Actual Madrid in mourning after their honorary president Amancio Amaro dies aged 83, with Spanish side shelling out tribute to the star who dazzled during the 1960s and racked up 155 aims in golden period
Amancio Amaro played for Serious Madrid for an astonishing 14 seasons in totalHe gained nine leagues, scored 155 ambitions and later on turned honorary presidentThe Spanish giants introduced that Amaro has died at the age of 83
Actual Madrid legend Amancio Amaro – who performed for the club through a golden spell for 14 years – has died at the age of 83.
Amaro is adored by followers of the Spanish side getting played 471 game titles, scored 155 plans and served them to nine league titles immediately after becoming a member of from Deportivo La Coruna back again in 1962.
Amaro was nicknamed El Brujo (The Magician) during his participating in times on the correct wing and went on to come to be honorary club president. His passing was declared on the official Serious Madrid web-site, with Karim Benzema also spending tribute on Instagram, creating: Farewell, wizard. Often in our hearts.’
A statement go through: ‘Real Madrid CF, its president and its Board of Directors deeply regret the dying of Amancio Amaro, honorary president of Real Madrid and a single of the great legends of our club and of earth football.
‘Real Madrid would like to categorical its condolences and passion to his spouse Consuelo, his small children Óscar, Belén, Amancio, Patricia, Marcos and Claudia, his brother Juan Carlos, his grandchildren and all his kinfolk, colleagues and beloved kinds.
Amancio Amaro (proper), pictured below with Karim Benzema (left), died aged 83
In the course of his taking part in days, the Spaniard was a fantastic winger for Genuine for more than a ten years
‘He has often been an instance for Serious Madrid admirers and for the entire world of sport.
‘In 1966 he received the sixth European Cup for True Madrid at the Heysel stadium in Brussels, in a historic last in which he scored our team’s initial target to defeat Partizan Belgrade.
‘In addition to the 1966 European Cup, Amaro wo 9 Leagues and three Spanish Cups with Genuine Madrid.’
Amaro came to Actual after their superb ten years of accomplishment, all through which they received an astonishing 5 consecutive European Cups.
He was portion of the next period who carried the momentum ahead and served Real turn out to be established as a superpower of the sport.
Immediately after his taking part in career, Amaro went on to turn out to be a mentor with Castilla, Real’s subsidiary workforce.
He led them to the next division title and they continue to be the only subsidiary team to have managed the feat to this day.
Amaro leaves an amazing legacy powering and the club sent condolences to his family members
