One of the legends of Real Madrid, ex-soccer participant José Martínez ‘Pirri’, would be the new honorary president. In a short assertion, the white membership has introduced that “the Board of Directors, chaired by Florentino Pérez, in a session held at the moment, July 17, 2023, has permitted proposing to the General Assembly of Members the appointment of José Martínez ‘Pirri’ as President of Honor of Real Madrid”.
Pirri, 78, will assume a place that different Real Madrid legends have held, resembling Amancio Amaro, who died on February 21, Alfredo di Stéfano and Paco Gento.
Multifaceted
Born in Ceuta, he started his profession at Atlético de Ceuta and on the age of 18 he moved to Granada to proceed his research and play for the Andalusian staff. He was the springboard to signal for Real Madrid in 1964.
A makeshift midfielder, defender and striker, Pirri scored 172 objectives within the 16 seasons he performed for the white membership. He was a part of the ‘yeyé staff’, led by Francisco Gento.
In the 12 months of his debut, he gained the primary of the ten league titles he had gained as a Real Madrid participant. In 1966 Real Madrid, together with one of many youngest groups in Europe, gained what could be Real Madrid’s sixth European Cup, beating Partizan Belgrade within the remaining (2-1).
Laureate
He was worldwide 41 occasions and in 1980 he signed for Puebla de México. Two years later and after ending his medical research, he returned to Spain to affix the Real Madrid medical staff, the place he later held the duties of technical director and normal sports activities director.
His file features a European Cup, 10 league titles and 4 Spanish Cups that he gained as a Real Madrid participant. Pirri was the primary Real Madrid participant to obtain Real Madrid’s highest distinction: the Laureada.
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