Legends Database

Juan Schiaffino by DNA I

Juan SCHIAFFINO

Attacking Midfielder

Overall RATING
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Attacking Skills
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Playmaking
0%
Defending Skills

Other Positions

CM – SS – SW

177cm x 69kg; Two-Footed; Prime 1950 – 1956

Physical Skills

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Acceleration
81%
Agility
81%
Balance
80%
Jump
74%
Natural Fitness
80%
Speed
78%
Stamina
81%
Strength
74%

Technical Skills

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Ball Control
96%
Dribbling
87%
Free Kicks
88%
Heading
76%
Long Passing
94%
Shooting Accuracy
85%
Shooting Power
85%
Shooting Technique
87%
Short Passing
94%

Tactical Skills

0
Defensive Positioning
60%
Off the ball
87%
Teamwork
95%

Mental Skills

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Anticipation
83%
Concentration
92%
Consistency
84%
Determination
77%
Leadership
81%
Vision
94%

Attacking Skills

Finishing
84%

Defensive Skills

0
Marking
54%
Sliding
52%
Tackling
50%

Info Box

– Known as El Pepe
– A versatile playmaker with extraordinary vision, passing accuracy and goalscoring ability

– Dictates tempo
– Places shots
– Tries killer balls often
– Uses outside of foot

Additional Skills

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Crossing
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Creativity
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Penalties
0%
Versatility



Pepe Schiaffino, this lanky Uruguayan with a horse-like face and narrow torso, arrives in Serie A at 29 springs and is mocked for his appearance, but he will make them all eat dust!

He is an absolute ace, dominating everything and everyone, excelling as both a trequartista and a mezzala, or even further back when fatigue sets in.

He possesses a unique vision of the game, exquisitely educated feet, a goal-scoring sense of a true forward, and is everywhere like Apollo, touching thousands of balls in the 90 minutes.

He is a sort of Platini—if the comparison is allowed—in a South American style, but even more of a team player than the French talent.