COMMENTS
Central defender with a good ball control. A long-time survivor with a very long career playing for Real Madrid

WHAT I LIKE THE MOST ABOUT HIM
Clever, and with a great knowledge of the game, he can play in more advanced positions. In his best times, he joined the attack scoring quite easily.

WHAT I LIKE THE LESS ABOUT HIM
He's always been seen as a bad influence for the other players outside the ground. Inside, his concentration has sometimes been too weak.

A CURIOUS FACT
Son of former RM 1966 European Champion Manuel Sanchís Sr, home talks used to end with the son running away when his father talked about a title he hadn't won by then. Today things have changed, after Junior received the 1998 and 2000 Cups aas RM captain.

HIS HOTTEST MOMENT
The Amsterdam 98 Final put an end not only to a personal frustration, but a collective one for the whole generation of players known as "Quinta del Buitre" who dominated spanish competition in the 80's without achieving his most sought after goal: the continental top

HIS NUMBERS WITH MADRID
REMARK: Due to Sanchis' extensive career in real, available data only include his years from september, 1988

GP	CG	F11	MNS	YC/RC-SO	GLS	TITLS
502	415	462	41180	92/2-7	16	14

GP= Games Played CG= Complete Games F11= Number of Times in the First-11 MNS= Minutes Played

YC/RC-SO= Yellow Cards / Red Cards - Times Sent Off GLS= Goals Scored (Received in the case of a Goalie) TITLS= Titles Won