Quinta Del Buitre
is the moniker given by Spanish sport journalist Julio César Iglesias to the five homegrown Real Madrid CF, Real Madrid players who were at the core of the team that dominated Spanish football in the 1980s. The name ("Vulture's Cohort") was derived from Emilio Butragueño's nickname ', the most charismatic and prominent player of the group. The other four members were Manuel Sanchís Hontiyuelo, Sanchís, Rafael Martín Vázquez, Míchel (footballer, born 1963), Míchel and Miguel Pardeza. All five players were graduates of Real Madrid's youth academy, La Fábrica (Real Madrid), La Fábrica. Origin The name originated from an ''El País'' article written by journalist Julio César Iglesias entitled "Amancio Amaro, Amancio y la quinta del Buitre". Originally, the article's title was intended to be simply "La Quinta del Buitre", however Iglesias remembers that he decided to add Amancio's name after being advised by the paper's editors that writing a 90-line article about a group o ...
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Emilio Butragueño 2015 (cropped)
Emilio may refer to: * Emilio Navaira, a Mexican-American singer often called "Emilio" * Emilio Piazza Memorial School, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State * Emilio (given name) * ''Emilio'' (film), a 2008 film by Kim Jorgensen See also * Emílio (other) * Emilios (other) Emilios, or Aimilios, (Greek: Αιμίλιος) is a variant of the given names Emil, Emilio and Emílio, and may refer to: *Aimilios Veakis, Greek actor * Aimilios Papathanasiou, Greek sailor *Emilios T. Harlaftis, Greek astrophysicist * Emilios ...