On this day in 1933, Real Madrid and Spain legend Francisco Gento was born in the village of Guarnizo in Cantabria.
Gento is the only footballer in history to have won an astonishing six European Cup titles. An outside-left by trade, Gento made his Primera division debut with Racing Santander in the 1952-53 season. An impressive first season with Los Racinguistas attracted an interest from the biggest club in the country – Real Madrid. Blessed with frightening speed and unrivalled control over the ball, Gento received the No.11 shirt in Madrid.
He won his first European Cup in 1956 in the competition’s inaugural season.