If you continue browsing, we will consider that you accept our Real Madrid's honorary president played for the club between 1953 and 1971. We use our own and third-party cookies to perform usage analysis and measurement of our website for improvements of our services Amancio Amaro Varela (La Coruña, 17 de octubre de 1939), más conocido simplemente como Amancio, es un exfutbolista español y jugador histórico del Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña y … Amancio was the star of the Deportivo de La Coruña team that won promotion to the First Division in 1959, and arrived at Real Madrid when they were in a period of transition. After a time as a consultant, Amancio left Real Madrid to join the sports company 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, During that time, he won a record 23 trophies, including 12 LaLiga titles … The signing of Amancio by Real Madrid almost did not happen; had it not been for Along with the signing of Amancio by Real Madrid in June 1962, players such as During the 1963–64 season, Amancio and Real Madrid reached the final of the European Cup, only to be beaten by As a Real Madrid player, Amancio's reputation reached such international fame, that he had the honour of being called for a world team, promoted by Amancio retired in 1976 and joined the coaching staff of Real Madrid. Amancio Amaro Varela, (born 16 October 1939 in A Coruña, Galicia) commonly known simply as Amancio, is a former Spanish football player. However, the outcome was not as good as expected, and Amancio left his post. Amancio wore the Spanish jersey on 42 occasions, debuting before Upon retiring, Amancio began a new phase on the bench. Estrella indiscutible del Deportivo de La Coruña que consiguió el ascenso a Primera en 1959, Amancio llegó a un Real Madrid de transición. Nicknamed El Brujo (The Magician) he played outside right for Deportivo de La Coruña, Real Madrid and the Spanish national team. He began coaching the junior teams of In the 1984–85 season he took charge of the first team.