Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Jorge Valdano Biography and Timeline

Follow Jorge Valdano through 7 dated historical records for Argentina.

Jorge Valdano, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

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1985–1986Years on this page

1985

UEFA Cup Final Third Goal

Forward · Szekesfehervar · Sport / Football

Scores Real Madrid's third goal in the 3-0 first-leg UEFA Cup final victory over Videoton.

1986

UEFA Cup Final First-Leg Brace

Forward · Madrid · Sport / Football

Scores twice as Real Madrid build a 5-1 first-leg lead over Cologne in the UEFA Cup final.

Two World Cup Goals Against South Korea

Forward · Mexico City · Sport / Football

Scores twice as Argentina open their World Cup campaign with a 3-1 victory over South Korea.

Early World Cup Goal Against Bulgaria

Forward · Mexico City · Sport / Football

Gives Argentina an early lead as they control the group-stage match and defeat Bulgaria 2-0.

World Cup Final Second Goal

Forward · Mexico City · Sport / Football

Scores Argentina's second goal in the 3-2 World Cup final victory over West Germany.

World Cup Winner

Forward · Mexico City · Sport / Football

Jorge Valdano finishes a breakaway to put Argentina two goals ahead before West Germany fights back to equalise.

International Caps

Forward · Mexico City · Sport / Football

Scores Argentina's second goal against West Germany in the 1986 World Cup final and helps the team secure the title.

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.