Name: Eugenio Leal Vargas
Nickname: "Cheli"



Country: Spain
Club: Atlético Madrid
Position: *CMF, DMF, AMF, SMF
Side: RF/BS
Age: 22-24 years (13/05/1954)

Height: 178 cm
Weight: 74 kg

Attack: 77
Defence: 71
Balance: 80
Stamina: 86
Top Speed: 83
Acceleration: 82
Response: 75
Agility: 79
Dribble Accuracy: 80
Dribble Speed: 80
Short Pass Accuracy: 84
Short Pass Speed: 78
Long Pass Accuracy: 75
Long Pass Speed: 78
Shot Accuracy: 76
Shot Power: 84
Shot Technique: 72
Free Kick Accuracy: 72
Curling: 75
Header: 72
Jump: 75
Technique: 82
Aggression: 81
Mentality: 82
Goalkeeper Skills: 50
Team Work: 82

Injury Tolerance: B
Condition/Fitness: 7
Weak Foot Accuracy: 5
Weak Foot Frequency: 6
Consistency: 6
Growth type: Standard/Lasting

CARDS:
P15 - Free Roaming
S01 - Marauding
S05 - 1-Touch Play

SPECIAL ABILITIES: Centre - Reaction - 1-touch Pass

Attack/Defence Awareness Card: Balanced


INFO:
Leal finished his youth career with Atlético Madrid. After alternating between the first team and the amateur reserves to start with, he was loaned to fellow La Liga team Sporting de Gijón (where he played at right wing), returning to the Vicente Calderón Stadium late into the 1973–74 season to play the Copa del Rey as the foreign players were not eligible for the tournament. He started playing football as a forward, but manager and former teammate Luis Aragonés reconverted him in a midfielder. Heir to the love for the colors of Adelardo, Leal established himself as a sober player, with a great vision of the game and priceless work in a stocking that he made owner. Great techhnique and passing, use of both legs and long shots. Leal helped Atlético to the 1973 and 1977 domestic leagues, contributing a total of 42 matches and four goals to the achievements.

In a derby against Real Madrid in 1979, Leal suffered a knee ligament injury following a challenge from Juan Sol from which he never fully recovered. He left the Colchoneros in June 1982 after only eight games in two years and, after a few months at CE Sabadell FC to help them prevent relegation from Segunda División, which eventually did not befell, he retired at the age of 29.

Leal earned the first of his 13 caps for Spain on 16 April 1977, in a 0–1 away loss against Romania for the 1978 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. Six months later, in the same phase and facing the same opponent, he scored in the 2–0 win in Madrid. Selected to the finals in Argentina by coach László Kubala, Leal featured in three games in an eventual group stage exit.