José Sánchez Lage
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José María Sánchez Lage | ||
| Date of birth | 11 May 1931 | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Date of death | 31 December 2004 (aged 73) | ||
| Place of death | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1950–1951 | River Plate | ||
| 1951–1953 | → Club Atlético Banfield (loan) | 85 | (24) |
| 1954–1955 | Huracán | 22 | (4) |
| 1955–1957 | River Plate | ||
| 1958 | Atlanta | ||
| 1958–1963 | Real Oviedo | 119 | (37) |
| 1963–1966 | Valencia C.F. | 74[1] | (17) |
| 1966–1967 | Deportivo La Coruña | 24[1] | (4) |
| 1967–1968 | Levante | ||
| 1968–1970 | River Plate | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1970–1976 | Valencia C.F. (assistant) | ||
| 1981 | River Plate (assistant) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
José María Sánchez Lage was an Argentine professional footballer who played as a winger for several clubs, including River Plate and Club Atlético Banfield in Argentina and Real Oviedo and Valencia C.F. in Spain . His former teammate and friend Paquito said: "He was the second Di Stéfano in Spain."[2]
The previous season had seen Real Oviedo promoted to La Liga. The club high point was a best-ever third position in 1962–63 (ranking joint-first with Real Madrid after the first 15 rounds). However, the club had been experiencing financial difficulties and, under Enrique Orizaola, had to sell Sánchez Lage and other key players, Paquito García and José María.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Sánchez Lage, José María Sánchez Lage - Futbolista". www.bdfutbol.com.
- ^ Díaz, Mario (24 January 2005). "José María Sánchez Lage, futbolista" – via elpais.com.
- ^ Corcuera, José Ignacio (2023). "Fútbol y política (3)". Cuadernos de Fútbol (in Spanish). ISSN 1989-6379. Retrieved 19 February 2026.