#2 Alfredo Di Stefano (Spain)
Argentine-born Alfredo Di Stefano is perhaps the most prolific goal scorer of all time who went on to represent three countries in his internanational career viz. Argentina, Colombia and Spain. His footballing career consisted of more than 543 appearances for club and country, with a total of 405 goals , which is approximately 3 goals every 4 games.
He made a name for himself in the Spanish capital with Spanish giants Real Madrid, where he scored a staggering 216 goals in 282 games. His most famous club achievement is winning five straight European Championships with Los Blancos between 1955 and1960.
Stefano was capped by three different nations during his ‘nomadic’ international career. He was capped six times for Argentina, scoring six goals. Additionally he was capped four times by Colombia and played 31 matches for Spain, scoring 23 goals.
The Madrid legend featured in all the 1958 European Championship Qualifying matches for Spain, scoring a few goals in the process. However, Spain could not qualify for the main tournament, which made the qualifying tournament, Stefano’s final appearance at the international stage. He announced his international retirement in 1961, making him one of the few players to have never featured in neither the Euros nor the World Cup.
