Francisco Gento
Spanish footballer (1933–2022)
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SpainA winger so fast they named him after a storm — the Gale of the Cantabrian Sea — who won six European Cups with Real Madrid, a record that still stands alone.
About
Francisco "Paco" Gento started at Racing Santander in 1952 and moved to Real Madrid a year later, where speed down the left flank became his signature. Over the next decade and a half he appeared in eight European Cup finals, winning six of them, and collected 12 La Liga titles — both records. He earned 43 caps for Spain, playing at the 1962 and 1966 World Cups. When Alfredo Di Stéfano died in 2014, Real Madrid appointed Gento Honorary President. He died in January 2022, having been named by IFFHS the greatest Spanish footballer of the 20th century.
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Teams
- Spain men's national football team1955–1969
- Real Madrid Club de Fútbol1953–1971
- Racing de Santander1952–1953
- SD Unión Club
- Rayo Cantabria
Season stats
| 1955–1969 | 43 | 5 |
| 1953–1971 | 428 | 128 |
| 1952–1953 | 10 | 2 |
Awards
- Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Sports Merit
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Sources
- WikidataHigh confidencewikidata · wikidata.org
- WikipediaHigh confidencewikipedia · en.wikipedia.org
- Pantheon 2.0High confidencedatabase · pantheon.world
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