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Jorge Valdano Biography

Jorge Alberto Francisco Valdano Castellanos (born 4 October 1955) is an Argentine former footballer, coach and the former general manager of Real Madrid. He was born in Las Parejas, Santa Fe Province, and played as a forward throughout his footballing career. He is currently working as a commentator for BeIN Sports (Spain).He had a major influence in Argentina's 1986 World Cup triumph, including a goal in the final, the Real Madrid striker scored a total of 4 goals in the 1986 World Cup, and played a major role in Argentina's 1986 World Cup victory.

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Playing against a defensive opponent is just as bad as making love to a tree.

Against, Bad, Football, Funny, Opponent, Tree

The bacillus of efficiency has also attacked football, and some dare to ask what's the point in playing well. I feel tempted to tell about the time they dared to ask Borges what is poetry for, to which he answered: 'What is a sunrise for? What are caresses for? What is the smell of coffee for?'

Football, Coffee, Smell, Answered, Ask

Poverty is good for nothing, except perhaps for football.

Analysis, Except, Football, Perhaps, Poverty, Soccer

Every time I set foot on the Bernabeu turf I got the jitters, a kind of anxiety that takes hold of you the moment you step out into the glare of the floodlights.

Feet, Anxiety, Jitters, Moment, Set

You cannot play with Riquelme without playing for Riquelme.

Play, Playing, Riquelme

I want to carry Manuel Neuer to my home.

Home, Want, Carry, Manuel, Neuer

I'm more afraid of success than failure. Success makes us so sure of ourselves that we do not analyze the factors that lead us to our success. Instead, in failure there's an error that lurks that makes us reflect and in that process there is learning and that makes us better

Errors, Process, Success Failure, Lurks, Learning, Factors

Before he came to Spain, photographers lined up in the discotheques, but they are still there waiting for him. Ronaldo is an obsessive of training, of the gym, of self-improvement. I’ve never seen a player in such good physical condition. He’s a gladiator.

Player, Self, Waiting, Condition, Good, Gladiator

Iker Casillas is a legend, a myth, and myths do not give up just like that.

Giving Up, Legends, Do Not Give Up, Give, Iker, Myth

I believe that we have the first genius of the 21st century, Leo Messi.

Believe, Messi, Genius, Leo, Century