Luis del Sol

Luis del Sol
Del Sol with Juventus in 1962
Personal information
Full name Luis del Sol Cascajares
Date of birth (1935-04-06)6 April 1935
Place of birth Arcos de Jalón, Spain
Date of death 20 June 2021(2021-06-20) (aged 86)
Place of death Seville, Spain
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Alegría
San Gerónimo
Retiro San Miguel
Andalucía
1951–1953 Betis
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1953–1959 Betis 152 (38)
1953–1954 → Utrera (loan)
1960–1962 Real Madrid 55 (22)
1962–1970 Juventus 228 (20)
1970–1972 Roma 50 (4)
1972–1973 Betis 17 (0)
Total 502 (84)
International career
1959 Spain U21 1 (0)
1957–1959 Spain B 3 (0)
1960–1966 Spain 16 (3)
Managerial career
Carmona
1981–1982 Jerez Industrial
1982–1983 Betis B
1983–1986 Betis (youth)
1986 Betis B (interim)
1986–1987 Betis
1990 Recreativo
2001 Betis
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Spain
European Nations' Cup
Winner1964 Spain
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Luis del Sol Cascajares (6 April 1935 – 20 June 2021) was a Spanish footballer and manager. As a footballer, he played as a midfielder for Real Betis, Real Madrid, Juventus, and AS Roma. He was also capped 16 times for Spain, and played for them at the 1962 and 1966 FIFA World Cups, and at the 1964 European Nations' Cup, which Spain won. He was thought to be one of the most important Spanish footballers of the 1960s, and was voted as one of the important players in Juventus' history.

After he retired from playing football, he became a manager. He managed Jerez Industrial, Recreativo de Huelva, and Real Betis' main, reserve, and youth teams. He died in Seville on 20 June 2021, at the age of 86.

Career statistics

Club

Club statistics League
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals
SpainLeague
1954–55Real Betis BalompiéSegunda División00
1955–5600
1956–5700
1957–5800
1958–59La Liga253
1959–60153
1960–61Real MadridLa Liga2917
1961–62265
ItalyLeague
1962–63JuventusSerie A336
1963–64336
1964–65272
1965–66292
1966–67281
1967–68241
1968–69291
1969–70251
1970–71RomaSerie A234
1971–72270
SpainLeague
1972–73Real Betis BalompiéLa Liga170
CountrySpain 11228
Italy 27824
Total 39052

International

Spain national team
YearAppsGoals
196031
196172
196220
196310
196400
196500
196630
Total163

References

  1. ↑ "A skilful player who gave his all on the pitch". Real Madrid CF. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  2. 1 2 Miguel Á. Morán (6 April 2015). "Luis del Sol, mito del beticismo, celebra su 80 cumpleaños" [Luis del Sol, a legend of Betis, celebrates his 80th birthday] (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 November 2025.
  3. ↑ "Viaggio tra le Stelle: Luis Del Sol" (in Italian). 29 June 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. ↑ Morán, Miguel Ángel (20 June 2021). "Muere Luis del Sol, leyenda del Betis" [Death of Luis del Sol, Betis legend]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 November 2025.
  5. ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Luis del Sol". www.national-football-teams.com.

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