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{{Short description|Argentine footballer (born 1953)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name                = Daniel Alberto Passarella
| image               = Passarella copa mundo.jpg
| caption             = Passarella holding the [[FIFA World Cup Trophy]] after the [[1978 FIFA World Cup Final|1978 final]]
| order               = 
| office              = President of River Plate
| term_start          = 5 December 2009
| term_end            = 15 December 2013
| predecessor         = José María Aguilar
| successor           = Rodolfo D'Onofrio
| birth_name          = Daniel Alberto Passarella
| birth_date          = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1953|5|25}}
| birth_place         = [[Chacabuco, Buenos Aires]], Argentina
| nationality         = Argentine
| height              = 1.70 m<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rivermillonarios.com.ar/wiki/Daniel_Passarella |title=Daniel Passarella |publisher=River Plate |access-date=16 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203015913/http://www.rivermillonarios.com.ar/wiki/Daniel_Passarella |archive-date=3 December 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| occupation          = [[Association football|Footballer]]
| module              = {{Infobox football biography
| embed               = yes
| header-color        = lavender
| position            = [[Centre-back]], [[sweeper (association football)|sweeper]]
| youthyears1         = 
| youthclubs1         = 
| years1              = 1971–1973
| clubs1              = [[Club Atlético Sarmiento (Junín)|Sarmiento]]
| caps1               = 36
| goals1              = 9
| years2              = 1973–1982
| clubs2              = [[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]]
| caps2               = 266
| goals2              = 90
| years3              = 1982–1986
| clubs3              = [[ACF Fiorentina|Fiorentina]]
| caps3               = 109
| goals3              = 26
| years4              = 1986–1988
| clubs4              = [[Inter Milan]]
| caps4               = 44
| goals4              = 9
| years5              = 1988–1989
| clubs5              = [[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]]
| caps5               = 24
| goals5              = 7
| totalcaps           = 479
| totalgoals          = 143
| nationalyears1      = 1976–1986
| nationalteam1       = [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]]
| nationalcaps1       = 70
| nationalgoals1      = 22
| manageryears1       = 1989–1994
| managerclubs1       = [[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]]
| manageryears2       = 1994–1998
| managerclubs2       = [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]]
| manageryears3       = 1999–2001
| managerclubs3       = [[Uruguay national football team|Uruguay]]
| manageryears4       = 2001
| managerclubs4       = [[Parma F.C.|Parma]]
| manageryears5       = 2002–2004
| managerclubs5       = [[C.F. Monterrey|Monterrey]]
| manageryears6       = 2005
| managerclubs6       = [[Sport Club Corinthians Paulista|Corinthians]]
| manageryears7       = 2006–2007
| managerclubs7       = [[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]]
| medaltemplates      = {{MedalSport|Men's [[Association football|football]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{fb|ARG}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIFA World Cup]]}}
{{Medal|W|[[1978 FIFA World Cup|1978 Argentina]]|}}
{{Medal|W|[[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986 Mexico]]|}}
{{MedalCountry|{{fb|ARG}}}} (as manager)
{{MedalCompetition|[[Pan American Games]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[1995 Pan American Games|1995 Mar del Plata]]|[[Football at the 1995 Pan American Games|Team]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Olympic Games]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[1996 Summer Olympics|1996 Atlanta]]|[[Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Team]]}}
}}
}}

'''Daniel Alberto Passarella''' (born 25 May 1953) is an Argentine former [[Association football|footballer]] and [[Manager (association football)|manager]], who is considered one of the greatest [[Defender (association football)|defender]]s of all time.<ref name="Chiesa">{{cite magazine |last=Chiesa |first1=Carlo F. |date=22 August 1999 |language=it |title=We are the champions – I 150 fuoriclasse che hanno fatto la storia del calcio |trans-title=The 150 champions that made football's history |magazine=Calcio 2000 |page=128}}</ref><ref name="World Soccer Players of the Century" /><ref name="IFFHS Dream Team" /> As a player for [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]], he was part of two [[FIFA World Cup]]-winning teams; he captained his nation to victory at the [[1978 FIFA World Cup|1978 World Cup]] which Argentina hosted, and was also part of the winning squad in [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986]].

