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1961–62 Real Madrid CF Season
The 1961–62 season is Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's 59th season in existence and the club's 30th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. The season saw Real Madrid win the domestic double and get agonizingly close to clinching its first ever treble (similarly to the 1957–58 season), only to be defeated by Benfica in an exhilarating European Cup final. Summary The club won its eight title ever, second in a row. Head coach Miguel Muñoz started the renewal of the squad with Araquistáin as goalkeeper, Pachín reinforcing the defensive line playing along Santamaría, Miera, Isidro, and Pedro Casado. The midfield was covered by Luis Del Sol and Felix Ruiz. Meanwhile, ageing forwards Di Stefano and Puskas were aimed with passes by Gento and Justo Tejada. Also, the club won the 1962 Copa del Generalísimo Final, defeating Sevilla 2–1 and clinching the club's first domestic double. It was the only Copa del Generalísimo that Alfredo Di Stéfano won i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Real Madrid CF
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (), commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional Football club (association football), football club based in Madrid. The club competes in La Liga, the top tier of Spanish football league system, Spanish football. Founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the club has traditionally worn a white home kit since its inception. The Title of honour, honorific title 'Real' is Spanish for "Royal" and was bestowed to the club by Alfonso XIII, King Alfonso XIII in 1920 along with the crown in the club crest. Real Madrid have played their home matches in the 78,297-capacity Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Santiago Bernabéu in Madrid since 1947. Unlike most European sporting clubs, Real Madrid's members (''socios'') have owned and operated the club throughout its history. The official Madrid anthem is the "Hala Madrid y nada más", written by RedOne and Manuel Jabois. The club is one of the most widel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Treble (association Football)
A treble in association football is achieved when a club team wins three trophies in a single season. A continental treble involves winning the club's top-level domestic league competition, main domestic cup competition, and main continental trophy. Although winning a second-tier continental trophy (e.g. Europa League) has also been described as a continental treble, it is not as widely accepted. A domestic treble involves winning three national competitions—including the league title, the primary cup competition, and one secondary competition, such as a league cup. Competitions which consist of a single match or a two-leg match are not normally counted as part of a continental treble (e.g., the FA Community Shield, Supercopa de España, Supercoppa Italiana, Trophée des Champions, DFL-Supercup, UEFA Super Cup, Recopa Sudamericana, FIFA Club World Cup, Intercontinental Cup and others). Continental trebles This list includes clubs who have won their country's top-tie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonio Gento
Antonio Gento López (25 October 1940 – 25 December 2020) was a Spanish professional footballer who played as a forward. Career Born in Guarnizo, Gento played for Plus Ultra, Real Madrid, Levante, Racing Santander, Real Oviedo and SD Unión Club. Personal life His brothers Paco Gento and Julio Gento were also footballers. His nephews were also athletes – José Luis Llorente and Toñín Llorente played basketball, whilst Paco Llorente and Julio Llorente Julio Llorente Gento (born 14 June 1966) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played mainly as a right-back. Club career Born in Valladolid, Castile and León, Llorente finished his development with La Liga giants Real Madrid, makin ... were footballers. Grand-nephew Marcos Llorente, son of Paco Llorente, was also a footballer. He died on 25 December 2020, aged 80. References 1940 births 2020 deaths Spanish men's footballers Real Madrid Castilla footballers Real Madrid CF players Levante UD fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miche (footballer)
Miguel García Martín (19 May 1935 – 22 March 2014), known as Miche, was a Spanish footballer who played as a defender. He played 115 games in La Liga for Real Madrid, Osasuna, Deportivo de La Coruña, Real Valladolid and Hércules. He won the European Cup in 1959 and 1960 for Real Madrid. Career Born in Salamanca in Castile and León, Miche began his career in the Tercera División with his hometown club UD Salamanca. In 1957–58, he was loaned to Atlético Ceuta in the Segunda División during his military service. Miche joined Real Madrid in 1958. In his first season, the club won the European Cup, with him playing all three games of a semi-final against city rivals Atlético Madrid in the semi-finals. His team defended their title a year later, in which he played both legs of a quarter-final win over Nice and the second leg of the semi-final against compatriots Barcelona, a 3–1 win at the Camp Nou. Domestically, he played in the side that lost the Copa del Generalís ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcos Alonso Imaz
Marcos Alonso Imaz (16 April 1933 – 6 March 2012), nicknamed Marquitos, was a Spanish footballer who played as a defender. He was best known for his participation in Real Madrid's five European Cup conquests, mainly in the 1950s. Club career Marquitos was born in Santander, Cantabria. During his career, he played for his hometown club Racing de Santander, Real Madrid, Hércules CF, Real Murcia, Calvo Sotelo and local amateurs Toluca de Santander. With Real Madrid, Marquitos won six La Liga championships and five European Cups. In the 1955–56 edition of the latter, he scored a rare goal as he equalised 3–3 against Stade de Reims in an eventual 4–3 victory. International career From 1955 to 1960, Marquitos earned two caps for Spain, appearing in as many friendlies. Personal life and death Marquitos' son, Marcos Alonso Peña, was also a footballer, and a coach. He represented, with success, Atlético Madrid, FC Barcelona and Spain – amongst others. His gra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pachín
