The Spanish footballer Paco Gento, who has died aged 88, played in all five of Real Madrid’s successive victories in the European Cup between 1956 and 1960, and captained the Real team that won that cup for a sixth time in 1966, giving him more wins in Europe’s biggest competition than any other player.
One of the greatest Spanish footballers, he never missed a European Cup match between 1955 and 1970, making 80 appearances altogether. In all he took part in eight European Cup finals, won 12 Spanish championship winner’s medals, and was capped 43 times for Spain between 1955 and 1969, appearing in the 1962 and 1966 World Cup finals.
