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Francisco "Paco" Gento López (21 October 1933 – 18 January 2022) was a Spanish footballer who played as an outside left. A fast runner, Gento was referred to as the "Gale of the Cantabrian Sea" (Spanish: La Galerna del Cantábrico) in reference to his speed down the wing. [2]
Jan 18, 2022 · Real Madrid and Spain legend Francisco 'Paco' Gento has died aged 88. Gento, who spent 18 years with Real from 1953-1971, is the only player to have won six European Cups.
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- Six European Cups
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- Disappointing Time For ‘La Furia Roja’
Francisco “Paco” Gento was born on 21st October 1933 in Guarnizo, in the historical Spanish community of Cantabria, Spain. Growing up in poverty, amid the Spanish Civil War that spanned from mid-1936 to April 1939, Francisco Gento was forced to leave school at the age of 14 to help on his family’s farm. As a child, he dreamed of playing football fo...
He acquired the nickname “La Galerna del Cantábrico” (The Gale of the Cantabrian Sea), due to his incredible pace – he could run 100 meters in 11 seconds and was almost as fast with the ball at his feet! In comparison, the gold medalist at the 1948 London Summer Olympics, Harrison Dillard of the USA, ran the same distance over 10.3 seconds. But the...
At 18, he finally got the opportunity to make his career début in the Primera División, signing his first contract with his dream club, Racing de Santander. His impressive performances during his first season of 1952-1953 captured the eye of Real Madrid’svice-president Alvaro Bustamante, who was captivated by this special winger bursting with promi...
Although Real Madridwon a league title in Gento’s first season, his performances were below par, and he struggled to fit into the team – he had a goal drought lasting 21 matches. Unfortunately, even with his blazing speed, he could not win over the football fans and received much criticism from journalists. It was even suggested that his unbelievab...
He was often the first player to get to the ball, and being the team playerhe was, he would opt to set up a teammate rather than score himself. Even Alfredo Di Stéfano, Hector Rial, and Ferenc Puskás acknowledged that most of their goals were due to this pacey left-forward. On the other hand, his opponents believed that it was not just his speed th...
Some of the most memorable victories were: Real Madrid’s first-ever European Cup (now the UEFA Champions League) title in 1956; Los Blancos 1958 final against AC Milan, where Gento scored the winning goal in extra time to make it 3-2, securing Real Madrid third consecutive European Cup titles; and Los Blancos winning the first edition of the Interc...
Francisco Gento was the only player to ever appear in 15 consecutive seasons of the European Cup, reaching 8 finals, and was victorious in 5 consecutive finals from 1956 to 1960. His record-breaking 6th title from the eight European Cup finals in 1966 was his sweetest. It was also his most emotional as not only was he the only remaining survivor of...
This 6th European Cup winner’smedal sealed his legendary status and made him one of the greatest Real Madrid legends of all time. And to think that Los Blancos would have to wait another 32 years to taste victory in the competition again! As time passed, Paco Gento continued to be a huge influence on the team, guiding them to a hat-trick of La Liga...
Francisco Gento did thereafter take on various coaching roles – he worked with Real Madrid’s reserve team, as well as with Castilla, Castellón, Palencia, and lastly Granada. Unfortunately, he was not able to replicate the exploits he achieved as a player. During Gento’s incredible 18 years at Real Madrid, he accumulated much treasure: a current rec...
Paco Gento made his international début with the Spanish national team in 1955 and represented his country until 1969. Sadly the success he experienced at the club level was not to be repeated on the international front. The only triumph which eluded him was not having won the FIFA World Cup title. His team failed to qualify for the 1958 World Cupi...
Jan 18, 2022 · Former Real Madrid player and honorary president Francisco 'Paco' Gento has died at the age of 88, the club has confirmed. Gento won the European Cup six times while playing for the club - the only player in the history of football to have done so.
Jan 21, 2022 · Pace is the central tenet of Paco Gento’s story, but it shouldn’t be the defining trait of his legacy. Phil Ball’s two page spread on Paco Gento in The White Storm is very penitent in this...
Jan 18, 2022 · Paco Gento, a veteran of two FIFA World Cups and the only man in history to win six UEFA European Cups with Real Madrid Club de Fútbol, has died aged 88, the Spanish club announced on Tuesday.
Jan 18, 2022 · Gento played with Madrid for 18 seasons, from 1953-71, and his 23 titles in official competitions is a record he shares with Brazilian full-back Marcelo, who tied with him on Sunday by...
