Antonio Sancho

Antonio Sancho Sánchez (14 March 1976) is a Mexican former footballer. He played as a midfielder and was the captain of Tigres UANL and Pumas UNAM.

Antonio Sancho
Personal information
Full name Antonio Sancho Sánchez
Date of birth (1976-03-14) 14 March 1976
Place of birth Mexico City, Mexico
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1990–1993 Pumas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–2000 Pumas 177 (18)
2000–2006 Tigres UANL 206 (5)
2006–2007 Pumas 29 (0)
2007–2011 Tigres UANL 84 (1)
International career‡
1997–2002 Mexico 4 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Mexico
Third placeCopa America1997
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 May 2011
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 August 2007

Career

Sancho played for six years with Tigres UANL, where he became one of the most trusted players by the fans.[1] A huge number of fans was against his separation of the team, decided by the team's upper management and not by the coach. Among other milestones, Sancho has played 17 Clásico Regiomontano derbies with Tigres.

After Tigres UANL, he returned to Pumas. He had originally joined Pumas youth system and worked his way through the ranks to make his first division debut, becoming an idol and the team captain. Now, in his second spell with Pumas, he has once more taken captain's armband hoping to lead the club out of the relegation position.

Sancho returned to Tigres in 2007 after the loan to Pumas expired.[2] On 2011 he announced his retirement.[3] A hard-tackling midfielder, Sancho was sent off thirteen times in his career.[4]

He now returned to Tigres UANL with a new contract as a Sport Director for the club.[5][6]

References
  1. "Antonio Sancho, el otro capitán de Pumas" (in Spanish). Milenio. 19 August 2014.
  2. "Antonio Sancho se tambalea en Tigres" (in Spanish). Medio Tiempo. 3 June 2009.
  3. "Antonio Sancho anunció su retiro" (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 24 May 2011.
  4. "DESDE SUS INICIOS, SANCHO PORTÓ EL CABALÍSTICO NÚMERO" (in Spanish). Récord. 1 January 2013.
  5. "Recuerda Sancho sus viejos tiempos « Tigres UANL". www.tigres.com.mx. Archived from the original on 2013-02-25.
  6. "EL RETIRO DE SANCHO SE HARÍA OFICIAL LA PRÓXIMA SEMANA" (in Spanish). Récord. 2013.


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