Manolo Sanchís

Manuel Sanchís Hontiyuelo (Spanish pronunciation: [maˈnolo sanˈtʃis]; born 23 May 1965) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a sweeper.

Manolo Sanchís

Personal information
Full name	Manuel Sanchís Hontiyuelo
Date of birth	23 May 1965
Place of birth	Madrid, Spain
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9 ^1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Sweeper
Youth career
1979–1983	Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1983–1984	Castilla	10	(2)
1983–2001	Real Madrid	523	(33)
Total		533	(35)
National team
1983	Spain U18	6	(1)
1983–1986	Spain U21	16	(0)
1986–1987	Spain U23	2	(0)
1986–1992	Spain	48	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

A part of the famous La Quinta del Buitre which stemmed from the Real Madrid youth academy, he was the only of its five members to spend his entire career with the club. His father, Manuel Sanchís, also played for Real Madrid, and both were Spanish internationals.[1][2][3]

Sanchís appeared in more than 700 competitive matches for his only club, and represented the national team in one World Cup and one European Championship.

Club career

A product of Real Madrid's prolific youth system, Madrid-born Sanchís made his debut with the first team on 4 December 1983, scoring the game's only goal at Real Murcia[1] and finishing his debut season with a further 17 appearances (and two goals) for the main squad.

During the following 15 years, Sanchís only appeared in less than 30 matches in two, and was instrumental in the team's several conquests, including six La Liga championships, two UEFA Champions League and two UEFA Cups. In the 1999–2000 campaign he featured sparingly, but still helped to their eighth European Cup, playing 11 minutes in the final against fellow Spanish side Valencia CF in a 3–0 win.[1][4][5]

Sanchís retired in 2001 at the age of 36, having played 710 overall games for his only club – 523 of those in the league – while also captaining it during 13 years.[6]

International career

After excelling with the Spanish under-21s, with which he won the 1986 UEFA European Championship,[7] Sanchís made his senior debut on 12 November of that year in a UEFA Euro 1988 qualifier against Romania (1–0 win). He went on to earn 48 full caps, appearing at both Euro 1988 and the 1990 FIFA World Cup.

Sanchís' last match was a friendly with the United States, on 11 March 1992.

Style of play

Sanchís stood out for his defensive composure, placement and agility. He set a new standard within his club due to both his sporting and human skills.[8]

Career statistics

Club

[9][10][11]

Season	Club	League			Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Spain		League			Copa del Rey		Copa de la Liga		Europe		Other		Total
1983–84	Real Madrid Castilla	Segunda División	10	2	0	0	–		–		–		10	2
1983–84	Real Madrid	La Liga	18	3	0	0	2	0	–		–		20	3
1984–85			30	4	1	0	6	0	10	1	–		47	1
1985–86			28	1	6	2	–		7	0	–		41	3
1986–87			36	2	6	0	–		7	1	–		49	3
1987–88			33	9	8	0	–		8	1	–		49	10
1988–89			33	3	9	0	–		7	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	51	3
1989–90			34	3	7	0	–		4	0	–		45	3
1990–91			31	2	2	0	–		1	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	36	2
1991–92			37	1	6	1	–		9	1	–		52	3
1992–93			37	1	6	0	–		6	0	–		49	1
1993–94			32	1	4	0	–		6	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	44	1
1994–95			37	1	2	0	–		3	0	–		42	1
1995–96			32	1	2	0	–		6	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	41	1
1996–97			22	0	0	0	–		–		–		22	0
1997–98			31	1	1	0	–		10	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	44	1
1998–99			33	0	4	0	–		7	0	1[lower-alpha 2] + 1[lower-alpha 3]	0	46	0
1999–00			14	0	2	0	–		5	0	2[lower-alpha 3]	0	23	0
2000–01			5	0	1	0	–		3	0	–		9	0
Career total			533	35	67	3	8	0	99	4	13	0	720	42

Notes

1. Appearances in Supercopa de España
2. Appearances in UEFA Super Cup
3. Appearances in Intercontinental Cup

• Europe matches includes UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and UEFA Super Cup matches.

International

[12]

Spain
Year	Apps	Goals
1986	2	0
1987	6	1
1988	12	0
1989	7	0
1990	11	0
1991	7	0
1992	3	0
Total	48	1

Honours

Club

Real Madrid Castilla

• Segunda División: 1983–84

Real Madrid[8]

• La Liga: 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1994–95, 1996–97, 2000–01
• Copa del Rey: 1988–89, 1992–93
• Copa de la Liga: 1985
• Supercopa de España: 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1997
• UEFA Champions League: 1997–98, 1999–2000
• UEFA Cup: 1984–85, 1985–86
• Intercontinental Cup: 1998

International

Spain

• UEFA European Under-21 Championship: 1986

Individual

• Spanish Footballer of the Year (El País): 1989–90[13]

See also

• List of one-club men

References

1. Sanchis: el último de la Quinta (Sanchís: last one from La Quinta); at Real Madrid Fans (in Spanish)
2. Los Busquets hacen historia (The Busquets make history); Mundo Deportivo, 29 May 2009 (in Spanish)
3. "La Quinta entra en los 50" [The Cohort hits 50] (in Spanish). El Mundo. 23 March 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
4. "Real Madrid CF – All the players in European Cups". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
5. "Real Madrid 3–0 Valencia". The Guardian. 24 May 2000. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
6. "Ramos entra entre los diez jugadores con más partidos con el Real Madrid" [Ramos joins ten players with more matches with Real Madrid] (in Spanish). La Vanguardia. 7 December 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
7. ¡¡¡Campeones!!! (Champions!!!); Mundo Deportivo, 30 October 1986 (in Spanish)
8. "The saga continues". Real Madrid. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
9. "Manuel Sanchís Montiyuelo [sic]" (in Spanish). El Aguanis. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
10. Manolo Sanchís at BDFutbol
11. "Manolo Sanchís". Footballdatabase. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
12. "Sanchís". European Football. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
13. "Spain – Footballer of the Year". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 June 2019.

External links

• Manolo Sanchís at BDFutbol
• Real Madrid biography
• Manolo Sanchís at National-Football-Teams.com
• Manolo Sanchís – FIFA competition record