Víctor Sánchez

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Víctor Sánchez

Full name	Víctor Sánchez del Amo
Date of birth	February 23, 1976 (age 30)
Place of birth	Madrid, Spain
Height	1.83 cm
Position	Right Attacking Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Panathinaikos FC
Number	23
Youth clubs
1994–1995 1995-1996	Real Madrid C Real Madrid Castilla
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (goals)
1996–1998 1998–1999 1999–2006 2006-present	Real Madrid CF Racing Santander Deportivo La Coruña Panathinaikos FC	65 (7) 35 (12) 190 (26) 4 (0)
National team**
2000-2002	Spain	9 (0)
* Professional club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 6, 2006. ** National team caps and goals correct as of the end of 2002.

Víctor (fullname Víctor Sánchez del Amo) (born 23 February 1976 in Madrid) is a Spanish football midfielder. His excellent crossing ability is foremost among the qualities which brought Víctor Sánchez international recognition with Spain and especially with Real Madrid, which won with Victor the UEFA Champions League 1997-98 cup after 36 years. Being a product of the famous Real Madrid CF youth system, Víctor had to leave his hometown club to build on a glittering career as a Spanish junior international. His first port of call after Madrid was Real Racing Club Santander, where he registered 12 goals in the 1998/99 season to earn a move to RC Deportivo La Coruña. In 1999 he missed just one league match as Deportivo La Coruña won the Spanish Primera title in 2000 - their first - scoring four goals. It was as creator rather than scorer, however, that Víctor impressed in the UEFA Champions League 2001-02, a season which saw the Galicians win the Copa del Rey. Helped Depor to a third-place finish in 2002/03 with four goals in 30 games, while also chipping in with a couple in the Champions League prior to the club's second group stage elimination. In 2003/04 season, he enjoyed his best return in front of goal, seven in 21 Primera División games, including a hat-trick against RC Celta de Vigo, as Depor finished third behind Valencia CF and FC Barcelona. Víctor failed to score, though, in a Champions League campaign which concluded with a semi-final loss to FC Porto. In last season. Deportivo La Coruña finished 9th in Primera Division and the team's directors decided not to offer him a new contract, especially because of his recent injury. So, in the end on August 3rd, Victor signed a 2+1 year contract with greek giants Panathinaikos for about 1,5 million € per year, being one of the most reputed transfers in Greece this season.