Amancio (footballer)

In this article, the first or paternal family name is Amaro and the second or maternal family name is Varela.

Amancio

Amancio in 1971
Personal information
Full name	Amancio Amaro Varela
Date of birth	(1939-10-16)16 October 1939
Place of birth	A Coruña, Spain
Date of death	21 February 2023(2023-02-21) (aged 83)
Place of death	Madrid, Spain
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Outside right
Youth career
1954–1958	Victoria
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1958–1962	Deportivo La Coruña	92	(54)
1962–1976	Real Madrid	344	(119)
Total		436	(173)
International career
1962–1974	Spain	42	(11)
Managerial career
1976–1977	Real Madrid (youth)
1982–1984	Castilla
1984–1985	Real Madrid
Medal record Representing Spain European Nations' Cup Winner 1964 Spain
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Amancio Amaro Varela (16 October 1939 – 21 February 2023), commonly known simply as Amancio, was a Spanish footballer and manager.

He died in Madrid on 21 February 2023, at the age of 83.

Honours

Player

Deportivo

• Segunda División: 1961–62

Real Madrid

• La Liga: 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1971–72, 1974–75, 1975–76
• Copa del Generalísimo: 1969–70, 1973–74, 1974–75
• European Cup: 1965–66

Spain

• UEFA European Football Championship: 1964

Individual

• Pichichi: 1968–69, 1969–70
• Pichichi Second Division: 1961–62
• Ballon d'Or third place: 1964
• UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament: 1964
• FUWO European Team of the Year: 1965
• FIFA XI: 1968

Manager

Castilla

• Segunda División: 1983–84

Other websites

• Amancio at BDFutbol
• Amancio manager profile at BDFutbol
• National team data (in Spanish)
• Amancio at National-Football-Teams.com
• Real Madrid archives (in Spanish)
• International appearances at RSSSF
• Amancio – FIFA competition record (archived)

Sporting positions
Preceded by Zoco	Real Madrid CF captain 1974–1976	Succeeded by Pirri