Víctor Sánchez (footballer, born 1976)

Víctor Sánchez del Amo (born 23 February 1976) is a Spanish football manager and former player who played as a right midfielder.

For other people named Victor Sanchez, see Victor Sanchez.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sánchez and the second or maternal family name is Del Amo.

Víctor Sánchez
Personal information
Full name Víctor Sánchez del Amo[1]
Date of birth (1976-02-23) 23 February 1976[1]
Place of birth Madrid, Spain[1]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Right midfielder
Youth career
1987–1994 Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1995 Real Madrid C 17 (3)
1995–1996 Real Madrid B 37 (1)
1996–1998 Real Madrid 65 (7)
1998–1999 Racing Santander 35 (12)
1999–2006 Deportivo La Coruña 210 (30)
2006–2007 Panathinaikos 12 (0)
2007–2008 Elche 17 (2)
Total 393 (55)
International career
1996–1998 Spain U21 12 (3)
2000–2004 Spain 8 (0)
Managerial career
2010–2011 Getafe (assistant)
2012–2013 Sevilla (assistant)
2013–2015 Olympiacos (assistant)
2015–2016 Deportivo La Coruña
2016 Olympiacos
2016–2017 Betis
2019–2020 Málaga
2023 Cartagena
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

His crossing ability was among the qualities which brought him international recognition with Spain, and especially Deportivo. He started his career with Real Madrid, and went on to win a total of seven major titles between the two clubs; over 11 seasons in La Liga, where he also represented Racing de Santander, he amassed totals of 310 matches and 49 goals.

After five years as an assistant, Sánchez started working as a manager in 2015.

Club career

Real Madrid

Sánchez was born in Madrid. Being a product of the famous Real Madrid youth system, he made his first-team debut on 25 May 1996 in the season's last matchday, a 1–0 away win against Real Zaragoza.[2]

Almost never a starter during his spell in the capital, Sánchez did appear in 36 La Liga games in 1996–97 (25 starts, five goals) as the Fabio Capello-led side won the national championship, and would play a relative role in Madrid's conquest of the following campaign's UEFA Champions League.[3]

Deportivo

For 1998–99, Sánchez had to leave his hometown club as he faced stiff competition, and his first stop was Racing de Santander where he scored 12 top-division goals[4][5] to earn a move to Deportivo de La Coruña. In the 1999–2000 season, he missed just one league match as they won the league – their first – netting four times.[6]

It was as creator rather than scorer, however, that Sánchez impressed in the 2001–02 edition of the Champions League, a season which saw the Galicians win the Copa del Rey.[7] He helped Depor to a third-place finish in 2002–03 with four goals in 30 games, adding a couple in the Champions League prior to the team's second group stage elimination.[8]

Sánchez enjoyed his best return in front of goal in 2003–04, scoring seven from 31 appearances, including a 3 January 2004 hat-trick at neighbours RC Celta de Vigo (5–0 victory),[9][10] as Deportivo finished third behind Valencia CF and FC Barcelona; he failed to find the net, though, in a Champions League campaign which concluded with a semi-final loss to FC Porto.[11] In his last year, they would finish eighth in the league and the player was not offered a new contract, a decision helped by the fact he had recently been injured.[12]

Later years

On 3 August 2006, Sánchez signed a two-year contract with Super League Greece giants Panathinaikos FC[13] for about €1.5 million per year. He appeared sparingly throughout a sole season and, in October 2007, returned to Spain, penning a one-year deal with Segunda División club Elche CF; he had spent the previous weeks training on his own.[14]

At the end of the campaign, Sánchez renewed his link for a further year,[15] only to back down immediately on his original decision, leaving in July 2008. He retired at the age of 32 due to several injury problems, with nearly 500 competitive matches to his credit.[16]

International career

Sánchez made his debut with Spain in a friendly with Germany on 16 August 2000 (4–1 away loss),[17] and went on to receive eight caps in a four-year span. He had previously participated in the 1998 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, in which the nation emerged victorious 1–0 against Greece.[18]

Coaching career

On 22 December 2010, Sánchez was named Getafe CF's assistant manager, replacing former Real Madrid teammate Juan Esnáider as sidekick of Míchel – another player he shared teams at the club with. On 9 April 2015 he returned to Deportivo, taking over from the sacked Víctor Fernández.[19]

Sánchez was dismissed after the team finished 15th in his only full season, winning just twice in his last 22 games including an 0–8 home defeat to Barcelona.[20] On 23 June 2016, he succeeded Marco Silva at the helm of Olympiacos FC.[21] Less than two months later, after being ousted from the Champions League by Hapoel Be'er Sheva FC, he was relieved of his duties.[22]