Although playing as a [[centre-back]], Passarella was also a proficient goalscorer; at one point, he was football's highest-scoring defender, with 134 goals in 451 matches, a record which was subsequently broken by Dutch player [[Ronald Koeman]].<ref name="iffhd">{{Cite web |url=http://www.iffhs.de/?b4a390f03be4ac07cda14b45fdcdc3bfcdc0aec70aef05 |title=The World's most successful Top Division Goal Scorers of all time among defensive players |publisher=IFFHS |access-date=19 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071017060701/https://www.iffhs.de/?b4a390f03be4ac07cda14b45fdcdc3bfcdc0aec70aef05 |archive-date=17 October 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2004, Passarella was named one of the [[FIFA 100|125 greatest living footballers]] by [[Pelé]] at a [[FIFA]] awards ceremony.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/3533891.stm |title=Pele's list of the greatest |publisher=BBC Sport |date=4 March 2004 |access-date=18 November 2013 }}</ref> In 2007, ''[[The Times]]'' placed him at 36th in their list of the 50 hardest footballers in history, recalling that he "tackled with the ferocity of the wild bull of the Pampas".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.empireonline.com/forum/printable.asp?m=1554851 |title=Top 50 Hardest Footballers |website=empireonline.com |publisher=The Times |date=13 August 2007 |access-date=22 April 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019002225/http://www.empireonline.com/forum/printable.asp?m=1554851 |archive-date=19 October 2015}}</ref> In 2017, he was named as the 56th best player by ''[[FourFourTwo]]'' in their list of the 100 all-time greatest footballers.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/fourfourtwos-100-greatest-footballers-ever-60-51 |title=FourFourTwo's 100 Greatest Footballers EVER: 60 to 51 |last1=Yorkhin |first1=Michael |date=25 July 2017 |website=FourFourtwo |access-date=2 August 2017 }}</ref> As a manager, he coached the Argentina and [[Uruguay national football team|Uruguay national team]]s, among several club sides.

After his playing and coaching career, Passarella also served as the president of [[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]] for four years, after winning the elections in December 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.insideworldfootball.com/world-football/south-america/7568-passarella-becomes-new-river-plate-president-after-controversial-election|title=Passarella becomes new River Plate President after controversial election – Inside World Football|author=Duncan Mackay|work=insideworldfootball.com|access-date=18 February 2014|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304063828/http://www.insideworldfootball.com/world-football/south-america/7568-passarella-becomes-new-river-plate-president-after-controversial-election|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Club career ==
[[File:Passarella 1981.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Passarella playing for River Plate, 1981]]

Passarella was born in [[Chacabuco, Buenos Aires]]<!-- DO NOT LINK SEPARATELY, see [[MOS:GEOLINK]] for further guidance -->. He started his career at [[Club Atlético Sarmiento (Junín)|Sarmiento]] of [[Junín, Buenos Aires]],<!-- DO NOT LINK SEPARATELY, see [[MOS:GEOLINK]] for further guidance --> in 1971. He played there until 1973, when he joined [[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]]. Playing for ''Los Millonarios'', he was constantly starting to be called up to the Argentina national team.

After his good performances at the [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982 World Cup]], he joined [[Serie A]] side [[ACF Fiorentina|Fiorentina]] in the summer of 1982. At the Italian club, he scored 11 goals during the [[1985–86 Serie A|1985–86 season]], a record for a defender at the time, although the goal tally was surpassed by [[Marco Materazzi]] in the [[2000–01 Serie A|2000–01 season]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Bagnati |first=Giuseppe |date=27 October 2009 |title=I difensori e il vizio del gol Facchetti il top, poi Matrix |trans-title=Goals and defenders: Facchetti the best one, Materazzi just behind him |url=http://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/26-10-2009/i-difensori-vizio-gol--601754131334.shtml |language=it |access-date= 2 August 2017}}</ref>

In 1986, he joined [[Internazionale Milano F.C.|Internazionale]], where he ended his Italian playing career in 1988. After his successful spell in the [[Serie A]], he returned to River Plate, where he played until his retirement.

