Amancio Amaro, honorary president of Real Madrid, dies
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He ex player of the real Madrid and honorary president from the Madrid club Amancio Amaro He died at dawn this Tuesday, at the age of 83, as reported by Real Madrid.
“A benchmark for Real Madrid and current honorary president of our club, he was a Real Madrid player from 1962 to 1976. Throughout those 14 seasons, he played 471 games, scored 155 goals and became one of the great legends of our team “Recalls the club chaired by Florentino Pérez in a statement.
“Goodbye, Amancio”, Real Madrid said goodbye to a player who arrived at the Santiago Bernabéu in 1962 from Deportivo, with the stripes of having been the top scorer in the Second Division.
Amancio, a native of A Coruña, where he was born in 1939, won the European Cup with Real Madrid, the current Champions League, in 1966, as well as nine Leagues and three Cups, also with the Madrid team, which he later coached. He was the top scorer in the League in 1969 and 1970. As an international player, he managed to be European champion in the 1964 Euro Cup.
Source: Eitb
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