Jorge Valdano

Jorge Valdano
	Valdano in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Jorge Alberto Francisco Valdano Castellanos
Date of birth	4 October 1955
Place of birth	Las Parejas, Argentina
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1973–1975	Newell's Old Boys
1975–1979	Alavés
1979–1984	Real Zaragoza
1984–1987	Real Madrid
Total
International career
1975–1990	Argentina
Managerial career
1991–1992	Real Madrid (youth)
1992–1994	Tenerife
1994–1996	Real Madrid
1996–1997	Valencia
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jorge Valdano (born 4 October 1955) is a former Argentine football player. He has played for Argentina national team.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Newell's Old Boys	1973^[1]	Primera División	2	1	–		–		–		2	1
	1974^[1]		19	4	–		–		–		19	4
	1975^[1]		25	6	–		4	3	–		29	9
	Total		46	11	0	0	4	3	0	0	50	14
Alavés	1975–76^[2]	Segunda División	24	3	0	0	–		2^[a]	1	26	4
	1976–77^[2]		30	8	0	0	–		–		30	8
	1977–78^[2]		26	4	8	1	–		–		34	5
	1978–79^[2]		25	5	6	0	–		–		31	5
	Total		105	20	14	1	0	0	2	1	121	22
Real Zaragoza	1979–80^[2]	La Liga	34	9	6	4	–		–		40	13
	1980–81^[2]		17	3	0	0	–		–		17	3
	1981–82^[2]		29	9	9	9	–		–		38	18
	1982–83^[2]		34	17	4	3	–		6^[b]	4	44	24
	1983–84^[2]		29	8	4	5	–		–		33	13
	Total		143	46	23	21	0	0	6	4	172	71
Real Madrid	1984–85^[2]	La Liga	26	17	2	0	10	4	2^[b]	2	40	23
	1985–86^[2]		32	16	4	1	11	7	–		47	24
	1986–87^[2]		27	7	2	1	4	1	–		33	9
	Total		85	40	8	2	25	12	2	2	120	56
Career total			379	117	45	24	29	15	10	7	463	163

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[1]
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Argentina	1975	2	2
	1982	5	0
	1985	5	1
	1986	8	4
	1987	1	0
	1990	2	0
Total		23	7

Newell's Old Boys

Real Madrid

Argentina Youth

Argentina

Awards

Real Madrid