Amancio (footballer)
Amancio Amaro Varela (16 October 1939 – 21 February 2023), commonly known simply as Amancio, was a Spanish football player. Nicknamed El Brujo (The Wizard) he played outside right for Deportivo de La Coruña, Real Madrid, and the Spain national team.
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Amancio in 1971 | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Amancio Amaro Varela | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 16 October 1939 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | A Coruña, Spain | |||||||||||||
| Date of death | 21 February 2023 (aged 83) | |||||||||||||
| Place of death | Madrid, Spain | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Outside right | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| 1954–1958 | Victoria | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 1958–1962 | Deportivo La Coruña | 92 | (54) | |||||||||||
| 1962–1976 | Real Madrid | 344 | (119) | |||||||||||
| Total | 436 | (173) | ||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 1962–1974 | Spain | 42 | (11) | |||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||
| 1976–1977 | Real Madrid (youth) | |||||||||||||
| 1982–1984 | Castilla | |||||||||||||
| 1984–1985 | Real Madrid | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
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