Suárez known affectionately as "Luisito" enjoyed his greatest club glory with Inter Milan during a nine-year spell in the 1960s.

"The entire Inter world joins in mourning the loss of Luis Suárez and, in remembering him, they embrace his family members," read a statement from Inter Milan.

"Saying goodbye to Luisito leaves us with a profound sadness, nostalgia for his perfect and incomparable football, which inspired generations, is combined with the memory of a unique footballer and a great, great Inter player."

Suárez began his senior football career 70 years ago in his hometown club Deportivo La Coruña but made his debut for Barcelona in 1954.

His career blossomed with the arrival of legendary coach Helenio Herrera at the club.

In the late 1950s, Suárez contributed to two league titles and helped the club win the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, a forerunner of the Europa League.

In the inaugural competition, he played as part of a Barcelona team drawn from all clubs in the city, and scored twice as they beat a combined London team 8-2 on aggregate in the final.

Barcelona won the competition a second time beating Birmingham City in1960.

In the same year, Suárez received the Ballon d'Or presented by the French football magazine France Football to the European footballer of the year.

He was the first Spanish born player to receive the accolade.

In 1961, Herrera took Suárez to Inter Milan where he proved an integral part of the team and also scored the first hat-trick by a Spaniard in Serie A.

With Suárez a key member of the team, Inter beat Real Madrid in Vienna to win the European Cup in 1964.

It was also a year in which Suárez helped Spain defeat the Soviet Union to win the European Championship final in Madrid.

He won 32 caps in all, scoring 14 goals.

There was further glory to follow with Inter in 1965, when they defeated Benfica 1-0 on home turf at the San Siro to retain the European Cup.

In both seasons, Inter also won the Intercontinental Cup, a forerunner of the FIFA Club World Cup.

Each time, they beat Independiente of Argentina.

Suárez spent nine years in all at Inter and ended his playing career with Sampdoria.

He returned to Inter as coach in three separate spells.

He also guided Spain to the European U21 Championships in 1986.

In 1990, Suárez was the coach of the Spanish team at the FIFA World Cup in Italy, leading them to the top of their group, before losing to Yugoslavia after extra time in the round of 16.

As a player, Suárez was assured of a place amongst the most revered names in football's history.

Coach Herrera once advised his team mates, "'If you don't know what to do, give the ball to Suárez".