ArgentinaCounted from the international goal archive — every scorer-credited goal in the matches it covers, 1916 to today. A record of covered matches, not a complete career count; own goals never join a scorer's tally.
Jorge Alberto Francisco Valdano Castellanos is an Argentine former football player, coach, and the former general manager of Real Madrid. He is currently working as a commentator for beIN Sports. Nicknamed The Philosopher of Football, he played as a forward. — Wikipedia
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In the line-ups
8 appearances in recorded line-ups · 1982–1986The archive holds 8 team sheets naming Jorge Valdano in Argentina's starting line-up, from 1982-06-18 to 1986-06-29.
8 appearances in the starting line-ups the archive holds — not a career total. Our line-up coverage is partial, so a match he played that we hold no sheet for is simply not counted here.
International goals in our archive
5 goals across 4 scoring matches · 2 tournaments · 1985–1986
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ColombiaHonours
11 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updated| Team honours11 | ||||
| FIFA World Cup | ×1 | 1986 | Argentina | |
| La Liga | ×3 | 1985–86, 1986–87, 1994–95 | Real Madrid | |
| Copa de la Liga | ×1 | 1985 | Real Madrid | |
| La Liga Foreign Player of the Year | ×1 | 1985–86 | ||
| UEFA Cup | ×2 | 1984–85, 1985–86 | Real Madrid | |
| Argentine Primera División | ×1 | 1974 | Newell's Old Boys | |
| Copa del Rey Top Scorer | ×1 | 1981–82 | ||
| Toulon Tournament | ×1 | 1975 | Argentina Youth | |
| Individual honours1 | ||||
| More honours · 1 | ||||
| Manuel Vázquez Montalbán Award for Sports Journalism | 2019 | |||