SougarLord Posted February 11, 2021 Posted February 11, 2021 Pachín, Miguel Muñoz's all-terrain man, has died. A tough, strong player, of physical power and above all disciplined on the field. When the mythical coach told him that you had to mark an opponent, he was the classic defender who followed him to the enemy locker room. He earned with Muñoz and all the legendary Real Madrid the category of "reliable" and that praise was a lot in a team that won European Cups. Di Stéfano, Santamaria, Puskas and Gento were calm when Pachín was tasked with marking an opponent. They were already thinking of something else. That point was covered. Enrique was a man centered, balanced, with common sense, the least common of the senses. And he mixed those virtues with grace. Eating with him was the guaranteed laugh, because he laughed at himself and his countryman Marquitos, Di Stéfano, Vicente, Gento, Santamaría and all those unforgettable friends that marked his life at Real Madrid until these last years , when physical decay was a right winger that finally got the better of him. "He will be able to me, but without the ball, the ball does not pass," he told us the last time we spoke with him. Goodbye friend. Gregarious football champion, star as a person. Different times but identical competitive values. Companion of mus and laughter. There you go, friend Zoco. Inseparable. 🖤 pic.twitter.com/3k1CCQskEk - Míchel (@MichelGonzalez) February 10, 2021 He competed with Marquitos with jokes and anecdotes. His friend Marcos was a compendium of jokes, until Pachín told him: "Marquitos, enough is enough," and spoke to him of Torrelavega's primacy. The duel with Santander was the talk of every lunch. You have to speak clearly and Pachín was. For decades he was upset with the club's behavior after leaving the first team. He related it in private. His longtime companions knew and reassured him. He thought that the house did not behave well with him, because it did not have him and yet he saw that other colleagues of the time and later of him were given work. Enrique never complained publicly. He said it internally. He would never criticize his Real Madrid, the club of his life. "Real Madrid is untouchable, it is above everything," he said. He knew they were the mistakes of some people from the sixties and seventies, not the fault of the entity as such. The meetings with him were full of joy, celebration. There he forgot everything and remembered the great moments: "You had to see Marcos dressed in Scottish, with the kilt and bagpipes, when we won the fifth, what a little number," he said of his old friend in those unforgettable talks, while Di Stéfano and Gento listened to them laughing matches. The adventures of the two Cantabrians gave to write a book. That sneering wit, that ability to give joy, was complementary to his good judgment. He always gave good advice to his colleagues and friends. He was consulted. Enrique, who was hurt by the forgetfulness of the club in the decades after he retired, was the one who stopped other colleagues when they suffered in their anger over similar situations. He has died at the age of 82. He wore the white jersey between 1959 and 1968 and played in the rear of the team that won the 1960 and 1966 European Cups. Multi-purpose and international defense with the Spanish team, played 218 games and won, among other titles, two European Cups, one Cup Intercontinental, seven Leagues and a Spanish Cup. A hug to his wife Mercedes, who has always been by his side, until the end. To his daughters Cristina and Mercedes, who learned discipline at work from their father.
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