He was called ''"El Gran Capitán"'' ('the Great Captain', the nickname of the Argentinian independence hero, [[José de San Martín]]),''"El Kaiser"'' (an allusion to German defender [[Franz Beckenbauer]]) or ''"El Caudillo"'' ('the Chief')<ref>{{cite web |last=Ferrara |first=Benedetto|url=http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2000/10/05/ecco-el-caudillo-uomo-delle-sfide.html |title= Ecco El Caudillo l' uomo delle sfide |trans-title=Tha Caudillo the man of challenges |date=5 October 2000 |website= Repubblica.it|access-date= 2 August 2017}}</ref> because of his leadership ability, his passion, and his organisational prowess on the field. He was a defender who often joined the attack, and helped generate and finish offensive plays. He was the all-time highest-scoring defender, with 134 goals in 451 matches, a record that was later broken by Dutch player [[Ronald Koeman]].<ref name="iffhd"/>

His aerial game was effective both defensively and in attack. Despite his average height of 1.73 m, he frequently scored headers. He was also a noted [[Free kick (association football)|free-kick]] and [[Penalty kick (association football)|penalty]] specialist. Furthermore, he was known for using elbows against rivals whilst managing to avoid the referee's gaze.

== International career ==
As one of the pillars of the [[Argentina national football team]], he would captain the team during the [[1978 FIFA World Cup|1978 World Cup]] held in Argentina. He was the first Argentine player to hold the [[Football World Cup|World Cup]], as it was handed to him first when Argentina won the final. During the qualifying rounds of the [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986 World Cup]], Passarella contributed to the goal which ensured Argentina's qualification in the final minutes of their match against [[Peru national football team|Peru]] by allowing teammate [[Ricardo Gareca]] to score.

A bout of [[enterocolitis]] caused him to miss the 1986 World Cup in Mexico. He was replaced in the first team by defender [[José Luis Brown]] and failed to regain his place after recovering from illness. Passarella had a fractious relationship with captain [[Diego Maradona]] and coach [[Carlos Bilardo]] during the tournament. He later claimed Bilardo and Maradona made certain that he was sidelined;<ref name="Chiesa" /> although he is the [[List of FIFA World Cup winning players|first and so far only player to feature in two Argentina World Cup{{Endash}}winning squads]]{{Citation needed|date=December 2022}}, he did not play any of the matches in 1986, not even as a substitute.

== Coaching career ==

After the end of his playing career, he returned to River Plate as a manager and guided them to three national championships, in [[1989–90 Argentine Primera División|1989–90]], [[1991–92 Argentine Primera División|1991]] and [[1993–94 Argentine Primera División|1993]]. Thereafter, Passarella was appointed as the coach of the Argentina national team in 1994, replacing [[Alfio Basile]]. He was in charge of the team during the [[1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)|1998 World Cup qualification campaign]] and later the [[1998 FIFA World Cup|competition itself]], which was held in France. As the Argentina team head, Passarella had appointed a close friend and a fellow 1978 world champion, [[Américo Gallego]], as his assistant coach. He banned long hair, earrings and homosexuals in the national team, leading to disputes with several players.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world_cup_98/teams/argentina/players/85306.stm | title = Daniel Passarella – Argentinian manager| work=BBC News | date=2 May 1998}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://espndeportes.espn.com/news/story?id=465877|title=De vuelta en casa|work=ESPNDeportes|date=2 August 2006 }}</ref> [[Fernando Redondo]] and [[Claudio Caniggia]], two of the most talented Argentine players of that generation, eventually refused to play for Passarella and were excluded from his squad.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Football:+RED+ALERT;+Two-year+agony+over+as+Milan+ace+roars+back.-a096371653|title=Football: RED ALERT; Two-year agony over as Milan ace roars back.|work=thefreelibrary.com}}</ref>

