34 Facts About Hugo Sanchez

Hugo Sanchez Marquez was born on 11 July 1958 and is a Mexican former professional footballer and manager, who played as a forward.

In 2004 Hugo Sanchez was named in the FIFA 100 list of the world's greatest living players.

Hugo Sanchez is the fourth highest scorer in the history of La Liga, the third highest scoring foreign player after Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, and is the seventh highest goalscorer in Real Madrid's history.

Hugo Sanchez scored a total of 562 senior career goals for both club and country in 956 matches.

Hugo Sanchez began his career playing for Club Universidad Nacional in 1976, and briefly went on loan to the San Diego Sockers of the North American Soccer League in 1979.

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From 1977 to 1994, Hugo Sanchez was a member of the national team, gaining 58 caps and scoring 29 goals.

Hugo Sanchez participated in three FIFA World Cup tournaments and was a part of the Mexico team that reached the quarter-finals of the 1986 World Cup.

In 2009, Hugo Sanchez was named manager of Almeria, and helped to save the club from relegation.

Hugo Sanchez played in the NASL during the summer and in the Mexican league during the fall, winter and spring.

That year, Hugo Sanchez won his first Pichichi trophy for being the most prolific scorer in the league, scoring 26 goals.

Hugo Sanchez played alongside the famed group of players known as the La Quinta del Buitre, which consisted of Emilio Butragueno, Manuel Sanchis, Martin Vazquez, Michel, and Miguel Pardeza.

In 1992, Hugo Sanchez returned to his native Mexico for a season and there he won the 1992 CONCACAF Champions' Cup with Club America before playing for a variety of clubs in Spain, Austria and the USA.

Hugo Sanchez played for Dallas Burn in the inaugural year of Major League Soccer, becoming one of two footballers, along with Roy Wegerle, to play outdoor football in both the NASL and MLS.

Hugo Sanchez finished his career playing for Atletico Celaya, along with Butragueno and Michel, his old colleagues from Real Madrid.

Hugo Sanchez retired from Spanish football on 29 May 1997, playing with Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.

Hugo Sanchez made 58 appearances for Mexico between 1977 and 1994, scoring 29 goals.

Hugo Sanchez participated in three FIFA World Cup tournaments, making eight World Cup appearances in total, and scoring once.

Hugo Sanchez helped Mexico win the 1977 CONCACAF Championship to seal qualification for the 1978 FIFA World Cup in Argentina; at the age of 19, he took part in the final tournament, where Mexico lost all three of their group games and suffered a first round elimination.

In March 2000, Hugo Sanchez became manager of UNAM, who were struggling in the league, signing a two-year deal.

Hugo Sanchez became the only manager in history to lead a Mexican team to two consecutive championships in the Mexican Primera Division in the "short tournament" format.

Hugo Sanchez became coach of La Liga's Almeria in early 2009, but after accomplishing the goal of avoiding relegation from La Liga, and despite on 2 June 2009 the Almeria chairman Alfonso Garcia announcing the renewal of his contract, he was released on 20 December 2009.

Hugo Sanchez had a long-standing feud with the previous Mexico coach, Ricardo La Volpe.

In June 2007 Hugo Sanchez coached Mexico in the 2007 edition of the Gold Cup, his first official competition.

In March 2008, Hugo Sanchez suffered poor results, including draws with Australia and Finland, and a loss at home in Queretaro against Ecuador's U-23 team.

Hugo Sanchez's trademark was to perform a celebratory somersault followed by a fist pump after each goal he scored, in honour of his sister, who was a gymnast and participated in the Montreal Olympics.

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Hugo Sanchez is considered to be the first noted exponent of the backflip.

An accurate penalty taker, Hugo Sanchez held the record for most penalties scored in La Liga with 56, until Cristiano Ronaldo broke the record in 2017 after scoring his 57th penalty-kick.

Hugo Sanchez is the son of Hector Sanchez, who was a footballer who played for Asturias FC and Atlante.

Hugo Sanchez is currently married to Isabel, and has two children, a son and an older daughter from his previous marriage.

Hugo Sanchez's son, Hugo Sanchez Portugal, was a footballer and played for UNAM and Atlante.

On 8 November 2014, Hugo Sanchez Portugal died from the effects of a gas leak in a Mexico City apartment as stated by the Mexican Red Cross.

On 1 September 2007, Hugo Sanchez inaugurated a street with his name in Puebla, central Mexico, before a thousand of the locals around there.

Hugo Sanchez had previously served as a guest analyst during their coverage of the 2014 FIFA World Cup before featuring as a regular analyst.

Hugo Sanchez was introduced as an Ultimate Team Icon in the video game, FIFA 20.