Former Spanish football player Amancio Amaro, also known as Amancio, was born on 16 October 1939 and passed away on 21 February 2023. He was known as El Brujo (The Wizard) and played outside right for Real Madrid, Deportivo La Coruna, and the Spanish national team.
At the age of 15, Amancio started playing soccer for the neighborhood club Victoria CF in Falperra-Santa Luca. He joined Deportivo de La Corua, who was then in the Spanish second level, for the 1958–1959 campaign. Amancio began to get the attention of scouts for top teams like Real Madrid when Deportivo were promoted to the first league.
Amancio achieved such much fame when a player for Real Madrid that he received the honor of being named for a FIFA world team.
Amancio Amaro Cause of Death: What happened to the Real Madrid Legend and Honorary President?
Amancio Amaro, a renowned Real Madrid striker who was the club’s honorary president and a 1966 European Cup champion, passed away on Tuesday in Madrid, the Madrid team confirmed in a statement. He passed away at the age of 83. He was born in A Corua in 1939, and was the father of six children. Sadly, Amancio Amaro’s cause of death has not yet been made public.