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My Take
Luis del Sol earns my deep admiration. A midfielder from a small Soria town, he reached the very summit of football, anchoring Real Madrid's golden era and earning multiple Ballon d'Or nods across 112 La Liga games. Standing just 169 cm, he proved that craft and tenacity outweigh stature. What moves me most is the full arc: two World Cups for Spain, then a return to old club Betis as manager, repaying the place that raised him. He passed in 2021, but a life that climbed from rural Castile to the European elite on sheer footballing intelligence deserves to be remembered with genuine warmth.
Overview
Luis del Sol Cascajares (6 April 1935 – 20 June 2021) was a Spanish football midfielder and manager. He played a total of 112 La Liga games for Betis and Real Madrid (28 goals scored), winning five major titles with the latter side and earning several Ballon d'Or nominations. He later had brief spells as manager with the former club. Del Sol represented Spain in two World Cups, in the 1960s.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Luis del Sol
- Name (Japanese)
- ルイス・デル・ソル
- Reading
- るいす・でる・そる
- Born
- April 6, 1935 – June 20, 2021
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Boar
- Origin
- Arcos de Jalón, Soria Province, Spain
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 169 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · Association football coach — see all → · More people from Spain →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.