Juan Ginés Sánchez Moreno (born 15 May 1972) is a Spanish former professional

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who played as a striker. In a career almost entirely associated to

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– which he helped to two

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titles – and

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, he scored 89 goals as a professional in 361 games.

Club career

Born in

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, Sánchez started playing professionally for

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, and his first

appearance was on 25 October 1992 in a 3–0 loss at

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. 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 Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona (; "Royal Spanish Sports Club of Barcelona"), commonly known as RCD Espanyol, is a Spanish professional sports club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The club competes in La Liga, the top tier of Spa ...

. After a successful loan stint in the

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with

RCD Mallorca Real Club Deportivo Mallorca, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D. (, , ''Royal Sporting Club Mallorca''), commonly known as Real Mallorca or RCD Mallorca, is a Spanish professional association football, football club based in Palma de Mallorca, ...

, Sánchez signed with

RC Celta de Vigo Real Club Celta de Vigo (; ), commonly known as Celta Vigo, is a Spanish professional football club based in Vigo, Galicia, that competes in La Liga, the top tier of Spanish football. Nicknamed ''Os Celestes'' (The Sky Blues), the club was fou ...

, becoming an important attacking element in the

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' domestic and

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consolidation. In his last two seasons, as they finished respectively sixth and fifth, he totalled 22 goals, eventually returning to his first club. Sánchez scored 12 times in the league in the 2000–01 campaign, notably back-to-back braces against

CD Numancia Club Deportivo Numancia de Soria, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club in Soria, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 9 April 1945, it plays in , holding home games at '' Nuevo Estadio Los Pajaritos''. Besides football it ...

(3–0) and

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(5–1). He added a further two in the

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semi-final second leg against

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for a 3–0 home victory, being replaced in the final loss to

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. Subsequently, after appearing 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 following a second stint at Celta, which he helped achieve a return to the top tier. Sánchez became Valencia's

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in April 2008, succeeding Miguel Ángel Ruiz and leaving the post in August. In June 2009 he moved to R.E. Mouscron from Belgium in the same capacity, rejoining former Valencia teammates

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and

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– the latter being signed as head coach.

International career

Sánchez earned one

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for

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, playing 12 minutes in a 2–2 friendly against

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on 18 November 1998 in

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Honours

Valencia *

: 2001–02, 2003–04 *

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: 2003–04 *

runner-up: 1999–2000, 2000–01

References

External links

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CiberChe biography and stats
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sanchez, Juan 1972 births Living people People from Horta Oest 20th-century Spanish sportsmen Spanish men's footballers Footballers from the Province of Valencia Men's association football forwards La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Valencia CF Mestalla footballers Valencia CF players RCD Mallorca players RC Celta de Vigo players Spain men's under-21 international footballers Spain men's international footballers Valencia CF non-playing staff Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Belgium