Amancio Amaro
, legend of Real Madrid and honorary president of the entity, has died at the age of 83, as reported by the white club.
The player came to Real Madrid in 1962 from Deportivo de La Coruña, and
defended the club's shirt for 14 seasons
, until 1976.
Along with Paco Gento, Amancio led Real Madrid after five consecutive European Cups.
In 1966
he won the Sixth European Cup for Real Madrid
at the Heysel Stadium in Brussels, in a historic final in which he scored the team's first goal to beat Partizan Belgrade.
In addition to the 1966 European Cup,
Amancio won 9 Leagues and 3 Spanish Cups with Real Madrid
.
As a Real Madrid player, he played 471 games, scored 155 goals and was the league's top scorer on two occasions.
He was capped 42 times and
won his first Euro Cup with the Spanish team in 1964
at the Santiago Bernabéu stadium.
At the origin of the Fifth
As a coach, Amancio achieved the great feat of
winning the Second Division championship with Castilla in 1984
, the only subsidiary team of a Spanish football club to do so to date.
With Amancio as coach, one of the most important generations of homegrown players in our history was forged: the Quinta del Buitre.
In the Real Madrid statement, he sends his condolences and affection to his wife Consuelo, his children Óscar, Belén, Amancio, Patricia, Marcos and Claudia, his brother Juan Carlos, his grandchildren and all his relatives, colleagues and loved ones. dear ones
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