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Official Announcement: Passing of Francisco Gento
Real Madrid C. F., the club's president and the Board of Directors are deeply
saddened by the death of Francisco Gento, honorary president of Real Madrid
and one of the greatest legends of our club and of world football.
Real Madrid would like to express its condolences and send its love and
sympathy to his wife Mari Luz, to his sons Francisco and Julio, to his
granddaughters Aitana and Candela and to all his relatives, teammates and
loved ones.
Paco Gento is the only player in the history of football to have won the
European Cup 6 times. He represented our club between 1953 and 1971, and in
his 18 seasons at Real Madrid he won not only the 6 European Cups, but also
12 Leagues, 2 Spanish Cups, 1 Intercontinental Cup, 1 Mini World Cup and 2
Latin Cups. He played 600 games for Real Madrid, scoring 182 goals. Gento was
also capped 43 times by the Spanish national team.
Paco Gento truly represents all the values of Real Madrid, and has been and
will continue to be a reference for madridistas and for the sporting world.
He will always be remembered by madridistas and all football fans as one of
their greatest.
Francisco Gento passed away at the age of 88. Real Madrid would also like to
express its condolences to all Real Madrid members and fans.