Ignacio Zoco

Ignacio Zoco Esparza (31 July 1939 – 28 September 2015) was a Spanish footballer. He played as a defensive midfielder. He played 12 years of his professional career with Real Madrid, appearing in more than 400 official games and winning ten major titles.

Zoco played more than 20 times with Spain, representing the nation in one World Cup and one European Championship, winning the 1964 European Nations' Cup.

Zoco died in Madrid on 28 September 2015, after a long illness. He was 76 years old.Muere Ignacio Zoco, legendario jugador del Real Madrid (Ignacio Zoco, legendary Real Madrid player, dies); El Mundo, 28 September 2015 Muere Ignacio Zoco, una leyenda del Real Madrid 'ye-yé' (Ignacio Zoco, legend of 'ye-yé' Real Madrid, dies); Diario AS, 28 September 2015

Career statistics
+ #  Date  Venue  Opponent  Score  Result  Competition 1.  1 December 1963  Mestalla, Valencia, Spain    1–1  1–2  FriendlyEspaña, 1 – Belgica, 2 (Spain, 1 – Belgium, 2); Mundo Deportivo, 2 December 1963 (in Spanish)

Honours
Real Madrid
La Liga: 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1971–72
Copa del Generalísimo: 1969–70, 1973–74; Runner-up 1967–68
European Cup: 1965–66
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup runner-up: 1970–71
Intercontinental Cup runner-up: 1966

Spain
UEFA European Championship: 1964

Individual
UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament: 1964

References

Category:1939 births
Category:2015 deaths
Category:1966 FIFA World Cup players
Category:Disease-related deaths in Madrid
Category:Spanish footballers
Category:Spain at the 1966 FIFA World Cup