Report : Ecuadorian fans bid farewell to Spencer
Tuesday November 7, 2006 (Quito, Ecuador)
Hundred of fans lined up on Monday To say farewell to Ecuadorian soccer great Alberto Spencer, who die last week in the United States after tolerating heart surgery.
Considered Ecuador’s greatest soccer player, Spencer was brought home for a nine-hour stop in the coastal city of Guayaquil for an open-casket ceremony.
Spencer’s body was then put on a plane for Uruguay, where he had spent most of his career, leading Penarol to eight national titles and three South American championships during its golden years in the 1960s.
Spencer had a wonderful soccer career. During 12 years with his team, he had scored 326 goals, including 48 on the Copa Libertadores. He also scored 6 more goals for the Ecuador’s Barcelona squad in South America’s club championship, setting a tournament record of 54 goals that stands today. Sadly the 67 year old soccer legend had died from heart disease. He had suffered from heart disease since the late 1970s. At Spencer’s funeral dozens of fans were wearing Barcelona jerseys ass they accompanied his coffin.
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