The Yé-yé team was the name given to the generation of all-Spanish Real Madrid

Real Madrid

Real Madrid Club de Fútbol , commonly known as Real Madrid, is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. The club have won a record 31 La Liga titles, the Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , 18 Copas del Rey, 8 Spanish Super Cups, 1 Copa Eva Duarte and 1 Copa de la...

 players that dominated Spanish football in the 1960s. The team was captained by the veteran player Francisco Gento

Francisco Gento

Francisco "Paco" Gento López is a former Spanish football player.-Biography:He débuted in the Primera División with Racing Santander in the 1952–53 season...

 who won the European Cup

UEFA Champions League

The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...

 5 times with Alfredo Di Stefano

Alfredo Di Stéfano

Alfredo Stéfano Di Stéfano Laulhé, born into a family of Italian immigrants from Capri, is a former Argentinian footballer and coach, widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time...

 in the 1950s. He would lead a group of younger players that included José Araquistáin

José Araquistáin

José Araquistáin Arrieta is a retired Spanish football goalkeeper who played for Real Madrid and was part of their European Cup victory in 1966...

, Pachín, Pedro de Felipe

Pedro de Felipe

Pedro Eugenio de Felipe Cortés is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a central defender.-Club career:De Felipe arrived at Real Madrid in 1964 at the age of 20, from neighbouring Rayo Vallecano, appearing in only four La Liga games in his first season, but amassing 45 in the following two...

, Manuel Sanchís

Manuel Sanchis Martínez

Manuel Sanchis Martínez is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a defender.Like his son, Manuel, he represented Real Madrid, also being an international...

, Pirri, Ignacio Zoco, Fernando Serena, Amancio Amaro

Amancio Amaro

Amancio Amaro Varela, commonly known simply as Amancio, is a former Spanish football player. Nicknamed El Brujo he played for Deportivo de La Coruña, Real Madrid and the Spanish national team....

, Ramón Grosso

Ramón Grosso

Ramón Moreno Grosso was a Spanish footballer who played for Real Madrid and was part of their European Cup victory in 1966...

 and Manuel Velázquez

Manuel Velazquez

Manuel Velazquez was a 20th-century anti-boxing activist who kept meticulous files on boxing-related deaths.-Early life:...

. This group of younger players sometimes were considered to be hippies because they wore longer hair than the previous generation. The name "Yé-yé" came from the "Yeah, yeah, yeah" chorus in the Beatles' song "She Loves You

She Loves You

"She Loves You" is a song written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney based on an idea by McCartney, originally recorded by The Beatles for release as a single in 1963. The single set and surpassed several records in the United Kingdom charts, and set a record in the United States by being one of the...

" after four members of the team posed for Diario Marca dressed in Beatles wigs. "Yé-yé" was also how youngsters were called in Spain in the Sixties when the Beatlemania

Beatlemania

Beatlemania is a term that originated during the 1960s to describe the intense fan frenzy directed toward The Beatles during the early years of their success...

 was catching on around the world.

The transformation of the team began in 1959 when Miguel Muñoz

Miguel Muñoz

Miguel Muñoz Mozún was a Spanish football player and manager.A midfielder, he spent the majority of his career at Real Madrid before going on to coach the club, where he was considered one of the most successful managers in its history, leading the team to two European Cup victories and nine La...

 became the coach of Real Madrid

Real Madrid

Real Madrid Club de Fútbol , commonly known as Real Madrid, is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. The club have won a record 31 La Liga titles, the Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , 18 Copas del Rey, 8 Spanish Super Cups, 1 Copa Eva Duarte and 1 Copa de la...

. As a player, he captained Real Madrid as they won the European Cup

UEFA Champions League

The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...

 in 1956 and 1957. The team he played with was built with the best foreign talents Real Madrid could buy. The team he built as the coach of Real Madrid

Real Madrid

Real Madrid Club de Fútbol , commonly known as Real Madrid, is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. The club have won a record 31 La Liga titles, the Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , 18 Copas del Rey, 8 Spanish Super Cups, 1 Copa Eva Duarte and 1 Copa de la...

 was composed of Spanish players entirely. They dominated La Liga

La Liga

The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...

, winning the competition 9 times. This included a five in a row sequence. They won the European Cup in 1966 at Brussels' Heysel Stadium by coming from behind to beat Partizan Belgrade

FK Partizan

Fudbalski klub Partizan is a professional football club based in Belgrade, Serbia. In its long history, FK Partizan won as many as 37 trophies. The club is the holder of 23 national championships, 12 national cups and 1 national supercup, and has also won the Mitropa Cup in 1978...

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