Manuel Sanchís Martínez

Manuel Sanchís

Sanchís in 1966
Personal information
Full nameManuel Sanchís Martínez
Date of birth26 March 1938
Place of birthAlberique, Spain
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Playing positionDefender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1955–1961Condal113(7)
1961–1964Valladolid87(3)
1965–1971Real Madrid143(1)
1971–1972Córdoba14(0)
Total357(11)
National team
1965–1967Spain11(1)
Teams managed
1977–1978Tenerife
1980Equatorial Guinea
* 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 Sanchís and the second or maternal family name is Martínez.

Manuel Sanchís Martínez (born 26 March 1938) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a defender.

Like his son, Manuel, he represented Real Madrid and Spain. They were one of only three father/son pairs to have won the European Cup/Champions League (the others being Cesare and Paolo Maldini and Carles and Sergio Busquets), and he played in 213 La Liga games over the course of ten seasons.

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

Playing career

Sanchís was born in Alberique, Valencia. 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-60's 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 Merengues[1]).

Sanchís gained 11 caps for Spain, and represented the nation at the 1966 FIFA World Cup. During the group stages, he scored a rare goal in a 2–1 win against Switzerland.[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

Managerial career

After retiring, Sanchís started working as a coach. After beginning with Real Madrid's youths he also managed CD Tenerife in the second division, before taking the reins of the Equatorial Guinea national team.[3] As the nation was immerse 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 he eventually left his post and returned to his country;[2] he subsequently was in charge of lowly AD Parla, Daimiel CF and CD Don Benito, mainly in the Community of Madrid.

Honours

References

  1. ↑ Manuel Sanchís Martínez – Matches in European Cups; at RSSSF
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Real Madrid Fans biography (Spanish)
  3. ↑ Sanchís, seleccionador de Guinea Ecuatorial (Sanchís, Equatorial Guinea manager); El País, 3 January 1980 (Spanish)

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