Estudiantes team that won its first title in Primera División.
Los Profesores ("The Teachers"): Miguel Angel Lauri, Alejandro Scopelli, Alberto Zozaya, Manuel Ferreira and Enrique Guaita
The team that won the 1968 Copa Libertadores, coached by Osvaldo Zubeldía.