5 Greatest Argentine footballers of all time

#4. Daniel Passarella

Daniel Passarella was one of the finest defenders of his era

Passarella is arguably the greatest defender ever born in Argentina and he captained their national team for a while. He was very strong in the air, and a very tough tackler. He also had great intelligence and leadership qualities.

Passarella is a legend for River Plate and remains one of their finest players of all time. He won the Argentine first division title 6 times with River. He also played for European clubs Inter Milan and Fiorentina. Passarella played in 3 World Cups for Argentina and won the title with them in both 1978 and 1986.

Passarella earned 70 caps for the Argentine national team and scored 22 goals. He captained the side in the 1978 and 1982 World Cups and later became the coach of the Albiceleste. He also scored 49 goals in 207 matches in his club career and was included in Argentina’s team of the century in 2015.