Juan Sánchez (footballer, born 1972)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sánchez and the second or maternal family name is Moreno.

For other people named Juan Sánchez, see Juan Sánchez (disambiguation).

Juan Ginés Sánchez Moreno (born 15 May 1972) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Juan Sánchez

Sánchez in 2009
Personal information
Full name	Juan Ginés Sánchez Moreno[1]
Date of birth	(1972-05-15) 15 May 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth	Aldaia, Spain[1]
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
	Valencia
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1991–1993	Valencia B	20	(5)
1992–1994	Valencia	17	(3)
1993–1994	→ Mallorca (loan)	37	(16)
1994–1999	Celta	159	(38)
1999–2004	Valencia	125	(27)
2004–2006	Celta	23	(5)
Total		381	(94)
International career
1992–1993	Spain U21	5	(0)
1998	Spain	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

In a career almost entirely associated to Valencia – which he helped to two La Liga titles – and Celta, he scored 89 goals as a professional in 361 games.

Club career

Born in Aldaia, Valencian Community, Sánchez started playing professionally for Valencia CF, and his first La Liga appearance was on 25 October 1992 in a 0–3 loss at FC Barcelona.^[2] In the season's closing stages he scored his first goal(s) for the Che, having come on as a late substitute in a 2–0 home win over RCD Español.^[3]

After a successful loan stint in the second division with RCD Mallorca, Sánchez signed with RC Celta de Vigo, becoming an important attacking element in the Galicians' domestic and European consolidation. In his last two seasons, as they finished respectively sixth and fifth, he totalled 22 goals, eventually returning to his first club.^[4]

Sánchez scored 12 times in the league in the 2000–01 campaign, notably back-to-back braces against CD Numancia (3–0)^[5] and UD Las Palmas (5–1).^[6] He added a further two in the UEFA Champions League semi-final second leg against Leeds United for a 3–0 home victory,^[7] being replaced in the final loss to FC Bayern Munich.^[8]

Subsequently, after having appeared in 25 games in the team's 2001–02 league conquest, Sánchez's importance lessened dramatically in his final season, where he played only ten matches for the champions, no complete ones. He retired aged 34 after a second stint at Celta, which he helped achieve a return to the top tier.^[4]

Sánchez became Valencia's sporting director in April 2008, succeeding Miguel Ángel Ruiz and leaving the post in August.^[9] In June 2009 he moved to R.E. Mouscron from Belgium in the same capacity, rejoining former Valencia teammates Amedeo Carboni and Miroslav Đukić – the latter being signed as head coach.^[10]

International career

Sánchez earned one cap for Spain, playing 12 minutes in a 2–2 friendly match against Italy on 18 November 1998 in Salerno.^[11]

Honours

Valencia

• La Liga: 2001–02, 2003–04
• Supercopa de España: 1999
• UEFA Cup: 2003–04
• UEFA Champions League runner-up: 1999–2000, 2000–01

Celta

• Segunda División: 2004–05

References

1. "Juan Ginés Sánchez Moreno, JUAN SÁNCHEZ". El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 January 2021.
2. Astruells, Andrés (26 October 1992). "El Barça vuelve a mostrarse arrollador" [Barça a crushing machine again]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 April 2017.
3. C. Cánovas, Manuel (7 June 1993). "El Español no detiene su crisis" [Español cannot halt crisis]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 April 2017.
4. "Juan Sánchez" (in Spanish). Yo Jugué en el Celta. 18 April 2008. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
5. Pérez Ortiz, Juan (25 September 2000). "El Valencia golea al Numancia pese a jugar un partido" [Valencia rout Numancia in spite of playing a horrible match]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 January 2021.
6. "El Valencia muerde" [Valencia bite]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 1 October 2000. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
7. "Leeds' luck runs out in Valencia". BBC Sport. 8 May 2001. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
8. "Bayern crowned European champions". BBC Sport. 23 May 2001. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
9. "Juan Sánchez deja la secretaría técnica del Valencia y se desvincula del club" [Juan Sánchez no longer technical secretary at Valencia and cuts ties with club]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 25 August 2008. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
10. "Djukic dimite como técnico del Excelsior Mouscron, que podría bajar a Cuarta por las deudas" [Djukic resigns as manager of Excelsior Mouscron, who could be relegated to the Fourth for debts]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 3 November 2009. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
11. Gascón, Javier (19 November 1998). "Notable alto" [B Plus]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 August 2013.

External links

• Juan Sánchez at BDFutbol
• CiberChe biography and stats (in Spanish)
• Juan Sánchez at National-Football-Teams.com