1988/89 Real Madrid Away 'Template' Football Shirt (M)

Condition: 9/10 Superb

Size: Adult Medium

Chest Measurement: 39-41 Inches / 99-103 CM

Manufacturer: Hummel

Colour: Royal blue, white trim

Material: Polyester

Seasons: 1988/1989 & 1989/1990

Player: N/A

Patches: N/A

Official Hummel Real Madrid away long sleeved football shirt from the 1988/89 season.

This is Hummel's 'template' version of the jersey, that did not feature a sponsor or crest on the chest.

The condition of this original football jersey is 9/10 – Superb (see photos).

In the early 1980s, Real Madrid had lost its grasp on the La Liga title, until a new cohort of home-grown stars brought domestic success back to the club. Spanish sports journalist Julio César Iglesias gave to this generation the name La Quinta del Buitre ("Vulture's Cohort"), which was derived from the nickname given to one of its members, Emilio Butragueño.

The other four members were Manolo Sanchís, Martín Vázquez, Míchel and Miguel Pardeza. All five footballers were graduates of Real Madrid's youth academy. With La Quinta del Buitre (reduced to four members when Pardeza left for Zaragoza in 1986) and notable players like goalkeeper Francisco Buyo, right-back Miguel Porlán Chendo and Mexican striker Hugo Sánchez, Real Madrid had one of the best teams in Spain and Europe during the second half of the 1980s, winning two UEFA Cups, five Spanish championships in a row, one Spanish Cup, and three Spanish Super Cups. In the early 1990s, La Quinta del Buitre split up after Martín Vázquez, Emilio Butragueño and Míchel left the club.