Madrid – Atletico Madrid on Monday announced the death at 91 of club legend Enrique Collar, who captained the team to a league title and three cup successes in the 1960s.
He was on the scoresheet as Atletico defeated eternal rivals Real Madrid at the Bernabeu in the 1960 cup final, before winning further cups in 1961 and 1965.
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La familia atlética está de luto por el fallecimiento de Enrique Collar.
Campeón de una Liga, tres Copas y una Recopa de Europa defendiendo nuestros colores, fue además capitán durante diez años -desde 1960 hasta 1969-, más que ningún otro futbolista en toda la historia… pic.twitter.com/6CdcTkiVdU
— Atlético de Madrid (@Atleti) December 29, 2025
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His leadership also saw the Spanish capital’s less fashionable team claim the 1965/66 league title in a decade where Real dominated the top flight.
Collar also won the 1962 European Cup Winners’ Cup and earned 16 caps for Spain, playing at the 1962 World Cup in Chile. He retired in 1970 after a season at Valencia.
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