Jesús Narro Sancho (4 January 1922 – 1 July 1987) was a Spanish footballer. As a left

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, he was part of

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for three seasons scoring 21 goals,

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for part of a season as a loan, scoring one goal and at his peak he was part of the

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for six seasons scoring 13 goals and being part of the team that won the league title in his final season in

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with the team "merengue" along with the great

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Early life

Narro was born in Tolosa,

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, Spain, on 4 January 1922.

Outstanding performances

His most outstanding performance was on 14 January 1951 by being on the initial line-up and performing a

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(min. '8 '17 and '29) in the Spanish derby against

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won the game by a score of 4–1 and was cheered by 75.145 spectators who attended the game at Chamartin Stadium, currently known as

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. Don Jesus scored another

on 15 October 1950 against Club Deportivo Alcoyano and a poker-of-goals (4) on 8 October 1950 against the now extinct

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.Historical Database of Footbal
"Statistics of Jesus Narro Sancho Footballer"
BDFutbol, Madrid, Spain, Retrieved on 15 May 2016.

Retirement

With a total of 13.452 minutes in La Liga of Spain, starting in 150 games, 23 games in

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Don Jesus Narro Sancho retired from professional soccer at age 31.

Professional goals

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Narro, Jesus 1922 births Spanish men's footballers Real Madrid CF players 1987 deaths Men's association football midfielders Real Murcia CF players Sporting de Gijón players La Liga players Footballers from Tolosa, Spain Segunda División players 20th-century Spanish sportsmen