Juan SCHIAFFINO | 1950-1954 | PES Stats Database (Golden Era Backup)

SCHIAFFINO PES STATS | 1950-1954

Brezza Name: Juan SCHIAFFINO Juan SCHIAFFINO | 1950-1954 Club: A.C Milan Position: *SS, CF, AM Nationality: Uraguayan Age: 28 Number: 10 Era: 1950-54 Foot: R Side: B Length: 1.75 m Weight: 69 kg Attack: 87 Defence: 53 Balance: 75 Stamina: 84 Top Speed: 84 Acceleration: 86 Response: 90 Agility: 87 Dribble Accuracy: 92 Dribble Speed: 85 Short Pass Accuracy: 93 Short Pass Speed: 83 Long Pass Accuracy: 92 Long Pass Speed: 79 Shot Accuracy: 83 Shot Power: 90 Shot Technique: 86 Free Kick: 88 Curling: 80 Header: 84 Jump: 82 Technique: 92 Aggression: 86 Mentality: 83 Keeper Skills: 50 Team Work: 93 Injury Tolerance: A Condition/Fitness: 7 Weak Foot Accuracy: 7 Weak Foot frequency: 7 Consistency: 7 *Dribbling *Playmaking *Passing *Scoring *Middle Shooting *Center Juan Schiaffino is regarded as the finest player ever to emerge from Uruguay. An inside forward with a tremendous range of passing, Schiaffino broke into the Penarol first team at the age of 18. With Penarol, he won the Primera Division Uruguaya on four occassions (1949, 1951, 1953 and 1954) and was top scorer in 1945. Ten days before his twentieth birthday, ''Pepe'' made his international debut against Argentina in the South American Championship, a competition the Uruguayans went on to win. Schiaffino in action Schiaffino was instrumental in Uruguay's victory in the 1950 World Cup tournament, ending as the second highest goalscorer with five goals. The tournament was decided by a four team pool, rather than the usual final game. The Brazilians (tournament favourites and the home team) only needed a draw in their final group game, against Uruguay, to win the trophy. They looked to have wrapped it up after they scored early in the second half. However, Schiaffino dramatically turned the game around by scoring the equaliser midway through the half and then setting up the winner for Ghiggia with only 11 minutes to go. By 1954, Schiaffino was the complete inside-left - he had the speed, the vision and a very fierce shot. During the World Cup tournament of that year, he was once again Uruguay's key player, scoring goals against Czechoslovakia and England, as they advanced to the semi finals. However, Uruguay were beaten 4-2 in extra time by Puskas' Olympic winning Hungarian side - the South Americans suffering from many injuries, including one to Schiaffino. The team could then not lift themselves and lost to Austria in the third place playoff. Later that year, Shiaffino moved to Italian club AC Milan for a world record transfer fee of £72 000. He helped the club to three Scudetto championships (1955, 1957, 1959), the Coppa Italia (1956) and the 1958 European Cup final, where they lost to the great Real Madrid side of that decade. In all, he played 149 games and scored 47 goals for Milan. He also played for Italy in their qualifying campaign for the 1958 World Cup, but it wasn't to be, as they failed to reach the finals. After a brief spell with Roma, Schiaffino retired in 1962. In 1976 he returned to football as manager of Penarol and later as the Uruguayan national team coach. Schiaffino was a player who achieved on every stage which was lucky enough to host him. His slender build belied a man of great determination as well as phenomenal ability. He was comfortable attacking players, he possessed a wonderful vision for the impossible pass as well as excellent shooting ability. Ultimately he was the complete inside forward. _________________ Alan Hansen wrote: How come Liverpool games are on last at the moment? Gary Lineker wrote: Midtable clashes aren't as exciting Juan SCHIAFFINO | 1950-1954 | PES Stats Database (Golden Era Backup)