Alejandro Javier Sabella (5 November 1954 – 8 December 2020) was an Argentine football player and manager. He began his playing career with River Plate before moving to England in 1978 to play for Sheffield United. Sabella then had a spell with another English side, Leeds United, before returning to South America and representing Estudiantes, Grêmio, Ferro Carril Oeste and Irapuato. He played eight times for the Argentina national team, playing in all four Copa América and Copa del Rey games in the 1980s and 1990s.
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Alejandro Javier Sabella (5 November 1954 – 8 December 2020) was an Argentine football player and manager. He began his playing career with River Plate in his home country before moving to England in 1978 to play for Sheffield United. Sabella then had a spell with another English side, Leeds United, before returning to South America and representing Estudiantes, Grêmio, Ferro Carril Oeste and Irapuato. After retiring from playing, Sabella became a coach and began a long association with fellow countryman and close friend Daniel Passarella. He was appointed as the coach of the Argentine national side, coaching them to the 2014 FIFA World Cup Final against Germany, where they lost 1–0 in extra time. He died from an intra-hospital virus which caused him a heart disease at the age of 66. He is survived by his wife, two daughters and a son. He played eight times for the Argentina national team, playing in all four Copa América and Copa del Rey games in the 1980s and 1990s.
He won the Argentine Primera División Apertura championship and the 2009 Copa Libertadores in his own right, winning the Primera Division and the Copa Nacional respectively. He also played in the 1982 World Cup semi-finals with Argentina. He made his debut for the Blades in a 2–1 defeat against Leyton Orient on 19 August 1978. Known as Alex while in England, he played for Leeds United between 1980 and 1981, making 23 appearances and scoring two goals. In December 1981, he was sold to Argentine club and Estudianes de La Plata. Under coach Carlos Bilardo, the team reached the semi-final of the 1982 National Championship tournament. Subsequently, he made up the solid midfield of the Estudiales team that went on to win two back-to-back titles.
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