Fans, legends and personalities say goodbye to Amancio Amaro at the Bernabéu

Almost the entire 'Quinta del Buitre', Cerezo, Franco, Raúl, Adelardo, Asensi, Feijóo and Villacís went through the funeral chapel

MADRID, 21 Feb. (EUROPA PRESS) -

Fans, former players, personalities and a broad representation of Real Madrid, headed by its president, Florentino Pérez, attended the funeral chapel of the former soccer player and honorary president of the white club Amancio Amaro, who died this Tuesday at the age of 83, installed in the box of honor at the Santiago Bernabéu until 9:00 p.m. and that this Wednesday it will reopen its doors between 9:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.

The trophies of the 1966 European Cup, the nine Leagues, the three Spanish Cups and the 1964 Euro Cup that Amancio Amaro won as a player presided over the funeral chapel through which Emilio Butragueño, Manolo Sanchís, Rafa Martín Vázquez and Miguel Pardeza, four of the five members of the 'Quinta del Buitre', which Amancio discovered, along with José Miguel González, 'Míchel'.

The director of Institutional Relations for Real Madrid, Emilio Butragueño, returned from Liverpool, where the white team played the first leg of the Champions League round of 16 on Tuesday to pay homage to 'El Brujo'.

"It's a very sad day for everyone. For us, Amancio meant a lot, it was a very beautiful stage that we lived at Castilla. As a player he was the best the club had at the time and that winning spirit was transmitted to all of us. young people. Amancio, Gento and Di Stéfano are a mirror in which to constantly look, they built what Real Madrid means, and their example will accompany us at all times," Butragueño told the club's official television.

Former teammates from A Coruña also came up, such as the former national coach Vicente del Bosque, José Santamaría, who stressed that he did everything "with a winning mentality", José Martínez 'Pirri', who highlighted what a "good and affectionate person" the Galician was, Vicente Miera or Carlos Alonso Santillana, and former players like Rául González, Fernando Sanz, Paco Pavón, Pedja Mijatovic, Isidoro San José and Ricardo Gallego, who confessed that the Honorary President of Real Madrid began as his idol and ended up becoming a "good friend ".

In addition, 'rivals' approached such as the president of Atlético de Madrid, Enrique Cerezo, accompanied by Roberto Solozábal and Adelardo Rodríguez, a contemporary of the Galician whom he never saw as "a rival", while FC Barcelona was represented by one of his vice presidents, Eduard Romeu, and the president of its Players Association, Juan Manuel Asensio, who also shared a dressing room with Amaro in the national team.

As for the authorities, the president of the Higher Sports Council (CSD), José Manuel Franco, the deputy mayor of Madrid, Begoña Villacís, the vice president of the Community of Madrid, Enrique Ossorio, and the president of the PP, Alberto Núñez Feijóo.