Argentina's performances never reached the expected heights during the 1998 World Cup; the team was eliminated in the quarter-final after a last minute 2–1 defeat to the [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]]. After the elimination, Passarella left the post and was replaced by compatriot [[Marcelo Bielsa]]. Subsequently, Passarella became the manager of the [[Uruguay national football team|Uruguay national team]], the first foreigner to take the job of Uruguay team, but he left the post during the [[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)|2002 World Cup qualification]] process. Afterwards, Passarella had a brief and unsuccessful stint as the coach of Italian side [[Parma F.C.|Parma]] in 2001, where, despite success in the [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]] and [[Coppa Italia]], he was ultimately sacked after losing all of his five matches in the league, with the club sitting in the relegation zone.<ref>{{cite news |date=18 December 2001 |title=Il Parma cambia ancora esonerato Passarella |trans-title=Parma changes again Passarella sacked |url=http://www.repubblica.it/online/calcio/passare/passare/passare.html |language=it |access-date=2 August 2017}}</ref>

In 2003, he won the [[Liga MX|Mexican league title]] with [[C.F. Monterrey|Monterrey]]. In March 2004, he was named by [[Pelé]] as one of the [[FIFA 100|125 greatest living footballers]]. He was then hired as coach of [[Sport Club Corinthians Paulista|Corinthians]] in Brazil, but was fired after a few months after a spell of bad results.

On 9 January 2006, he was appointed River Plate coach again after 12 years to occupy the vacancy left by [[Reinaldo Merlo]]'s sudden departure. On 15 November 2007, he resigned as coach after River was beaten by penalties by [[Arsenal de Sarandí]] in the semi-final of the [[2007 Copa Sudamericana]].

In the summer of 2018, after publicly expressing interest in returning he was widely seen as the frontrunner to become the new manager of Monterrey for a second stint after the departure of [[Antonio Mohamed]] but the club ultimately decided to appoint [[Diego Alonso]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/liga-mx/si-voy-a-rayados-es-para-ser-campeon-passarella|title=Si voy a Rayados es para ser campeón: Passarella|website=www.mediotiempo.com|access-date=20 August 2019}}</ref>

== Administrative career ==
Passarella was elected as president of River Plate in December 2009.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009 |title=Thief no more, Daniel Passarella aims to clean up at River Plate {{!}} Marcela Mora y Araujo |url=http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2009/dec/10/daniel-passarella-river-plate-president |website=the Guardian |language=en}}</ref> The club was in poor financial shape when Passarella took charge.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tilghman |first=John |title=River Legend Daniel Passarella Puts Reputation on the Line |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/378027-river-legend-daniel-passarella-puts-reputation-on-the-line |website=Bleacher Report |language=en}}</ref> River Plate were relegated for the first time in the club's 110-year history in 2011.<ref>{{Cite news |date=26 June 2011 |title=Argentina's River Plate lose historic relegation fight |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-13922463}}</ref> Passarella was alleged to have engaged in fraud during his presidency.<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 April 2019 |title=Argentina's World Cup winner Passarella faces fraud trial |url=https://apnews.com/article/e2c3d091fa95408ca217e918e33069fe |website=AP NEWS |language=en}}</ref>

== Career statistics ==

=== Club ===
[[File:Maradona passarella may1985.jpg|thumb|150px|Passarella with [[Diego Maradona]] in May 1985]]

