Manolo Sanchís

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

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Sanchís and the second or maternal family name is Hontiyuelo.
Manolo Sanchís
Personal information
Full name Manuel Sanchís Hontiyuelo
Date of birth (1965-05-23) 23 May 1965
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing 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 AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Spain League Copa del Rey Copa de la Liga Europe Other Total
1983–84Real Madrid CastillaSegunda División10200–––102
1983–84Real MadridLa Liga1830020––203
1984–853041060101–471
1985–8628162–70–413
1986–8736260–71–493
1987–8833980–81–4910
1988–8933390–702[lower-alpha 1]0513
1989–9034370–40–453
1990–9131220–102[lower-alpha 1]0362
1991–9237161–91–523
1992–9337160–60–491
1993–9432140–602[lower-alpha 1]0441
1994–9537120–30–421
1995–9632120–601[lower-alpha 1]0411
1996–9722000–––220
1997–9831110–1002[lower-alpha 1]0441
1998–9933040–701[lower-alpha 2] + 1[lower-alpha 3]0460
1999–0014020–502[lower-alpha 3]0230
2000–015010–30–90
Career total 533356738099413072042
Notes
  1. Appearances in Supercopa de España
  2. Appearances in UEFA Super Cup
  3. Appearances in Intercontinental Cup

    International

    [12]

    Spain
    YearAppsGoals
    198620
    198761
    1988120
    198970
    1990110
    199170
    199230
    Total481

    Honours

    Club

    Real Madrid Castilla

    Real Madrid[8]

    International

    Spain

    Individual

    See also

    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.
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