Enrique Pérez Díaz (28 December 1938 – 10 February 2021), known as Pachín, was a Spanish

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defender and

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Club career

Born in

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, Pachín signed with

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in 1959 from

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club

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. He made his

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debut on 11 September 1960 in a 1–0 away loss against

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, then proceeded to be a starter in

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and the following four seasons. Pachín left the ''Merengues'' in May 1968, having appeared in 218 competitive games and scored two goals. He won 11 major titles during his spell, including seven national championships and the

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and 1966 editions of the

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, contributing to the latter conquests with eight appearances and a total of 32 during his career. Aged nearly 30, Pachín returned to division two for the 1968–69 campaign, where he represented

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. He retired in 1971 after a stint with amateurs Club Deportivo Toluca, then worked as a manager for 16 years, never in higher than the second tier – his biggest achievement was to promote

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to the top flight in

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, even though he was only in charge for six matches.

International career

Pachín won eight

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for the Spain national team, in three years. His first came on 15 May 1960 in a 3–0 friendly win over

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, and he was selected for the squad that competed at the

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, appearing against

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and

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in an eventual group stage exit.

Death

Pachín died on 10 February 2021 in

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, aged 82.

Honours

Real Madrid *

: 1960–61, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1966–67, 1967–68 *

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: 1961–62 *

: 1959–60, 1965–66 * Intercontinental Cup:

References

External links

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Biography at Real Madrid Fans
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