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|Cup
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
! Division !! Apps !! Goals !! Apps !! Goals !! Apps !! Goals !! Apps !! Goals
|-
| rowspan="4" |[[Club Atlético Sarmiento (Junín)|Sarmiento]]
| [[1971 Club Atlético Sarmiento season|1971]]<ref name="NFT">{{Cite web |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/18225/Daniel_Passarella.html |title=Daniel Passarella |website=National-Football-Teams.com |access-date=19 December 2022}}</ref>
| [[Primera C Metropolitana|Primera División C]] ||? || 0 || colspan="2" | —|| colspan="2" | —||? ||0
|-
| [[1972 Club Atlético Sarmiento season|1972]]<ref name="NFT" />
| Primera División C ||? || 0 || colspan="2" | —|| colspan="2" | —||? ||0
|-
| [[1973 Club Atlético Sarmiento season|1973]]<ref name="NFT" />
| Primera División C || 36 ||9 || colspan="2" |— || colspan="2" |— ||36 ||9
|-
! colspan="2" |Total
! 36+ !! 9 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 36+ !! 9
|-
| rowspan="9" |[[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]]
| [[1974 Club Atlético River Plate|1974]]<ref name="NFT" />
| [[Argentine Primera División|Primera División]] || 22 || 5 || colspan="2" |— || colspan="2" |— || 22 || 5
|-
| [[1975 Club Atlético River Plate|1975]]<ref name="NFT" />
| Primera División || 29 || 9 || colspan="2" |— || colspan="2" |—|| 29 || 9
|-
| [[1976 Club Atlético River Plate|1976]]<ref name="NFT" />
| Primera División || 35 || 24 || colspan="2" |— ||? || 1 || 35 || 24
|-
| [[1977 Club Atlético River Plate|1977]]<ref name="NFT" />
| Primera División || 40 || 13 || colspan="2" |— ||? || 1 || 40 || 13
|-
| [[1978 Club Atlético River Plate|1978]]<ref name="NFT" />
| Primera División || 19 || 4 || colspan="2" |—||? || 1 || 19 || 4
|-
| [[1979 Club Atlético River Plate|1979]]<ref name="NFT" />
| Primera División || 38 || 9 || colspan="2" |— || colspan="2" |— || 38 || 9
|-
| [[1980 Club Atlético River Plate|1980]]<ref name="NFT" />
| Primera División || 41 || 12 || colspan="2" |— ||? || 0 || 41 || 12
|-
| [[1981 Club Atlético River Plate|1981]]<ref name="NFT" /> 
 |Primera División || 42 || 14 || colspan="2" |— ||? || 1 || 42 || 14
|-
! colspan="2" |Total
! 266 !! 90 !! 0 !! 0 !!? !! 4 !! 266+ !! 94
|-
| rowspan="5" |[[ACF Fiorentina|Fiorentina]]
| [[1982–83 A.C. Fiorentina season|1982–83]]<ref name="NFT" />
| [[Serie A]] || 27 || 3 || 5 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 34 || 3
|-
| [[1983–84 A.C. Fiorentina season|1983–84]]<ref name="NFT" />
| Serie A || 27 || 7 || 7 || 1 || colspan="2" |— || 34 || 8
|-
| [[1984–85 A.C. Fiorentina season|1984–85]]<ref name="NFT" />
| Serie A || 26 || 5 || 6 || 3 || 3 || 1 || 35 || 9
|-
| [[1985–86 A.C. Fiorentina season|1985–86]]<ref name="NFT" />
| Serie A || 29 || 11 || 7 || 4 || colspan="2" |— || 36 || 15
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
! 109 !! 26 !! 25 !! 8 !! 5 !! 1 !! 139 !! 35
|-
| rowspan="3"| [[F.C. Internazionale Milano|Internazionale]]
| [[1986–87 Inter Milan season|1986–87]]<ref name="NFT" />
| Serie A || 23 || 3 || 8 || 4 || 7 || 1 || 38 || 8
|-
| [[1987–88 Inter Milan season|1987–88]]<ref name="NFT" />
| Serie A || 21 || 6 || 8 || 1 || 6 || 0 || 35 || 7
|-
! colspan="2"|Total
! 44 !! 9 !! 16 !! 5 !! 13 !! 1 !! 73 !! 15
|-
| River Plate
| [[1988–89 Club Atlético River Plate|1988–89]]<ref name="NFT" />
| Primera División || 24 || 7 || colspan="2" |— || colspan="2"|— || 24 || 7
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
! 479 !! 134 !! 41 !! 13 !! 18+ !! 6 !! 538+ !! 153
|}

