Amancio (footballer)
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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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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Amaro and the second or maternal family name is Varela.
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Full name | Amancio Amaro Varela | |||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1939-10-16)16 October 1939 | |||||||||||||
Place of birth | A Coruña, Spain | |||||||||||||
Date of death | 21 February 2023(2023-02-21) (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 | |||||||||||||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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