Spanish football is in mourning after the death of the mythical former Galician striker.
the fSpanish football is in mourning and that’s why the footballers of the Real Madrid wear a black armband at Anfield during the game between the team of carlo ancelotti with the Liverpoolfor the first leg of the round of 16 of the Competition by champions.
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Why Real Madrid players wear black armbands against Liverpool and who Amancio Amaro was
The sad news came this Tuesday when it was learned that he had passed away Amancio Amaro, one of the great legends in the history of Real Madrid and Spanish football. Whoever was the white squad honorary president lost his life at age 82, but his legacy will be eternal.
This Tuesday, at Anfield, at the Reds stadium, his emblematic figure will be commemorated by observing a respectful minute of silence before the game, an act that UEFA It has enabled Real Madrid to perform. Alsoace, the players of the Spanish team will wear black armbands in memory of Amancio.
Amancio Amaro Valera was born on October 16, 1939 in La Coruña (Galicia) and was player And coach from Real Madrid, a team he signed for in 1962 after standing out at Deportivo de La Coruña. He defended the jersey of the capital team for 14 seasons, until 1976, and was also coach of Castilla, Real Madrid and discoverer of ‘La Quinta del Buitre’.
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 Madrid’s first goal to beat Partizan Belgrade. It was the triumph of Madrid “ye-yé”.
In addition to the 1966 European Cup, Amancio won 9 leagues and 3 Spanish Cups with Real Madrid. While playing for Real Madrid, he played 471 games, scored 155 goals and was top scorer in the league twice.
Capped 42 times, he won his first European Championship with the Spanish team in 1964 at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium. Amancio was also part of the FIFA world team that faced Brazil in 1968 at the Maracana Stadium.
Source: Goal