How tall is Amancio Amaro?

Amancio Amaro's listed height was 176 cm (5'9"). He was taller than about 87% of men in Spain.

Where 176 cm sits among men in Spain

Taller than about 87% of men in Spain born in 1939 (average 168 cm).

Amaro next to his teammates

Paco Gento is 8 cm shorter than Amancio Amaro (168 cm), teammate at Real Madrid Club de Fútbol from 1962 to 1971.

Vicente del Bosque is 8 cm taller than Amancio Amaro (184 cm), teammate at Real Madrid Club de Fútbol from 1967 to 1976.

About Amancio Amaro

Amancio Amaro Varela, commonly known as Amancio, was a Spanish football player who was born on 16 October 1939 in A Coruña and died on 21 February 2023. Nicknamed El Brujo, which means The Wizard, he played outside right for Deportivo de La Coruña, Real Madrid and the Spain national team. He began his career aged 15 at local side Victoria.

In the 1958 to 1959 season Amancio joined Deportivo de La Coruña, then in the Spanish second division. When the club was promoted to the first division, scouts from major teams such as Real Madrid began to watch him. Real Madrid signed him in June 1962, after Santiago Bernabéu insisted on the deal despite his large signing fee. Ignacio Zoco, Lucien Muller and Yanko Daucik arrived at the club in the same period.

Amancio stood at a listed 176 cm (5'9"). He is 8 cm taller than Paco Gento, listed at 168 cm (5'6"), his teammate at Real Madrid Club de Fútbol from 1962 to 1971. Vicente del Bosque, listed at 184 cm (6'0"), was his teammate there from 1967 to 1976 and is 8 cm taller than Amancio.

Frequently asked

How tall is Amancio Amaro in feet and inches? Amancio Amaro was 5'9" tall, which is 176 cm, 69.3 inches or 1.76 m.

How tall is Amancio Amaro compared to Paco Gento? Paco Gento is 8 cm shorter than Amancio Amaro: 168 cm (5'6") vs 176 cm (5'9").

How tall is Amancio Amaro compared to Vicente del Bosque? Vicente del Bosque is 8 cm taller than Amancio Amaro: 184 cm (6'0") vs 176 cm (5'9").

Is Amancio Amaro tall for men in Spain? At 176 cm he was taller than about 87% of men in Spain born in 1939, whose average height is 168 cm.

Sources

• Amancio Amaro on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Amancio Amaro on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 176 cm.

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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