Former Real Madrid player Antonio Gento dies aged 80

Antonio Gento, brother of Real Madrid great Paco, has died at the age of 80, Real Madrid have confirmed.

Antonio passed away on December 26. Like his brother Paco, he played for Los Blancos, winning a LaLiga and Copa del Rey double alongside his elder sibling in the 1961/62 season.

It was his only season with Madrid and he later went on to play for Spanish sides Racing Santander, Real Oviedo and Levante. Paco Gento, 87, spent 18 seasons at Real Madrid, winning the European Cup six times and LaLiga 12 times.

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