SOCCER PLAYER

Amancio Amaro

1939 - 2023

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Amancio Amaro Varela (16 October 1939 – 21 February 2023), commonly known simply as Amancio, was a Spanish football player. Nicknamed El Brujo (The Wizard) he played outside right for Deportivo de La Coruña, Real Madrid, and the Spain national team. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Amancio Amaro is the 364th most popular soccer player (down from 197th in 2019), the 406th most popular biography from Spain (down from 323rd in 2019) and the 25th most popular Spanish Soccer Player.

Amaro is an Italian bittersweet and herbal liqueur. Amaro is most famous for its use in cocktails, especially the Americano and Negroni.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Amancio Amaro ranks 364 out of 21,273. Before him are Kenji Tochio, Osvaldo Ardiles, Haruo Arima, Shogo Kamo, Guti, and Obdulio Varela. After him are Patrick Vieira, Dave Mackay, Kiyoo Kanda, Yasuo Haruyama, Ramón Díaz, and Tamotsu Asakura.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Amancio Amaro ranks 76. Before him are Pak Pong-ju, Daniel C. Tsui, Milva, Carolina Herrera, Ruud Lubbers, and Ricardo Bofill. After him are Bertrand Blier, Gangubai Kothewali, Kim Jae-ryong, Richard Serra, Fikret Abdić, and Dion DiMucci. Among people deceased in 2023, Amancio Amaro ranks 80. Before him are Charles Simic, Gianluca Vialli, Renata Scotto, Superstar Billy Graham, Álvaro Colom, and Burt Bacharach. After him are Mircea Snegur, Maryanne Trump Barry, Leiji Matsumoto, Otar Iosseliani, Francis Lee, and Ahmed Qurei.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Amancio Amaro ranks 406 out of 3,355. Before him are Achila II (695), Pedro Sánchez (1972), Henry I of Castile (1204), Sancho I of Pamplona (865), Guti (1976), and Enrique Simonet (1866). After him are Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba (1926), Vímara Peres (820), Fruela II of Asturias (875), Rafael Moneo (1937), John of Austria the Younger (1629), and Fruela I of Asturias (722).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Spain

Among soccer players born in Spain, Amancio Amaro ranks 25. Before him are Andoni Zubizarreta (1961), Fernando Hierro (1968), Fernando Torres (1984), David Villa (1981), Antoni Ramallets (1924), and Guti (1976). After him are Quini (1949), Josep Samitier (1902), Rafael Moreno Aranzadi (1892), José Antonio Camacho (1955), Santillana (1952), and Pepe Reina (1982).

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