José Emilio Santamaria was a player in the legendary Real Madrid team that won the 1960 national championship final 7-3 against Eintracht Frankfurt. Before the Supercup, he talks about the Di Stéfano generation and an unusual celebration.
Interviewed by
Javier Cáceres, Helsinki
The answer was long in coming. But when it came, it was almost urgent. “Call as soon as it’s convenient!” wrote José Emilio Santamaría, who turned 93 on July 31. In the run-up to the Supercup final between Eintracht Frankfurt and Real Madrid in Helsinki (Wednesday, 9 p.m. / RTL, live ticker SZ.de), he likes to talk about what is perhaps the greatest European Cup final of all time, the legendary final in Glasgow 1960, which Eintracht lost 7-3 to Real Madrid.
