SPANISH FOOTBALL | COACH MANOLO PRECIADO LEAVES ALL EMPTY WITH DEATH

Spain & Spanish Football took their morning coffee with a spirit shaking news flash. Ex Footballer & ex Coach  MANOLO PRECIADO died of a heart-attack at the age of 54 years. The man was to be announced the new Coach of Villareal tomorrow.



Manolo Preciado


Preciado was unknown out of Spain, but locally the man was loved by all & from all sides of the fence. Beloved as a Football player for

REAL MADRID | RIP JOSE MARIA ZARRAGA

SPANISH FOOTBALL & in particular REAL MADRID CF lost yesterday at the age of 81 years of age JOSE MARIA ZARRAGA. 



Zarraga

Aparte from winning 6 Spanish League titles, 1 Intercontinental Cup & numerous more other titles, Zarraga was part of the mythical Real Madrid team that won 5 European Cups in a row ( 1955/56 - 1959/1960).

Tonight the Real Madrid players will wear an armband in memory of

FC BARCELONA | RIP BASORA

Black flag & sad day at "Camp Barça" with the passing away of FC BARCELONA legendary player of the 50s, Estanislao BASORA. The ex-Barça winger suffered a heart-attack some days back of which he did not manage to recover. The ex-player leaves Spanish Football orphan & his family at the age of 85 years.



Basora for FC Barcelona

Basora played for FC BARCELONA from 1946 until 1956 scoring 153

SPANISH FOOTBALL LOSES JESUS PEREDA AT 73

SPANISH FOOTBALL has lost a member of its historical family with the passing away of Spanish Football player JESUS PEREDA at the age of 73 due to cancer. 




Pereda on the left

Jesus Pereda played for FC BARCELONA, REAL MADRID ( his only Spanish League Title) & SEVILLA FC. He was also member of the Spanish National Football Team that won the 1964 European Nations Cup against Russia. His last