The Spanish footballer Luis Suarez Miramontesformer Barça player, soccer legend and Ballon d’Or player, died this Sunday in Milan 88 years old, as announced by Inter Milan, the club for which he played and trained for years.
“The perfect footballer who, with his talent, has inspired generations. Farewell, Luisito,” the team wrote on their social networks. Suárez (La Coruña, 1935) arrived in Milan to play for Inter in the 1961/1962 season and ended up staying in the city until the end of his days.
The footballer became the first Spaniard to win a Ballon d’Or, in 1960, a feat that would not be repeated until Alexia Putellas it was done with its two golden spheres in 2021 and 2022. Luisito Suárez, brother of fellow footballer José Suárez Miramontes, was considered one of the most outstanding figures in Spanish football of the last century.
Seven seasons with Blaugrana
His career began at Deportivo de La Coruña in 1953, although a year later he signed for Barça, where he stayed for seven seasons in which he won two league titles, among other various awards such as two Spanish Cups .
In 1957 he made his debut with the national team at the Santiago Bernabeu and was one of the protagonists of the memorable triumph of the 1964 European Championship.
The Ballon d’Or arrived in 1960, wearing the Blaugrana shirt, winning the vote in Ferenk Puskás. His streak would continue, since in the following edition he finished second.
‘The architect’, as Alfredo Di Stefano called him, was transferred in 1961 to Inter Milan – the first Spaniard to join the Italian club – signed by their then coach, the Argentine Helenio Herrera. In ‘Gran Inter’ he played for seven seasons, during which he won three “Scudetti”, two Cups of Champions and two Intercontinentals.
2023-07-09 08:52:56
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