Amancio Amaro, former Real Madrid participant and present honorary president, died on Tuesday on the age of 83.
Amaro, who performed as a winger for the Spanish and European giants from 1962 to 1976, performed 471 matches for Los Blancos and scored 155 objectives for them throughout the identical time interval, incomes him the nickname El Brujo (The Magician).
Real Madrid confirmed his loss of life in a press release on their web site, which learn: “Amancio Amaro has passed away at the age of 83. He is remembered by all Madridians and all football fans as one of the great legends of the game.” Real Madrid sends its condolences to all Real Madrid followers.”
Rest in peace, Amancio Amaro. pic.twitter.com/YsOlsVEUcp
– Real Madrid CF 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@realmadriden) February 21, 2023
Born in La Coruña on 16 October 1939, Amaro moved to Real Madrid from Deportivo, the place he topped the scoring charts within the Second Division.
During his time with Madrid between 1962 and 1976, Amaro received 9 league titles, three Spanish Cups and one European Cup. In reality, Amaro scored the equalizer for Madrid within the 1966 cup closing towards Partizan Belgrade, which secured a come-from-behind victory in Brussels.
Following his retirement, Amaro took up a training position with the youth workforce on the Bernabeu and guided Real Madrid Castilla to the 1984 Segunda title.
He later went on to work for Real Madrid as an advisor and board member, and final yr was elected as honorary president.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
