Manuel Sanchís

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sanchís and the second or maternal family name is Martínez.

Manuel Sanchís
Sanchís in 1966
Personal information
Full name Manuel Sanchís Martínez
Date of birth (1938-03-26)26 March 1938
Place of birth Alberic, Spain
Date of death 28 October 2017(2017-10-28) (aged 79)
Place of death Madrid, Spain
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1955–1961 Condal 113 (7)
1961–1964 Valladolid 87 (3)
1965–1971 Real Madrid 143 (1)
1971–1972 Córdoba 14 (0)
Total 357 (11)
International career
1965–1967 Spain 11 (1)
Managerial career
1974–1976 Castilla
1977–1978 Tenerife
1980 Equatorial Guinea
1982–1983 Torrejón
1984–1986 Parla
1987 Daimiel
1988–1989 Don Benito
1991–1992 Alzira
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Manuel Sanchís Martínez (26 March 1938 – 28 October 2017) was a Spanish football defender and manager.

Like his son, Manolo Sanchís, he represented Real Madrid and Spain. They were one of only four father/son pairs to have won the European Cup/Champions League (the others being Cesare and Paolo Maldini, Carles and Sergio Busquets and Zinedine and Luca Zidane),[1] and he played 213 La Liga matches over ten seasons.

An international for two years, Sanchís appeared with the national team at the 1966 World Cup.

Playing career

Sanchís was born in Alberic, Valencia.[2] During his career, he represented CD Condal, Real Valladolid, Real Madrid and Córdoba CF, and he was a member of the successful Madrid sides in the mid-60s that won four La Liga championships in five years, with the addition of the 1965–66 edition of the European Cup (in this competition, he appeared 35 times for the club).[3][4]

Sanchís earned 11 caps for Spain, and represented the nation at the 1966 FIFA World Cup. In the group stage of that tournament, he scored in a 2–1 win against Switzerland.[5][2]

International goals

Scores and results list. Spain's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 15 July 1966 Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield, England   Switzerland 1–1 2–1 1966 FIFA World Cup[6]

Style of play

An offensive-minded defender who was deployed as a forward earlier in his career, Sanchís was known for his exceptional physical qualities, including his strength as well as his class and skills.[7]

Coaching career

After retiring, Sanchís started working as a manager. After beginning with Real Madrid Castilla, he was also in charge of CD Tenerife in the Segunda División[8] before being appointed at the Equatorial Guinea national team.[9]

As the nation was immersed in a situation that would lead to the coup d'état against Francisco Macías Nguema, the sporting facilities in the country suffered from a deep lack of investment, and Sanchís eventually left his post and returned to his country.[5] He subsequently was in charge of lowly AD Torrejón, AD Parla, Daimiel CF, CD Don Benito and UD Alzira, mainly in the Community of Madrid.[10]

Death

Sanchís died on 28 October 2017 in Madrid at the age of 79, from pulmonary embolism.[11][12]

Honours

Real Madrid

Individual

  • FUWO European Team of the Season: 1966[13]

References

  1. ^ "Los Busquets hacen historia" [The Busquets make history]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 29 May 2009. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  2. ^ a b García Candau, Julián (29 October 2017). "Sanchis, el héroe del Mundial-66" [Sanchis, World Cup-66 hero]. Levante-EMV (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  3. ^ González-Martín, Tomás (30 October 2017). "Adiós Sanchís, fuiste el pionero del lateral izquierdo de ataque" [Farewell Sanchís, you were the original attacking left-back]. ABC (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  4. ^ Pla Díaz, Emilio. "Manuel Sanchís Martínez – Matches in European Cups". RSSSF. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Sanchis: el último de la Quinta" [Sanchís: last one from La Quinta] (in Spanish). Real Madrid Fans. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
  6. ^ Casado, Edu (3 June 2018). "Una España sin pegada empata ante Suiza a 12 días del Mundial" [Punchless Spain draw against Switzerland 12 days from the World Cup]. 20 minutos (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  7. ^ "Pure class and strength". Real Madrid CF. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  8. ^ Guerrero, José Luis (28 October 2017). "Muere Manuel Sanchis padre" [Death of Manuel Sanchis the father]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  9. ^ Relaño, Alfredo (3 January 1980). "Sanchís, seleccionador de Guinea Ecuatorial" [Sanchís, Equatorial Guinea manager]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 March 2010.
  10. ^ Corcuera, José Ignacio (1 December 2013). "De espaldas a Guinea" [Turning one's back on Guinea] (in Spanish). Cuadernos de Fútbol. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  11. ^ a b c d "Falleció Manuel Sanchís" [Death of Manuel Sanchís] (in Spanish). Real Madrid CF. 28 October 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  12. ^ "Fallece Manuel Sanchís, leyenda del Real Madrid y padre del excapitán Manolo Sanchís" [Death of Manuel Sanchís, legend of Real Madrid and father of former captain Manolo Sanchís] (in Spanish). Eurosport. 28 October 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  13. ^ "FUWO 1967" (PDF). FCC Supporters. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
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