=== International ===
{{multiple image
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| image2            = Passarella vs brazil.jpg
| image3            = Maradona passarella mexicanos.jpg
| footer            = Three World Cup moments of Passarella as a player for Argentina, ''(left)'': Being carried by supporters, holding the [[FIFA World Cup Trophy]], after winning the 1978 final; ''(middle)'': jumping to head the ball against [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] in 1982; ''(right)'': pictured with compatriot Diego Maradona in Mexico in 1986
}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref name=RSSSF/>
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
| rowspan="11"|[[Argentina national football team|Argentina]]
| 1976 || 6 || 2
|-
| 1977 || 7 || 3
|-
| 1978 || 13 || 4
|-
| 1979 || 11 || 5
|-
| 1980 || 9 || 3
|-
| 1981 || 4 || 1
|-
| 1982 || 9 || 3
|-
| 1983 || 0 || 0
|-
| 1984 || 0 || 0
|-
| 1985 || 8 || 1
|-
| 1986 || 3 || 0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total!!70!!22
|}

: ''Scores and results list Argentina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Passarella goal''.<ref name=RSSSF>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/passarella-intlg.html|title=Daniel Alberto Passarella – International Appearances|publisher=[[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|RSSSF]]|last=Mamrud|first=Roberto|date=8 January 2015|access-date=5 July 2018}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Daniel Passarella
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
|-
| align="center"|1 || 28 October 1976 || [[Lima]], Peru || {{fb|Peru}} || align="center"|2–1 || align="center"|3–1 || [[Friendly (association football)|Friendly]]
|-
| align="center"|2 || 10 November 1976 || [[José Amalfitani Stadium|José Amalfitani]], Buenos Aires<!-- DO NOT LINK, see [[MOS:GEOLINK]] for further guidance -->, Argentina || {{fb|Peru}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–0 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|3 || 5 June 1977 || [[La Bombonera]], Buenos Aires, Argentina || {{fb|West Germany}} || align="center"|1–3 || align="center"|1–3 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|4 || 18 June 1977 || La Bombonera, Buenos Aires, Argentina || {{fb|Scotland}} || align="center"|1–1 || align="center"|1–1 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|5 || 3 July 1977 || La Bombonera, Buenos Aires, Argentina || {{fb|Yugoslavia|1946}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–0 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|6 || 23 March 1978 || [[Estadio Nacional del Perú|Nacional]], Lima, Peru || {{fb|Peru}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|3–1 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|7 || rowspan="2"|5 April 1978 || rowspan="2"|La Bombonera, Buenos Aires, Argentina || rowspan="2"|{{fb|Romania|1965}} || align="center"|1–0 || rowspan="2" align="center"|2–0 || rowspan="2"|Friendly
|-
| align="center"|8 || align="center"|2–0
|-
| align="center"|9 || 6 June 1978 || [[Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti|Monumental]], Buenos Aires, Argentina || {{fb|France}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|2–1 || [[1978 FIFA World Cup]]
|-
| align="center"|10 || 25 April 1979 || Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina || {{fb|Bulgaria|1971}} || align="center"|2–1 || align="center"|2–1 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|11 || 26 May 1979 || [[Stadio Olimpico|Olimpico]], Rome, Italy || {{fb|Italy}} || align="center"|2–2 || align="center"|2–2 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|12 || 8 August 1979 || Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina || {{fb|Bolivia|1988}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|3–0 || [[1979 Copa América]]
|-
| align="center"|13 || 23 August 1979 || Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina || {{fb|Brazil}} || align="center"|1–1 || align="center"|2–2 || 1979 Copa América
|-
| align="center"|14 || 16 September 1979 || [[Stadion Crvena Zvezda|Crvena Zvezda]], Belgrade<!-- DO NOT LINK, see [[MOS:GEOLINK]] for further guidance -->, Yugoslavia<!-- DO NOT LINK, see [[MOS:GEOLINK]] for further guidance --> || {{fb|Yugoslavia|1946}} || align="center"|1–3 || align="center"|2–4 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|15 || 13 May 1980 || [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]], London, England || {{fb|England}} || align="center"|1–2 || align="center"|1–3 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|16 || 12 October 1980 || Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina || {{fb|Poland}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|2–1 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|17 || 16 December 1980 || [[Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes|Olímpico Chateau Carreras]], Córdoba<!-- DO NOT LINK, see [[MOS:GEOLINK]] for further guidance -->, Argentina || {{fb|Switzerland}} || align="center"|5–0 || align="center"|5–0 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|18 || 28 October 1981 || Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina || {{fb|Poland}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–2 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|19 || 5 May 1982 || José Amalfitani, Buenos Aires, Argentina || {{fb|Bulgaria|1971}} || align="center"|2–1 || align="center"|2–1 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|20 || 23 June 1982 || [[Estadio José Rico Pérez|José Rico Pérez]], Alicante<!-- DO NOT LINK, see [[MOS:GEOLINK]] for further guidance -->, Spain || {{fb|El Salvador}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|2–0 || [[1982 FIFA World Cup]]
|-
| align="center"|21 || 29 June 1982 || [[Sarrià Stadium|Sarrià]], Barcelona<!-- DO NOT LINK, see [[MOS:GEOLINK]] for further guidance -->, Spain || {{fb|Italy}} || align="center"|1–2 || align="center"|1–2 || 1982 FIFA World Cup
|-
| align="center"|22 || 26 May 1985 || [[Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo|Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo]], San Cristóbal<!-- DO NOT LINK, see [[MOS:GEOLINK]] for further guidance -->, Venezuela || {{fb|Venezuela|1954}} || align="center"|2–1 || align="center"|3–2 || [[1986 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONMEBOL Group 1|1986 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
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== Honours ==

