Alejandro Sabella

Alejandro Sabella
	Sabella in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Alejandro Sabella
Date of birth	5 November 1954
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Date of death	8 December 2020 (aged 66)
Place of death	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1974–1978	River Plate
1978–1980	Sheffield United
1980–1981	Leeds United
1982–1987	Estudiantes (LP)
1985	→ Grêmio (loan)
1987–1988	Ferro Carril Oeste
1988–1989	Irapuato
Total
National team
1983–1984	Argentina
Teams managed
2009–2011	Estudiantes
2011–2014	Argentina
Honours
Argentina
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Alejandro Javier Sabella (local pronunciation: [saˈβela]; 5 November 1954 – 8 December 2020) was an Argentine football player and manager.

He began his playing career with River Plate. He moved to England in 1978 to play for Sheffield United.

Sabella was known as "Alex" while in England. He played for Leeds United, before returning to South America and representing Estudiantes, Grêmio, Ferro Carril Oeste and Irapuato.

From 1983 to 1984, he managed the national team.

Sabella died of heart failure caused by a virus on 8 December 2020 at a hospital in Buenos Aires, aged 66.^[1]