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Amancio Amaro (A Coruña, 10-16-1939) is now officially the new honorary president of Real Madrid . The representative members ratified, in an Extraordinary Assembly, the appointment agreed by the Board of Directors on September 12 for the Galician to succeed Paco Gento, who died on January 18 and who had held the honorary presidency of the club for nearly five and a half years. The partners honored the Cantabrian. “Last January 18 we said goodbye to Paco Gento. Today, we bring the name of Amancio, who we believe should pick up his baton as the new Honorary President of Real Madrid ”, said Florentino Pérez de Amancio, who during his time as a player won nine League titles and the club’s sixth European Cup, among other titles. white (Amancio scored one of the white goals in the final against Partizan Belgrade). “ Dear Amancio, I am sure that Paco Gento would be proud to know that you are going to take over from him, like Di Stéfano. Today you become the new Honorary President . Thank you”, concluded Florentino. Amancio spoke after being proclaimed the new honorary president. “This appointment is an honor for me. I wish I could put into words everything I feel, but I can only say thank you. I am succeeding Di Stéfano and Gento and I accept the position on behalf of all the players with whom, together, we achieved great victories for Real Madrid. Above any name is always the team.
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That is the greatness of Madrid . This is the dream brooch to my career. And with the same humility that I came to the team 60 years ago, I hope to live up to this position with which I have been honored. Thank you from the bottom of my heart, ”said Amancio. El Brujo arrived in Madrid in 1962 from Deportivo and spent 14 seasons as a player for the white club . At the Bernabéu, in addition to the titles he won with Real Madrid, he was also proclaimed champion of Euro 1964 with the Spanish National Team. After hanging up his boots he performed other functions in the white club. As a coach, he was the coach with whom Castilla were proclaimed champions of the Second League in 1983-84 and made the members of La Quinta del Buitre debut in the subsidiary (except for Míchel).