Antonio León Amador, better known as Leoncito (30 August 1909 – 11 March 1995) was a Spanish professional
association football
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player. He was born in
Sevilla
Seville ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Spanish autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville. It is situated on the lower reaches of the River Guadalquivir, in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula.
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. Amador spent his career playing as a
midfielder
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. The most significant part of his career was playing for
Real MAdrid
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in 148 matches, in which he scored eight times.
Clubs
International selection
He played in two matches for the
Spain national football team
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in 1931.
References
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Real Madrid profile*
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Spanish men's footballers
Spain men's international footballers
Real Madrid CF players
Real Valladolid players
Sevilla FC players
1909 births
1995 deaths
Men's association football midfielders
La Liga players
Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa players
Tercera División managers
Recreativo de Huelva managers
Footballers from Seville
20th-century Spanish sportsmen
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