=== Player ===
'''River Plate'''

* [[Argentine Primera División|Primera División]] (7): [[1975 Argentine Primera División|1975 Metropolitano, 1975 Nacional]], [[1977 Argentine Primera División|1977 Metropolitano]], [[1979 Argentine Primera División|1979 Metropolitano, 1979 Nacional]], [[1980 Argentine Primera División|1980 Metropolitano]], [[1981 Argentine Primera División|1981 Nacional]]
* [[Copa Libertadores]] Runner-up: [[1976 Copa Libertadores|1976]]

'''Argentina Youth'''
*[[Maurice Revello Tournament|Toulon Tournament]]: 1975

'''Argentina'''
* [[FIFA World Cup]]: [[1978 FIFA World Cup Final|1978]], [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986]]

'''Individual'''
* [[Argentine Footballer of the Year]]: 1976
* [[FIFA World Cup All-Star Team]]: 1978<ref name="FIFA World Cup Awards: All-Star Team">{{cite web|url=http://football.sporting99.com/fifa-world-cup-all-star-team.html |title=FIFA World Cup Awards: All-Star Team |access-date=22 March 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160630203237/http://football.sporting99.com/fifa-world-cup-all-star-team.html |archive-date=30 June 2016}}</ref>
* [[World Soccer (magazine)|World Soccer]] World XI: 1982, 1983
* [[Guerin Sportivo|Serie A Team of The Year]]: 1984<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bigsoccer.com/threads/serie-a-guerin-sportivo-1980-1991-every-game-with-player-ratings.2085771/ |website=BigSoccer |title=Guerin Sportivo Serie A Team of the Year|access-date=30 September 2024}}</ref>
* [[FIFA 100]]: 2004<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/international/2374252/Pele-open-to-ridicule-over-top-hundred.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/international/2374252/Pele-open-to-ridicule-over-top-hundred.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Pele open to ridicule over top hundred|newspaper=The Telegraph|first=Christopher|last=Davies|date=5 March 2004|access-date=2 September 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
* [[Golden Foot Legends Award]]: 2015<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goldenfoot.com/legends.php?l=en |title=Legends |publisher=Golden Foot |access-date=23 September 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925120930/http://www.goldenfoot.com/legends.php?l=en |archive-date=25 September 2015}}</ref>
* [[Argentine Football Association|AFA Team of All Time]] (published 2015)<ref>{{cite web |title=La Selección de Todos los Tiempos |trans-title=The Team of All Time |publisher=Argentine Football Association |language=es |date=4 January 2016 |url=http://www.afa.com.ar/3023/la-seleccion-de-todos-los-tiempos |access-date=29 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180814210638/http://www.afa.com.ar/3023/la-seleccion-de-todos-los-tiempos |archive-date=14 August 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[World Soccer (magazine)|World Soccer]]: The 100 Greatest Footballers of All Time<ref name="World Soccer Players of the Century">{{cite web|url=http://www.englandfootballonline.com/TeamHons/HonsWldSocPlyrsCent.html|title=World Soccer Players of the Century|work=World Soccer|access-date=29 August 2014}}</ref>
