It was during this time that world renowned teams such as Real Madrid C.F., Atlético Madrid, Real Valladolid and Admira Wacker among many others were arriving on The Rock to play against the national team who acquitted themselves admirably against professionals despite being amateurs.
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For the first time, 4 Belgian clubs entered the 1968–69 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup: KSV Waregem beat Atlético Madrid of Spain on away goals (lost 1-2 away, won 1-0 at home), Standard Club Liégeois was defeated by Leeds United (drew 0-0 at home,lost 2-3 away), K Beerschot VAV by Door Wilskracht Sterk of the Netherlands (drew 1-1 at home, lost 1-2 away) and R Daring Club Molenbeek by Panathinaikos FC of Greece (won 2-1 at home, lost 0-2 away).
Eighteen clubs took part including two Spanish clubs: Atlético Madrid and Sevilla FC.
In 2008, he had a son and named him Mayer Simão in honor of his teammate Mayer Candelo and Atlético Madrid midfielder Simão.
He helped the club to four Copa del Rey finals in the 60s, winning twice and scoring in both finals, against Atlético Madrid in 1964 and Athletic Bilbao in 1966.
UD Salamanca paid 1,800,000 dollars for Munteanu's transfer from Steaua, where he played until 2001 when he was bought by Atlético Madrid, but he was loaned to Espanyol Barcelona and then Albacete.
Born in Madrid, Ramos finished his football formation at Atlético Madrid, making his first-team debuts in 1979 and proceeding to be a regular fixture for the following nine years, helping the capital side to the 1985 Copa del Rey and Supercopa de España.
Many Uruguayan footballers have been successful in European football, including current players Luis Suárez, Edinson Cavani, and Diego Forlán, who has had a successful career in Spain with Atlético Madrid, where he won both the European Golden Shoe and Pichichi Trophy twice.
With the Cosmos, Ayre played in Soccer Bowl '78 as a substitute as well as a tour of Europe in the fall of 1978, where the team played against Red Star Belgrade, AEK Athens, Atlético Madrid, Galatasaray and Chelsea.
Born in Candás, Asturias, Julio Alberto came through the ranks of Atlético de Madrid, appearing rarely for the Colchoneros during his early years and also serving a Segunda División loan stint with Recreativo de Huelva in the 1979–80 season.
In September 1962, he took charge of the replay of the 1962 European Cup Winners' Cup Final, in which Atlético Madrid beat Fiorentina 3–0.
After only four league games in his first two seasons combined, Loren became an undisputed starter for the Gipuzkoa side, helping it to the 1987 Copa del Rey – he did not play the final against Atlético Madrid due to injury, however.
He played professionally for Barcelona and Atlético Madrid in his homeland, amongst others – being brought up in the former's youth ranks – appearing abroad for Liverpool, with which he won one UEFA Champions League amongst other major titles.
Manolo Lama is known for his play-by-play covers of Real Madrid, Atlético Madrid and Spain matches at the radio program Tiempo de Juego in the Cadena COPE.
He came under criticism for a 95th minute penalty decision in a Champions League match between Atlético Madrid and Liverpool when Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard went down in the box when barely minimal contact was made; the match finished 1–1 after Gerrard converted the last-minute spot kick.
Pantić went back to Atlético Madrid as a coach in Atletico's youth system, working with kids 3 to 9 years of age in the club's training facility in Majadahonda.
After exploding at Sporting well before his 20th birthday, he soon moved to Porto – winning the 1987 European Cup – after which he embarked in an extensive career, having represented clubs in Spain, France, Italy and Japan, most notably Atlético Madrid.
The stadium is named after Politehnica Timișoara's legend Dan Păltinișanu who played 271 matches in 10 years for the club and scored very important goals, including the qualification goal in UEFA Cup against Celtic and Atlético Madrid.
Thomas Teye Partey (born 13 June 1993 in Odumase Krobo), simply Thomas, is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays for RCD Mallorca, on loan from Atlético Madrid, as a defensive midfielder.