Enrique Pérez Díaz (28 December 1938 – 10 February 2021), known as Pachín, was a Spanish football defender and manager. Club career Born in Torrelavega, Cantabria, Pachín signed with Real Madrid in 1959 from Segunda División club CA Osasuna. He made his La Liga debut on 11 September 1960 in a 1–0 away loss against Atlético Madrid, then proceeded to be a starter in that and the following four seasons. Pachín left the ''Merengues'' in May 1968, having appeared in 218 competitive games and scored two goals. He won 11 major titles during his spell, including seven national championships and the 1960 and 1966 editions of the European Cup, contributing to the latter conquests with eight appearances and a total of 32 during his career. Aged nearly 30, Pachín returned to division two for the 1968–69 campaign, where he represented Real Betis. He retired in 1971 after a stint with amateurs Club Deportivo Toluca, then worked as a manager for 16 years, never in higher tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedro Casado
Pedro Casado Bucho (20 November 1937 – 10 January 2021) was a Spanish footballer who played as a defender. Club career Casado spent one full decade under contract to Real Madrid, but only played seven La Liga seasons effectively with the team. He won 11 major titles during his spell, including six national championships (five consecutive) and two European Cups, even though he did not appear in any games in the latter competition in the victorious campaigns ( 1956–57 and 1965–66). Casado played three more seasons in the top flight with CE Sabadell FC – no matches in his last year – following which he moved to amateur football with Club Deportivo Toluca in Santander, retiring from the game in 1971 at the age of 33. International career Casado gained one cap for Spain, appearing in a 2–0 friendly win over France on 2 April 1961, in his hometown of Madrid. Honours Real Madrid *European Cup: 1956–57, 1965–66 * Intercontinental Cup: 1960 *La Liga: 1956–57, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Santamaría
José Emilio Santamaría Iglesias (born 31 July 1929) is a retired football central defender and manager. He spent his 18-year career with Nacional and Real Madrid, winning 12 titles with the latter club including four European Cups. Born in Uruguay, Santamaría represented both the Uruguay and Spain national teams. He later embarked on a managerial career, which included a two-year spell with Spain. Club career Born in Montevideo to Spanish parents, Santamaría played for local Club Nacional de Football in his country, winning five national championships during his spell. In 1957 the 28-year-old moved abroad, signing with Real Madrid where he remained until the end of his career.Una leyenda viva de N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rogelio Domínguez
Rogelio Antonio Domínguez López (9 March 1931 – 23 July 2004) was an Argentine football goalkeeper who played for Real Madrid and was part of their European Cup victories in 1958, 1959 and 1960. He was in Argentina's squad for the 1962 FIFA World Cup. Biography Domínguez was discovered during a match by the cofounder of the famous Club River Plate, Carlos Peucelle, who persuaded Dominguez to begin to train at River Plate in March 1946. He was seventeen years old when he was discovered by delegates of the Racing Club of Avellaneda and he was signed immediately. In 1957 Domínguez signed for Real Madrid in Spain. After several successful seasons with the club, he returned to South America where he played for River Plate and Vélez Sarsfield in Argentina, and then CA Cerro, Nacional in Uruguay and Flamengo in Brazil. International career In 1951 he won the Panamerican Championship playing for the Argentina national football team; to which he'd belonged for 12 years, fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Vicente (footballer)
José Vicente Train (born 19 December 1931 in Barcelona, Catalonia) is a Spanish former football goalkeeper. During his career he played for RCD Espanyol, Real Madrid, RCD Mallorca and Deportivo de La Coruña. He also earned 7 caps for the Spain national football team. Honours ;Real Madrid * Intercontinental Cup: 1960 * Spanish League: 1960–61, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1963–64 * Spanish Cup: 1961–62 *Zamora Trophy The Zamora Trophy () is a association football, football award, established by Spanish newspaper ''Marca (newspaper), Marca'' in 1958. The award goes to the goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper who has the lowest "goals-to-games" rati ...: 1960–61, 1962–63, 1963–64 External links * National team dataat BDFutbol * RCD Espanyol profile 1931 births Living people Footballers from Barcelona Spanish men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers La Liga players Segunda División players Tercera División players RCD ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Araquistáin
José Araquistáin Arrieta (born 4 March 1937) is a Spanish retired association football, footballer who played as a goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper. Club career Real Sociedad Born in Azkoitia, Gipuzkoa, Araquistáin started his career with local Real Sociedad, playing five La Liga seasons with the club and being first-choice in four of those. He made his debut in the competition on 2 December 1956, in a 3–2 away win against Celta de Vigo. Real Madrid Araquistáin moved to Real Madrid C.F., Real Madrid for the 1961–62 La Liga, 1961–62 season. He played 25 games in his first year, winning Double (association football), the double and the Ricardo Zamora Trophy in the process. In the following years, Araquistáin was more often than not in the losing end of a battle for first-choice duties with José Vicente Train and Antonio Betancort. His best output came in the 1963–64 La Liga, 1963–64 campaign, when he featured in 14 out of 30 league contests to help t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eusébio
Eusébio da Silva Ferreira (; 25 January 1942 – 5 January 2014), nicknamed the "Black Panther", the "Black Pearl" or "O Rei" ("The King"), was a Portuguese Association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football)#Striker, striker. He is considered one of the greatest players of all time as well as S.L. Benfica, Benfica's best player ever. He was known for his speed, technique, athleticism and right-footed shot, making him a prolific goalscorer, accumulating 733 goals in 745 matches. Eusébio was the first ever player to win European Golden Shoe, European Golden Boot, World Cup Golden Boot and List of UEFA Champions League top scorers, UCL Golden Boot. Eusébio helped Portugal national football team, Portugal reach third place at the 1966 FIFA World Cup, being the World Cup Golden Boot, top goalscorer of the tournament with nine goals. He remains Portugal's all-time top scorer at the World Cup. He won the Ballon d'Or in 1965 Ballon d'Or, 1965 and was ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
