Paco Gento
Francisco Gento López (21 October 1933 – 18 January 2022) was a Spanish football player. He played for Spain national team.
Gento in 1962 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Francisco Gento López | ||
Date of birth | 21 October 1933 | ||
Place of birth | Guarnizo, El Astillero, Spain | ||
Date of death | 18 January 2022 | (aged 88)||
Place of death | Madrid, Spain | ||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
Playing position | Outside-left | ||
Youth career | |||
S.D. Nueva Montaña | |||
Union Club Astillero | |||
Rayo Cantabria | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1952–1953 | Racing Santander | 10 | (2) |
1953–1971 | Real Madrid | 428 | (128) |
Total | 438 | (130) | |
National team | |||
1956 | Spain B | 1 | (0) |
1955–1969 | Spain | 43 | (5) |
Teams managed | |||
Real Madrid Castilla | |||
1974 | Castellón | ||
1977–1980 | Palencia | ||
1980–1981 | Granada | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Death
Club career statistics
Club performance | League | Cup | Total | |||||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
Spain | League | Copa del Rey | Total | |||||
1952-53 | Racing Santander | La Liga | 10 | 2 | - | 10 | 2 | |
1953-54 | Real Madrid | La Liga | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
1954-55 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 6 | ||
1955-56 | 29 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 35 | 9 | ||
1956-57 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 7 | ||
1957-58 | 28 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 33 | 8 | ||
1958-59 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 9 | ||
1959-60 | 27 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 17 | ||
1960-61 | 28 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 36 | 12 | ||
1961-62 | 25 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 34 | 10 | ||
1962-63 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 8 | ||
1963-64 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 12 | ||
1964-65 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 4 | ||
1965-66 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 12 | ||
1966-67 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 11 | ||
1967-68 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 8 | ||
1968-69 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 9 | ||
1969-70 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 5 | ||
1970-71 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
Country | Spain | 438 | 130 | 73 | 20 | 511 | 150 | |
Total | 438 | 130 | 73 | 20 | 511 | 150 |
International career statistics
Spain national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
1955 | 1 | 0 |
1956 | 1 | 0 |
1957 | 7 | 0 |
1958 | 2 | 0 |
1959 | 5 | 1 |
1960 | 4 | 0 |
1961 | 6 | 1 |
1962 | 6 | 0 |
1963 | 3 | 1 |
1964 | 0 | 0 |
1965 | 0 | 0 |
1966 | 3 | 1 |
1967 | 2 | 1 |
1968 | 2 | 0 |
1969 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 43 | 5 |
Paco Gento Media
Gento, Leo Horn, Alfredo Di Stéfano and Faas Wilkes in 1959
Real Madrid before the 1966 European Cup Final against FK Partizan