Manolo Sanchís

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

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sanchís and the second or maternal family name is Hontiyuelo.
Manolo Sanchís
Sanchís in 2009
Personal information
Full name Manuel Sanchís Hontiyuelo[1]
Date of birth (1965-05-23) 23 May 1965[1]
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)[1]
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)
International career
1983 Spain U18 6 (1)
1983–1986 Spain U21 16 (0)
1986–1987 Spain U23 2 (0)
1986–1992 Spain 48 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.[2][3][4]

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.[4]

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.[4][5][6]

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.[7]

International career

After excelling with the Spanish under-21s, with which he won the 1986 UEFA European Championship,[8] 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.[9]

Sanchís' last match was a friendly with the United States, on 11 March 1992.[9]

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.[10] An aggressive yet fair player,[11] he was also noted for his tactical intelligence and positional sense, and usually played as a sweeper.[12]

Career statistics

Club
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[13][14][15]
Club Season League Copa del Rey Copa de la Liga Europe[lower-alpha 1] Other Total
Division AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Castilla1983–84Segunda División10200–––102
Real Madrid1983–84La Liga1830020––203
1984–853041060101–471
1985–8628162–70–413
1986–8736260–71–493
1987–8833980–81–4910
1988–8933390–702[lower-alpha 2]0513
1989–9034370–40–453
1990–9131220–102[lower-alpha 2]0362
1991–9237161–91–523
1992–9337160–60–491
1993–9432140–602[lower-alpha 2]0441
1994–9537120–30–421
1995–9632120–601[lower-alpha 2]0411
1996–9722000–––220
1997–9831110–1002[lower-alpha 2]0441
1998–9933040–701[lower-alpha 3] + 1[lower-alpha 4]0460
1999–0014020–502[lower-alpha 4]0230
2000–015010–30–90
Total 523336738099413071040
Career total 533356738099413072042
Notes
  1. Appearances UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup, and UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
  2. Appearances in Supercopa de España
  3. Appearances in UEFA Super Cup
  4. Appearances in Intercontinental Cup

    International
    Appearances and goals by national team and year[16]
    National teamYearAppsGoals
    Spain 198620
    198761
    1988120
    198970
    1990110
    199170
    199230
    Total481

    Honours

    Real Madrid Castilla

    Real Madrid

    Spain

    Individual

    See also

    References
    1. Manolo Sanchís at WorldFootball.net
    2. "Los Busquets hacen historia" [The Busquets make history]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 29 May 2009. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
    3. Suárez, Orfeo (23 March 2013). "La Quinta entra en los 50" [The Cohort hits 50]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 October 2019.
    4. "Sanchis: el último de la Quinta" [Sanchís: last one from La Quinta] (in Spanish). Real Madrid Fans. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
    5. Pla Díaz, Emilio. "Real Madrid CF – All the players in European Cups". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
    6. "Real Madrid 3–0 Valencia". The Guardian. 24 May 2000. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
    7. "Ramos entra entre los diez jugadores con más partidos con el Real Madrid" [Ramos joins ten players with more matches with Real Madrid]. La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 7 December 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
    8. Perearnau, Francesc (30 October 1986). "¡¡¡Campeones!!!" [Champions!!!]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 June 2014.
    9. Ortego, Enrique (1 May 2020). "La 'Quinta del Buitre', de héroes a villanos" [The 'Vulture's Cohort', from heroes to villains]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 May 2023.
    10. "The saga continues". Real Madrid CF. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
    11. Matchett, Karl (23 October 2014). "Real Madrid vs. Barcelona: All-Time Clasico 40 Best Players". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
    12. Sarahs, Paul (24 May 2018). "Where are they now? Real Madrid's 1998 Champions League winners". FourFourTwo. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
    13. "Manuel Sanchís Montiyuelo [sic]" (in Spanish). El Aguanis. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
    14. Manolo Sanchís at BDFutbol
    15. "Manolo Sanchís". Footballdatabase. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
    16. "Sanchís". European Football. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
    17. Sánchez-Flor, Ulises (1 October 2022). ""Yo tenía valentía". La historia de Amancio, el nuevo presidente de honor del Real Madrid" ["I was brave". The story of Amancio, Real Madrid's new honorary president]. El Confidencial (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 May 2023.
    18. Pla Díaz, Emilio. "Spain – Footballer of the Year". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
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