Gento. Real Madrid. RIP
Gento. Real Madrid. RIP
Sadly passed away aged 88. Not many on here will remember him but he was the ultimate flying winger. One of the all time greats in the almost invincible Real Madrid teams of the 50/60s. RIP
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Re: Gento. Real Madrid. RIP
Another brilliant player from that great Real Madrid team.
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Re: Gento. Real Madrid. RIP
Brilliant left winger and what a forward line he was part of. Canario, del Sol, Di Stefano, Puskas and Gento. Testimony to that RM side that over 130,000 people turned up at Hampden Park to watch them in the 1960 European Cup Final after seeing them dump Glasgow Rangers out of the competition in the semi 12-4 on aggregate.
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Will never forget him flying down the wing in the 1960 European cup final in which Real beat Eintracht 7 - 3. Great entertainment and Gento was brilliant.
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Growing up he was one of my favourite players in that Real Madrid team who collectively were a joy to watch.
R.I.P. Gento
R.I.P. Gento
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Re: Gento. Real Madrid. RIP
Never saw him play but he was brilliant for Spain on Kick Off 2.
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Re: Gento. Real Madrid. RIP
Knew his name.
Though most kids growing up in the early 60s did.
But sadly only seen old media clips of him.
Played in one of the greatest club sides f all time.
R.I.P
Though most kids growing up in the early 60s did.
But sadly only seen old media clips of him.
Played in one of the greatest club sides f all time.
R.I.P
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Re: Gento. Real Madrid. RIP
Funkydrummer wrote: ↑Tue Jan 18, 2022 6:02 pmHere he is in all his pomp.
RIP Francisco "Paco" Gento.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-i2M_oQuvQ
Great clip, is that.
Re: Gento. Real Madrid. RIP
What a great clip. No wonder Di Stefano scored so many goals
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What a fabulous player, playing in the same forward line with two other superstars Puskas and DiStefano. They were all incredible footballers in an incredible team, but Gento had such pace and skill he was literally unplayable, creating so many chances for Puskas, Distefano and the rest of the team. The problem was in those days you only caught glimpses of their brilliance in the odd televised game or other news clips. I used to love to watch this team. RIP Paco.
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Re: Gento. Real Madrid. RIP
RIP Sr. Gento. Thank you for the pleasure you gave to millions.
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Re: Gento. Real Madrid. RIP
That must have been some RM side, and Gento's record of 6 European cups will take some beating.
As mentioned above it's a pity so little footage is available of that era, as there was some great players around at that time.
As mentioned above it's a pity so little footage is available of that era, as there was some great players around at that time.
Re: Gento. Real Madrid. RIP
I am sure the 7-3 final at Hampden Park is on You Tube. Amazing game
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Re: Gento. Real Madrid. RIP
He was one of the best players in any of my Subbuteo teams, almost as good as Pilky.
Re: Gento. Real Madrid. RIP
A true legend. Arguably the best Spaniard ("true" Spaniard as Di Stefano was granted Spanish citizenship in 1956 as was Puskas later on) in the great Real team of the second half of the 50s/early sixties.
RIP
RIP
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Re: Gento. Real Madrid. RIP
Lovely stuff. Looked some player. I yearn for proper wingers. They've almost died out in the modern possession based game.Funkydrummer wrote: ↑Tue Jan 18, 2022 6:02 pmHere he is in all his pomp.
RIP Francisco "Paco" Gento.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-i2M_oQuvQ