Florentino Pérez: "Amancio carried Real Madrid in his heart"

MADRID, 21 Feb. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The president of Real Madrid, Florentino Pérez, lamented the death this Tuesday of the former player of the club and president of Honor, Amancio Amaro, a person who carried the Madrid team "in his heart" and who was one of its "great legends".

"Today is a day of enormous sadness for all Real Madrid fans and for the entire world of football. First of all, on behalf of Real Madrid and on my own behalf, I would like to convey our deepest condolences on the death of our beloved Honorary President ", Amancio Amaro. All our love and all our strength for his wife Consuelo; for his 6 children; for his brother Juan Carlos; for his 12 grandchildren and for the other relatives and loved ones," Florentino Pérez said on the club's website.

The leader recalled that the Galician "is one of the great legends" of the 14-time European champion, of whom he was "one of the best players" in his history and "one of the best football wingers in the world." "And above all, he has been an example of what our club's values ​​represent," he added.

"All Madridistas and all fans of this sport will forever remember his great record at Real Madrid, with nine Leagues and three Spanish Cups. And especially our historic sixth European Cup at the Heysel Stadium in Brussels in front of thousands of emigrants Spaniards from all over Europe who attended that unforgettable final", continued the president.

Nor did he forget how "unforgettable" was the conquest of the first European Championship in the history of the Spanish team in 1964, with Amancio Amaro as a component and protagonist in that team, and stressed that the Galician was "a member of the world team of FIFA" that in 1968 was measured against Pelé's Brazil on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the first star of the 'canarinha'.

We also remember with special affection his time as coach of Castilla, with which he won the Second Division championship in 1984. And he was the discoverer of the famous Quinta del Buitre", said Florentino Pérez.

The Madrid president stated that the man from A Coruña "has been a figure much loved by Real Madrid fans, but also by all those who love football in the world". "Amancio has been a symbol of respect, camaraderie, talent, work and humility. And we all feel very proud of what he represents for our club," he confessed.

"I have been lucky to maintain a great friendship with him and I am sure that his memory will be eternal for all of us who knew him. He carried Real Madrid in his heart and I know that his appointment as Honorary President of our club was for him a very special moment that filled him with pride and happiness. Thank you, dear Amancio, for everything you did to make our club bigger. You will always be in the hearts of all Real Madrid fans", declared Pérez.