* Fiorentina All-time XI<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fiorentina.it/it/news/articolo.37.51489/festa-al-franchi-presenti-e-assenti-no-eccellenti-da-rui-costa-baggio-e-batistuta.html|title=Festa al Franchi, presenti e assenti. No eccellenti da Rui Costa, Baggio e Batistuta|publisher=Fiorentina.it|author1=Matteo Magrini|language=it|date=23 August 2016|access-date=24 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160824134506/http://www.fiorentina.it/it/news/articolo.37.51489/festa-al-franchi-presenti-e-assenti-no-eccellenti-da-rui-costa-baggio-e-batistuta.html|archive-date=24 August 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[International Federation of Football History & Statistics#All-time Men's Dream Team (2021)|IFFHS All-time Men's B Dream Team]]: 2021<ref name="IFFHS Dream Team">{{cite web |url=https://www.iffhs.com/posts/1110 |title=IFFHS ALL TIME WORLD MEN'S DREAM TEAM |date=22 May 2021 |publisher=IFFHS |access-date=19 December 2022}}</ref>
* [[IFFHS World Team#All-time Men's Dream Team (2021)|IFFHS South America Men's Team of All Time]]: 2021<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.iffhs.com/posts/1116 |title=IFFHS ALL TIME SOUTH AMERICA MEN'S DREAM TEAM |date=26 May 2021 |publisher=IFFHS |access-date=19 December 2022}}</ref>
* [[International Federation of Football History & Statistics|IFFHS]] Argentina All Times Dream Team: 2021<ref>{{cite web|url=https://iffhs.com/posts/1239|title=IFFHS ALL TIME ARGENTINA MEN'S DREAM TEAM|date=26 August 2021}}</ref>

=== Manager ===
'''River Plate'''
* Primera División: [[1989–90 Argentine Primera División|1989–90]], [[1991–92 Argentine Primera División|Apertura 1991]], [[1993–94 Argentine Primera División|Apertura 1993]]
* [[Supercopa Libertadores]] runner-up: [[1991 Supercopa Libertadores|1991]]

'''Monterrey'''
* [[Mexican Primera División]]: [[Primera División de México Clausura 2003|Clausura 2003]]

'''Argentina'''
* [[Pan American Games]] Gold Medal: [[Football at the 1995 Pan American Games|1995]]
* [[Football at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]] Silver Medal: [[Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|1996]]

'''Individual'''
* [[South American Coach of the Year]]: 1997

=== President ===
'''River Plate'''
* [[Argentine Second Division|Primera B Nacional]]: [[2011–12 Primera B Nacional|2011–12]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
{{Commons category}}

* {{Sports links}}
* [http://www.planetworldcup.com/LEGENDS/passarel.html Biography at Planetworldcup.com]
* [http://www.iffhs.de/?2b04f8320cf83e48d31748a21417f3320ae43d00a76f IFFHS Top Division Goal Scorers of all time among defensive players]
* [https://www.rsssf.org/players/arg-players-in-it.html Comprehensive season stats at RSSSF]
* {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071020025247/http://futbolfactory.futbolweb.net/index.php?ff=historicos&f2=00001&idjugador=34 |date=20 October 2007 |title=Futbol Factory profile}} {{in lang|es}}
* [http://futbolistasblogspotcom.blogspot.com/search/label/passarella Profile and Statistics] at Futbolistasblogspotcom.blogspot.com {{in lang|es}}

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