Francisco Gento López
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Francisco Gento López 🇪🇸

Paco Gento (Known as "Paco Gento")
["footballer","outside_left_winger","honorary_president_real_madrid"]
Born Oct 21, 1933 🇪🇸 Guarnizo, Cantabria, Spain
Passed Away Jan 18, 2022 Madrid, Spain
Lifespan 88 years old
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"Real Madrid is my life. Winning six European Cups was not a job; it was a devotion to our badge."

Archival Overview

Legendary Spanish outside-left winger for Real Madrid who remains the only football player in history to win six European Cups (1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1966), alongside a record twelve La Liga titles.

Biographical Record

Francisco "Paco" Gento López was born in Cantabria, northern Spain, and signed for Real Madrid in 1953 from Racing Santander. Famed for his blistering sprint speed (clocking 100 meters in under 11 seconds with the ball at his feet), pinpoint crosses, and thunderous shot from the left flank, Gento was the lightning rod of Real Madrid's historic five-in-a-row European Cup-winning team alongside Alfredo Di Stéfano and Ferenc Puskás.

Gento played in eight European Cup finals, captaining the famous "Yé-yé" all-Spanish Real Madrid squad to a sixth European triumph against Partizan Belgrade in Brussels in 1966—an unmatched individual record in football history. Over eighteen seasons with Real Madrid, he made 600 appearances, scored 182 goals, won twelve Spanish League championships, and served as Real Madrid's beloved Honorary President until his death.

Key Life Milestones

May 18, 1960

Fifth Consecutive European Cup at Hampden Park

Played in Real Madrid's famous 7-3 victory over Eintracht Frankfurt before 127,000 spectators in Glasgow.

May 11, 1966

Record Sixth European Cup as Captain

Captained the "Yé-yé" Real Madrid team to defeat Partizan Belgrade in Brussels, achieving an unprecedented 6th European Cup.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial
Guarnizo Cemetery
Guarnizo, Cantabria, Spain
GPS: 43.3986, -3.8347
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