Chano (footballer, born 1961)

For another Spanish footballer, see Chano (footballer, born 1965).
Chano
Personal information
Full nameSebastián López Serrano
Date of birth18 August 1961
Place of birthTétouan, Morocco
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing positionRight back
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1978–1980Cádiz B
1980–1984Cádiz72(1)
1984–1988Mallorca129(0)
1988–1991Málaga90(2)
Total294(3)
National team
1978–1979Spain U182(0)
1981Spain U193(1)
1981Spain U204(3)
1981–1984Spain U212(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is López and the second or maternal family name is Serrano.

Sebastián López Serrano (born 18 August 1961), commonly known as Chano, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a right back.

He appeared in 165 La Liga games during six seasons, representing in the competition Cádiz, Mallorca and Málaga.

Club career

Cádiz

Born in Tétouan, Morocco to Spanish parents, Chano made his professional debut for Cádiz CF on 13 January 1980, in a 0–2 Segunda División defeat away to Deportivo Alavés.[1] From 1981 to 1984 he achieved two promotions to La Liga,[2] and an equal number of relegations.[3]

On 12 September 1982 Chano scored the first and only league goal for the Andalusians, in a 1–0 success at Atlético Madrid B for the second level championship.[4] He made the first of 31 appearances for the club in the main category of Spanish football on 27 December 1981, coming on as a 70th-minute substitute in a 5–1 home routing of CD Castellón.[5]

Mallorca / Málaga

In July 1984 Chano signed for RCD Mallorca in the second tier,[6] contributing with 27 games to the Balearic Islands side's ascension to the top flight in his second season[7] and leaving following its relegation in his fourth. He then joined CD Málaga,[8] playing two campaigns in the top flight and as many in division two, scoring twice in 1990–91[9][10] and retiring in 1992 at the age of 30 from a broken tibia and fibula.[11]

International career

Chano gained 11 caps for Spain at youth level, including two for the under-21s.[12][13]

Personal life

In May 2006, Chano was called to court in San Fernando, Cádiz on the charge of being violently abusive towards his son. He had previously been jailed in Cádiz on a charge of child grooming, of which he was later released innocent. In 2003, he was convicted in Málaga of making threats – including death threats – to a woman with whom he had a daughter, also being convicted for threats to his wife in October of that year.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "2–0: Dos goles de Sandino doblegaron al Cádiz" [2–0: Two Sandino goals downed Cádiz] (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 14 January 1980. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "3–1: ¡Carranza fue una fiesta!" [3–1: Party at Carranza!] (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 23 May 1983. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "1–1: Los dos descendidos, tal para cual" [1–1: The two relegated, one and the same] (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 30 April 1984. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "0–1: Estocada del Cádiz en el “Calderón”" [0–1: Cádiz blow at the “Calderón”] (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 13 September 1982. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  5. ↑ "5–1: Un paseo para el Cádiz" [5–1: A walk in the park for Cádiz] (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 28 December 1981. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  6. ↑ "Chano firmó por el Mallorca" [Chano signed for Mallorca] (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 19 July 1984. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  7. ↑ "1–2: El Mallorca vivió su ascenso "in extremis"" [1–2: Mallorca experienced promotion "in extremis"] (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 19 May 1986. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  8. ↑ "Una presentación de primera" [Top flight presentation] (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 15 July 1988. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  9. ↑ "La suerte sonrió al Málaga" [Luck befriended Málaga] (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 15 October 1990. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  10. ↑ "Más engañoso que real" [More deceitful than real] (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 6 May 1991. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "El ex jugador 'Chano', citado por maltratar a su hijo" [Ex-player 'Chano', called to court for mistreating his son] (in Spanish). Terra. 1 May 2006. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  12. ↑ "2–1: España acabó imponiéndose a Holanda" [2–1: Spain beat the Netherlands eventually] (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 19 November 1981. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  13. ↑ "2–2: España no se arrugó" [2–2: Spain displayed heart] (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 22 March 1984. Retrieved 24 April 2015.

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