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2 unusual facts about Amancio Amaro


Amancio Amaro

Strong at the back, and devastating going forward, Madrid fought their way to another final, this time against FK Partizan.

In July 2000 he put himself forward as a candidate for the Presidency and the board of directors of Real Madrid which the President of the Club, Florentino Pérez, ending up being elected member of the Board.


Ramón Grosso

Even though he shared teams with the likes of Amancio Amaro, Francisco Gento or Ferenc Puskás, Grosso was club top scorer in his first two seasons, scoring 17 goals in 28 games in 1964–65 and 11 in 29 in the following He made his debut in the European Cup on 23 September 1964, netting in the 5–2 away win against Boldklubben 1909.


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