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Spanish footballer
In this
Spanish name, the first or paternal
surname is
Velázquez and the second or maternal family name is
Villaverde.
Manuel Velázquez
Velázquez in 1973 |
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Full name |
Manuel Velázquez Villaverde |
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Date of birth |
(1943-01-24)24 January 1943 |
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Place of birth |
Madrid, Spain |
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Date of death |
15 January 2016(2016-01-15) (aged 72) |
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Place of death |
Fuengirola, Spain |
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Height |
1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
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Position(s) |
Midfielder |
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1958–1962 |
Real Madrid |
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Years |
Team |
Apps |
(
Gls) |
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1962–1977 |
Real Madrid |
301 |
(48) |
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1962–1963 |
→
Rayo Vallecano (loan) |
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|
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1963–1965 |
→
Málaga (loan) |
46 |
(14) |
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1978 |
Toronto Metros-Croatia |
16 |
(1) |
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Total |
|
363 |
(63) |
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1967–1975 |
Spain |
10 |
(2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Manuel Velázquez Villaverde (24 January 1943 – 15 January 2016) was a Spanish
footballer who played as a
central midfielder.
Club career
Born in
Madrid, Velázquez spent all of his 12 years in
La Liga with
Real Madrid. After three seasons on loan, to
Rayo Vallecano and
CD Málaga, helping the latter promote from
Segunda División in
1965,
[1]
[2] he went on to appear in 402 competitive games for his main club whilst scoring 59 goals, winning six national championships, three
Copa del Rey trophies and the
1965–66 edition of the
European Cup,
[3] where he was featured in
the final against
FK Partizan.
[4]
[5]
In the
1967–68 campaign, Velázquez netted a career-best ten goals from 28 appearances – including a
hat-trick in a 9–1 home rout of
Real Sociedad
[6]– conquering the second of his domestic leagues. He ended his career at the age of 35, after six months in the
North American Soccer League with
Toronto Metros-Croatia.
[7]
International career
Velázquez earned ten
caps for the
Spain national team in eight years. He made his debut on 1 February 1967, in a 0–0 away draw in
Turkey for the
UEFA Euro 1968
qualifiers.
[8]
Death
Velázquez died on 15 January 2016 in
Fuengirola,
Andalusia. He was 72 years old.
[9]
[10]
References
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^ Relaño, Alfredo (20 August 1977).
"El próximo miércoles, homenaje a Velázquez" [Next Wednesday, Velázquez gets honoured].
El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 January 2022.
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^
"El Málaga expresa "más sentido pésame a familia y amigos de Velázquez"" [Málaga expresses "deepest condolences to family and friends of Velázquez"].
La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 15 January 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
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^
"Intelligent football". Real Madrid CF. Archived from
the original on 29 September 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2010.
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^
"Real Madrid 2–1 Partizan". UEFA. 11 May 1966. Archived from
the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
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^ Pla Díaz, Emilio.
"Real Madrid CF – All the players in European Cups".
RSSSF. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
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^ Pina, Nivardo (17 September 1967).
"9–1: Los campeones golearon a un "Segunda División" – Velázquez máxima figura" [9–1: Champions routed Second Division side – Velázquez excelled].
Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 January 2016.
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^
"Manuel Velazquez". NASL Jerseys. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
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^ Lainz, Luis (2 February 1967).
"Turquia, 0 – España, 0" [Turkey, 0 – Spain, 0]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 January 2016.
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^ Toro, Carlos (15 January 2016).
"Muere Manolo Velázquez, 'el Cerebro' del Real Madrid ye-yé" [Manolo Velázquez, 'the Brain' of ye-yé Real Madrid, dies].
El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 January 2016.
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^
"Fallece Velázquez, leyenda del Madrid 'Yé-yé'" [Velázquez, legend of 'Yé-yé' Madrid, dies].
Marca (in Spanish). 15 January 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
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