Manolo Sanchís

Manolo Sanchís
	Sanchís in 2009
Personal information
Full name	Manuel Sanchís Hontiyuelo
Date of birth	23 May 1965 (age 58)
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
1983–1984	Castilla
1983–2001	Real Madrid
Total
International career
1983	Spain U18
1983–1986	Spain U21
1986–1987	Spain U23
1986–1992	Spain
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

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.

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 only goal at Real Murcia and finishing his debut campaign with a further 17 appearances (and two goals) for the main squad.

Sanchís only appeared in less than 30 matches in two of the following 15 seasons, and was instrumental in the team's several conquests, including six La Liga championships, two UEFA Champions Leagues and two UEFA Cups. In 1999–2000 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.

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

International career

After excelling with the Spanish under-21s, with which he won the 1986 UEFA European Championship, 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

As a central defender, 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. An aggressive yet fair player, he was also noted for his tactical intelligence and positional sense, and usually played as a sweeper.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Copa del Rey		Copa de la Liga		Europe		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Castilla	1983–84	Segunda División	10	2	0	0	–		–		–		10	2
Real Madrid	1983–84	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	0	51	3
	1989–90		34	3	7	0	–		4	0	–		45	3
	1990–91		31	2	2	0	–		1	0	2	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	0	44	1
	1994–95		37	1	2	0	–		3	0	–		42	1
	1995–96		32	1	2	0	–		6	0	1	0	41	1
	1996–97		22	0	0	0	–		–		–		22	0
	1997–98		31	1	1	0	–		10	0	2	0	44	1
	1998–99		33	0	4	0	–		7	0	1 + 1	0	46	0
	1999–00		14	0	2	0	–		5	0	2	0	23	0
	2000–01		5	0	1	0	–		3	0	–		9	0
	Total		523	33	67	3	8	0	99	4	13	0	710	40
Career total			533	35	67	3	8	0	99	4	13	0	720	42

Notes

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Spain	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

Real Madrid Castilla

Segunda División: 1983–84

Real Madrid

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

Spain

UEFA European Under-21 Championship: 1986

Individual

Spanish Footballer of the Year (El País): 1989–90

References

External links

Manolo Sanchís at BDFutbol
Manolo Sanchís at National-Football-Teams.com
Manolo Sanchís – FIFA competition record (archived)