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Revista de la Liga with Graham Hunter

Ramon Calderon: The DNA of Real Madrid (part one)

Revista de la Liga with Graham Hunter

Graham Hunter

Soccer, Football, Sports

4.5863 Ratings

🗓️ 5 October 2016

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

In his pristine legal office in downtown Madrid, Ramon Calderon comes off as a perfectly-mannered, spritely and talkative elder Real Madrid fan. Reason enough to mine the stories you are about to hear. But his status as not only a lifelong supporter, but also a board member and former president of that great club make him the perfect guide into the legend of Madrid. This is a guy that saw Alfredo Di Stefano play and later got to know him as a man. And for this, part one of the interview, we’re going to focus more or less on his time as a supporter in the 1960s and 70s. There is a glimpse of what’s to come in the way he breaks down the model Madrid use to turn superstar players into vast reservoirs of cash, but even that is rooted in the incredible vision of Santiago Bernabeu, the man behind Madrid. Enjoy!

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Terms and conditions apply, C-site for details. You're going to. Hello and welcome to part one of the big interview with Ramon Calderon.

0:52.6

If you've not heard Ramon speak on British radio,

0:54.6

if you don't know who he is,

0:56.3

you're about to make a former realm of elred president.

0:58.6

But, Senior Calderon is much more than that.

1:02.4

For the inside account of how to sign Christiano

1:04.4

Rinaldo because it was him not Florentino who did it or how Jose Antonio

1:09.2

Reyes can make you believe in God again or how Manchester City weren't just the best negotiators in the world

1:16.1

Circa 2008 you'll have to wait for part two this first part is a chat with a lifelong Madreista

1:24.8

someone who goes back to the tail end of the club's first glorious defining era. The era, as Ramon puts it, that establishes a legend so strong

1:32.1

it can endure more than 30 years in the wilderness.

1:35.2

In terms of the competition that first to find that is the European Cup.

1:39.3

Let's listen to a guy who chatted with DeStefano.

1:42.4

Let's talk Paco Gente, one of the all-time great wingers.

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