On 12 November 2016, Sánchez replaced the fired Gus Poyet at Real Betis.[23] The following 9 May, he was himself shown the door.[24]

On 15 April 2019, after almost two years without a club, Sánchez took the place of the dismissed Juan Muñiz at Málaga CF.[25] In early January 2020, with the side still in the second tier, the board of directors decided to suspend him indefinitely after a sex video featuring him leaked to the internet;[26] shortly after, he was fired.[27]

On 6 June 2023, having been unemployed for three years, Sánchez was named manager of second-division FC Cartagena.[28] He was sacked three months later, after winning one of his seven matches in charge.[29][30]

Managerial statistics
As of match played 22 September 2023
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Deportivo La Coruña Spain 9 April 2015 30 May 2016 50 10 25 15 59 80 −21 020.00 [31]
Olympiacos Greece 23 June 2016 9 August 2016 2 0 1 1 0 1 −1 000.00 [32]
Betis Spain 12 November 2016 9 May 2017 27 8 5 14 29 42 −13 029.63 [33]
Málaga Spain 15 April 2019 11 January 2020 33 10 12 11 37 32 +5 030.30 [34]
Cartagena Spain 6 June 2023 23 September 2023 7 1 0 6 6 12 −6 014.29 [35]
Total 119 29 43 47 131 167 −36 024.37 —

Honours

Real Madrid

Deportivo

Spain U21

References
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  2. Andrés, Mariano (26 May 1996). "Europa esquiva al Real" [Europe eludes Real]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  3. Carbajosa, Carlos (23 October 1997). "El Real, con paso firme y goleando" [Real, steady and scoring aplenty]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  4. Vicario, Ernesto (1 November 1998). "Racing y Celta ofrecen goles y un buen espectáculo" [Racing and Celta provide goals and a good show]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  5. Vicario, Ernesto (16 November 1998). "El Racing arrolla al Salamanca" [Racing crush Salamanca]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  6. "#ANosaHistoria: La Liga blanquiazul cumple 20 años" [#ANosaHistoria: White-and-blue League celebrates 20th birthday] (in Spanish). Deportivo La Coruña. 19 May 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  7. "1–2: El Deportivo gana la Copa del centenario" [1–2: Deportivo win centenary Cup]. ABC (in Spanish). 6 March 2002. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
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  9. Campos, Pablo (4 January 2004). "El Deportivo incendia Balaídos" [Deportivo set Balaídos on fire]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 April 2017.
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  11. "Deportivo 0–1 Porto". BBC Sport. 4 May 2004. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  12. Gómez, Pablo (23 April 2006). "Pablo Álvarez se rompe la pierna y estará ocho meses de baja" [Pablo Álvarez breaks leg and will miss eight months]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  13. "Víctor wins Panathinaikos deal". UEFA. 7 August 2006. Retrieved 22 February 2008.
  14. "El Elche ficha al ex jugador del Deportivo de La Coruña Víctor" [Elche sign former Deportivo de La Coruña player Víctor]. La Nueva España (in Spanish). 2 October 2007. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  15. "El Elche renueva por una campaña a Víctor Sánchez" [Elche renew Víctor Sánchez for one season]. Las Provincias (in Spanish). 8 July 2008. Retrieved 8 April 2009.
  16. Cudeiro, Juan Luis (9 April 2015). "Dos veces Víctor" [Two times Víctor]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  17. Gascón, Javier (17 August 2000). "Desastre" [Disaster]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  18. "Príncipes" [Princes]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 1 June 1998. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
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  21. "ΠΑΕ Ολυμπιακός – Ανακοίνωση" [Olympiacos FC – Announcement] (in Greek). Olympiacos F.C. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  22. "El Olympiacos cesa a Víctor Sánchez del Amo" [Olympiacos fire Víctor Sánchez del Amo]. Sport (in Spanish). 9 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  23. "Víctor Sánchez del Amo substitutes Gustavo Poyet at Real Betis". Real Betis. 12 November 2016. Archived from the original on 12 November 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  24. "Alexis Trujillo will replace Víctor Sánchez del Amo in charge of the team". Real Betis. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
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    "Víctor: Víctor Sánchez del Amo: Matches 2015–16". BDFutbol. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
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    "Víctor: Víctor Sánchez del Amo: Matches 2019–20". BDFutbol. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
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