Jaime Sánchez Fernández (born 20 March 1973), known simply as Jaime, is a Spanish former professional
footballer who played as a
defensive midfielder.
Club career
Jaime was born in
Madrid. After starting professionally with a modest team,
RSD Alcalá (with whom he achieved a 1992 promotion to
Segunda División B
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), he joined
Real Madrid
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (, meaning ''Royal Madrid Football Club''), commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid.
Founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the club has traditionally wor ...
, spending three seasons with its reserve sides.
Jaime first appeared in
La Liga for
Racing de Santander, on loan, being a mainstay during
1996–97 and subsequently returning home to help Madrid to
the following campaign's
UEFA Champions League,
coming in the 82nd minute of their
1–0 win against
Juventus FC and remaining two years with the club.
Subsequently, Jaime signed for
Deportivo de La Coruña and, prior to the team's signing of
Aldo Duscher, would appear significantly in the
2000 league conquest, the only in the
Galicians' history. However, it would be the only season he would play for ''Depor'', being consecutively loaned for the duration of his link, including twice to German
Bundesliga's
Hannover 96
Hannoverscher Sportverein von 1896, commonly referred to as Hannover 96 (), Hannover, HSV or simply 96, is a German professional football club based in the city of Hanover, Lower Saxony. They played in the Bundesliga for a total of 30 years betwe ...
.
Jaime retired in 2006 at the age of 33, after one-year stints with
Albacete Balompié and
Racing de Ferrol – the latter in the
Segunda División
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– both ended in relegation.
Honours
Real Madrid
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Supercopa de España
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:
1997
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*
UEFA Champions League:
1997–98[
Deportivo
* La Liga: 1999–2000]
References
External links
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1973 births
Living people
Spanish men's footballers
Footballers from Madrid
Men's association football midfielders
La Liga players
Segunda División players
Segunda División B players
Tercera División players
RSD Alcalá players
Real Madrid C footballers
Real Madrid Castilla footballers
Real Madrid CF players
Racing de Santander players
Deportivo de La Coruña players
CD Tenerife players
Albacete Balompié players
Racing de Ferrol footballers
Bundesliga players
Hannover 96 players
UEFA Champions League winning players
Spanish expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Germany