- He was considered by Pelé to be the greatest player of all time. He played for River Plate (Argentina), Huracán (Argentina), Millonarios (Colombia), Barcelona (Spain), Real Madrid (Spain) and Espanyol (Spain).
- He was the inspiration behind Real Madrid's five successive European Cups. He scored a goal in each of the first four finals and a hat-trick in the fifth, which resulted in a 7-3 win over Eintracht Frankfurt.
- He had Spanish nationality.
- In 2008 he was chosen as the best soccer-player of Real Madrid ever (out of 100 players). He finished above Zinedine Zidane and Raul.
- In the 60s he won the European Cup five times.
- He was the first Argentine to win a Ballon d'Or.
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