The football club Atletico Madrid announced that Enrique Collar, one of the greatest players in the club’s history and a symbol of the golden era of “Jorgandžija”, has died at the age of 91.
During his rich career at Atlético, Collar won one Spanish league title, three King’s Cups and the Cup Winners’ Cup, and especially stood out as long-time captain. He wore the captain’s armband for a full ten years, from 1960 to 1969, which is the longest such tenure in the club’s history.
The legendary left winger Frhe played a total of 470 games for Atletico between 1953 and 1969 and scored 105 goals, sharing fifth place on the all-time list for the number of appearances, side by side with Antoine Griezmann.
With the departure of Enrique Collaro, the Atlético family has lost its symbol who gave everything to bring the club to the top of national and European football. The president, CEO, management and all employees express their deepest condolences to the family and friends. Rest in peaceaccording to the club’s official press release.
Collar was born on November 2, 1934 in San Juan de Aznalfarache, near Seville. He started his football career in his hometown, and in 1949 he joined the Atletica youth school. He signed a professional contract at the age of 18, and after loans to Cadiz and Real Murcia, he established himself in the first team of the Madrid club.
He tied it even with Atlético 15 consecutive seasonsduring which he became one of the fans’ favorite players. Together with Joaquín Peiró, he formed the famous tandem known as the “Hell Wing”, one of the most impressive in the history of the club.
He played 16 times for the Spanish national teamplayed at the 1962 World Cup in Chile, and was part of the generation that won the European Championship in 1964.
He ended his career in 1970, and two years later Atletico gave him a chance the big farewell at the Vicente Calderón stadium. Even after his playing career, Collar remained strongly attached to the club, and from 2005 to 2011 he was president of the Atletico Madrid FoundationNezavisne reports.
El @valenciacf lamenta profundo el fallecimiento de Enrique Collar, jugador de nuestro equipo en la temporada 1969-70.
Nuestras más sinceres condolencias a sus familiares y amigos. DEP. pic.twitter.com/WnY5GWmCfL
— Valencia CF (@valenciacf) December 30, 2025
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