On this day in 1953, Alfredo Di Stefano made his debut for Real Madrid in a friendly against French club AS Nancy. Los Blancos lost the game 4-2 but Di Stefano managed to get a debut goal for his new club.
Di Stefano is often regarded as one of the greatest players to ever play the game. Born in Buenos Aires, he started his footballing journey with River Plate where he scored 49 goals in 66 league matches. Nicknamed ‘the Blonde Arrow’, he was part of arguably the greatest club side of all time at Real Madrid.