Sebastián Fleitas Miranda (22 February 1947 – 14 April 2000) was a

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from Paraguay who played as a striker.

Club career

Born in

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, Fleitas started his career at Club Libertad of Paraguay, making his debut at the age of 17 and quickly earning the nickname ''babygol''.CorazonBlanco.com (in Spanish) In 1967, he was the top scorer of the Paraguayan League, coming to the attention of Spanish side CD Málaga, who eventually signed Fleitas in 1968. A good first season at Málaga was enough to attract the interest of Real Madrid, who signed him in 1969. At Real Madrid, Fleitas won the

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in the 1969–70 season and one Spanish League title in 1971–72. He was the scorer of Real's only goal in the

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replay game in Piraeus, Greece, won 2–1 by

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. After retiring in 1976, Fleitas worked in football in various capacities, ending up as a scout for Real Madrid.

International career

Fleitas played three times for the Paraguay national team, all of them in friendlies scoring once.

Personal life

Fleitas was married to the daughter of Spanish actor Fernando Rey and living in Madrid, where he died prematurely, at age 53, while alone in his apartment, from what appeared to be a stroke."Death at 53 for Fleitas, ex-player for Real Madrid"
''Terra'', 14 April 2000 (in Spanish) Real's former manager

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characterized Fleitas as "a man beloved by everyone who lived around the club".

Honours

Real Madrid *

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: 1971–72 *

: 1969–70 Individual * Paraguayan League top scorer in 1967

References

External links

Sebastián Fleitas
in the official La Liga website {{DEFAULTSORT:Fleitas, Sebastian 1947 births 2000 deaths Paraguayan men's footballers Paraguay men's international footballers La Liga players Club Libertad footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Spain CD Málaga footballers Real Madrid CF players Nîmes Olympique players Ligue 1 players Expatriate men's footballers in France Sevilla FC players CA Marbella footballers Men's association football forwards