1957 European Cup Final - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The 1957 European Cup Final was a football match which took place at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium

Santiago Bernabéu Stadium

The Estadio Santiago Bernabéu is an all-seater football stadium in Madrid, Spain. It was inaugurated on 14 December 1947 and is owned by Real Madrid Club de Fútbol. It has a current capacity of 85,454 spectators....

in Madrid

Madrid

Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...

, Spain

Spain

Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...

on 30 May 1957. It was contested between Real Madrid

Real Madrid C.F.

Real Madrid Club de Fútbol , commonly known as Real Madrid, is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. The club have won a record 31 La Liga titles, the Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , 18 Copas del Rey, 8 Spanish Super Cups, 1 Copa Eva Duarte and 1 Copa de la...

of Spain

Spain

and Fiorentina

ACF Fiorentina

ACF Fiorentina, commonly referred to as simply Fiorentina, is a professional Italian football club from Florence, Tuscany. Founded by a merger in 1926, Fiorentina have played at the top level of Italian football for the majority of their existence; only four clubs have played in more Serie A...

of Italy

Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

. Real Madrid won 2–0 after goals from Di Stéfano

Alfredo Di Stéfano

Alfredo Stéfano Di Stéfano Laulhé, born into a family of Italian immigrants from Capri, is a former Argentinian footballer and coach, widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time...

and Gento

Francisco Gento

Francisco "Paco" Gento López is a former Spanish football player.-Biography:He débuted in the Primera División with Racing Santander in the 1952–53 season...

in the second half.

Match details


style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	REAL MADRID:
GK	1	Juan Alonso Juan Alonso Juan Adelarpe Alonso , sometimes called Juanito Alonso, was a Spanish footballer who played for Real Madrid and was part of their European Cup victories in 1956, 1957 and 1958. He earned 2 caps for the Spain national football team...
DF	2	Manuel Torres Manuel Torres Pastor Manuel Torres Pastor is a former Spanish professional association football player.He spent his career as a defender.-Club career:-References:* *...
DF	3	Marquitos Marcos Alonso Imaz Marcos Alonso Imaz , nicknamed Marquitos, is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a defender.He was best known for his participation in Real Madrid's five European Cup conquests, mainly in the 50's....
DF	4	Rafael Lesmes Rafael Lesmes Rafael Lesmes Bobed is a former Spanish footballer who played for Real Madrid and was part of their European Cup victories in 1956, 1957 and 1958. He earned 1 cap for the Spain national football team.-External links:*...
DF	5	Miguel Muñoz Miguel Muñoz Miguel Muñoz Mozún was a Spanish football player and manager.A midfielder, he spent the majority of his career at Real Madrid before going on to coach the club, where he was considered one of the most successful managers in its history, leading the team to two European Cup victories and nine La... (c)
MF	6	José María Zárraga José María Zárraga José María Zárraga Martín is a former Spanish footballer who played for Real Madrid as a midfielder and was part of their European Cup victories in 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959 and 1960. His five wins have only been bettered by Francisco Gento, who won 6 European Cups...
MF	7	Raymond Kopa Raymond Kopa Raymond Kopa , is a former French football offensive midfielder, integral to the French national team of the 1950s....
MF	8	Enrique Mateos Enrique Mateos Enrique Mateos Mancebo was a Spanish footballer who played for Real Madrid and was part of their European Cup victories in 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959 and 1960...
MF	9	Alfredo Di Stéfano Alfredo Di Stéfano Alfredo Stéfano Di Stéfano Laulhé, born into a family of Italian immigrants from Capri, is a former Argentinian footballer and coach, widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time...
FW	10	Héctor Rial Héctor Rial José Héctor Rial Laguía was a football player from Argentina who played for Real Madrid between 1954 and 1961. He was part of the team that won five consecutive European Cups...
FW	11	Francisco Gento Francisco Gento Francisco "Paco" Gento López is a former Spanish football player.-Biography:He débuted in the Primera División with Racing Santander in the 1952–53 season...
Manager:
José Villalonga Llorente José Villalonga Llorente José Villalonga Llorente , commonly referred to as José Villalonga and also known as Pepe Villalonga, was a Spanish football manager during the 1950s and 1960s...

style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> FIORENTINA: | GK 1

Giuliano Sarti

Giuliano Sarti is a retired Italian professional football player.-Honours:* Serie A champion: 1955/56, 1964/65, 1965/66.* Coppa Italia winner: 1960/61.* European Cup winner: 1963/64, 1964/65....

DF 2

Ardico Magnini

Ardico Magnini was an Italian football player.After Boniperti, Ardico Magnini along with club team mates Cervato, Pandolfini and Segato, is one of five 'Azzurri' with the most caps for the national team during the difficult rebuilding years of the fifties. With Cervato he formed the defensive...

DF 3

Alberto Orzan DF 4

Sergio Cervato

Sergio Cervato was an Italian football player.Cervato was born in Carmignano di Brenta, province of Padua....

Aldo Scaramucci MF 6

Armando Segato

Armando Segato was an Italian football player.Armando Segato was a great left halfback for the fabulous Fiorentina side of the 1950s...

MF 7

Julinho

Júlio Botelho

Júlio Botelho, also known as Julinho was a Brazilian football player....

MF 8

Guido Gratton

Guido Gratton was an Italian football player.A Friulian from Monfalcone, Guido Gratton played for Fiorentina in the 1950s, together with players such as Julinho, Virgili, and Montuori...

MF 9

Giuseppe Virgili FW 10

Miguel Montuori

Miguel Ángel Montuori was an Argentine football player.Montuori was born at Rosario, Argentina....

FW 11

Maurilio Prini Manager:

Fulvio Bernardini

Fulvio Bernardini was an Italian footballer and coach.During his playing career, he played for Lazio, Inter, Roma and M.A.T.E.R....

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