Joaquín Sánchez

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Joaquín
Personal information
Full name Joaquín Sánchez Rodríguez
Date of birth July 21, 1981 (1981-07-21) (age 26)
Place of birth    El Puerto de Santa María, Spain
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Playing position Right Winger
Club information
Current club Valencia CF
Number 17
Youth clubs
1994–1999 Real Betis B
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1999–2006
2006–		 Real Betis
Valencia		 216 (32)
066 0(8)   
National team2
2002–Present Spain 51 (4)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of April 29, 2008.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of April 29, 2008.
* Appearances (Goals)

Joaquín Sánchez Rodríguez, (born July 21, 1981 in El Puerto de Santa María, Cádiz) is a Spanish footballer, who plays for Valencia CF. He is a right winger.

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[edit] Career

[edit] Real Betis

During the 1999-00 season, Joaquín played 26 games for Real Betis B, scoring 2 goals. He then played 38 games, scoring 3 goals, in the Real Betis first team in the Segunda División during the 2000-01 season. Betis were promoted the same season.

Joaquín made over 180 appearances in La Liga and scored 29 goals in his following five seasons with Real Betis. He also scored 3 goals in the Copa del Rey. He was a consistent assister of goals for Real Betis, assisting over 50 goals in five La Liga seasons. Joaquín played in two third round qualifying Champions League matches, as well as 6 group stages matches in 2005, including a 1-0 triumph over Chelsea and a 0-0 draw against Liverpool at Anfield. Joaquín also made 9 UEFA Cup appearances in his career, scoring one goal.

Joaquín won his first and only medal for Real Betis during the Copa del Rey final against Osasuna at the Vicente Calderón stadium, on June 11, 2005. Joaquín played the full ninety minutes plus thirty minutes of extra time as Betis won 2-1.

On July 27, 2006 following a discussion with Joaquín, Real Betis chairman José León stated that Joaquin had convinced him that he would stay at Real Betis for another year. "It has surprised me a lot,” he admitted. “I came to convince him and on the contrary, he has convinced me", stated José León.[1] Then, during mid-August, Joaquín shocked los béticos by declaring in a press conference his intentions to leave Real Betis.

[edit] Valencia CF

Joaquín finally made his big move to a big club by joining the Spanish giants Valencia CF, he was thought to have moved to Valencia in early August 2006 for €15.0 million, along with a swap deal that included Regueiro. However, some difficulties in the payment appeared, along with Regueiro's insistence in staying at Valencia, which meant that the transfer was delayed. A bid of €25.0 million was later accepted. Joaquín was loaned to Albacete as punishment by Manuel Ruiz de Lopera, due to Joaquín taking a certain percentage of the transfer fee. Manuel Ruiz de Lopera used a clause in Joaquín's contract whereby he could be loaned to any club if it was decided by Real Betis. Joaquín went to Albacete using his own transport and to prove that he went to the club he had himself photographed by operatives working nearby. The switch to Albacete was then canceled. Joaquín officially moved to Valencia in late August 2006 for €25.0 million, making him Valencias most expensive signing. Having sorted out financial dealings with Manuel Ruiz de Lopera, signing a five year contract, with the choice of a further one year extension.

[edit] International team

Joaquín was a member of the Spanish squad at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. Although he was injured, he took but missed the crucial penalty which led to their elimination from the competition against South Korea in the quarter-finals. However, he played again for Spain at Euro 2004 and also at the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

[edit] Honours

Copa del Rey: 2005, 2008

[edit] Career statistics

(Last updated April 29, 2008. Astrix signals statistics drawn from all competitions.)
Season Club Division Apps Goals Assists
1999/00 Real Betis B Flag of Spain 26 2 ?
2000/01 Real Betis Flag of Spain Segunda 36 3 ?
2001/02 Real Betis Flag of Spain La Liga 34 4 9
2002/03 Real Betis Flag of Spain La Liga 37 9 12
2003/04 Real Betis Flag of Spain La Liga 36 7 12
2004/05 Real Betis Flag of Spain La Liga 38 5 15
2005/06 Real Betis Flag of Spain La Liga 51* 3 9
2006/07 Valencia CF Flag of Spain La Liga 45* 5 5
2007/08 Valencia CF Flag of Spain La Liga 46* 7 8
2002/08 Spain Flag of Spain 51* 4 5
Total 399 49 75

[edit] International goals

# Date Opponent Score Result Competition
1 March 26, 2005 Flag of Chile Chile 3-0 Won Friendly
2 February 9, 2005 Flag of San Marino San Marino 5-0 Won WC 2006 Qual.
3 September 6, 2003 Flag of Portugal Portugal 3-0 Won Friendly
4 February 2, 2003 Flag of Armenia Armenia 3-0 Won EURO 2004 Qual.
Last updated April 29, 2008

[edit] References

  1. ^ León dice que Joaquín se entregará al Betis - Marca.com

[edit] External links

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Spain squad - 2002 FIFA World Cup
1 Casillas • 2 Torres • 3 Juanfran • 4 Helguera • 5 Puyol • 6 Hierro • 7 Raúl • 8 Baraja • 9 Morientes • 10 Tristán • 11 de Pedro • 12 Luque • 13 Ricardo • 14 Albelda • 15 Romero • 16 Mendieta • 17 Valerón • 18 Sergio • 19 Xavi • 20 Nadal • 21 Luis Enrique • 22 Joaquín • 23 Contreras • Coach: Camacho
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Spain squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup
1 Casillas • 2 Salgado • 3 Pernía • 4 Marchena • 5 Puyol • 6 Albelda • 7 Raúl • 8 Xavi • 9 Torres • 10 Reyes • 11 Luis García • 12 Antonio López • 13 Iniesta • 14 Xabi Alonso • 15 Ramos • 16 Senna • 17 Joaquín • 18 Cesc • 19 Cañizares • 20 Juanito • 21 Villa • 22 Pablo • 23 Reina • Coach: Aragonés
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Valencia CF – current squad

1 Cañizares • 2 Sunny • 3 Maduro • 4 Raúl Albiol • 5 Marchena • 6 Albelda • 7 David Villa • 8 Baraja • 9 Morientes • 10 Angulo • 11 Éver • 12 Caneira • 13 Hildebrand • 14 Vicente • 15 Helguera • 16 Mata • 17 Joaquín • 18 Žigić • 19 Arizmendi • 20 Alexis • 21 D. Silva • 22 Edu • 23 Miguel • 24 Moretti • 25 Mora • -- H. Viana • Coach: Unai Emery