Full name Jesús Narro Sancho Team Apps Height 1.75 m | Years Team Died 1 July 1987 | |
Date of birth (1922-01-04) 4 January 1922 (age 95) Place of birth Tolosa, Guipúzcoa, Spain Date of death 1 July 1987(1987-07-01) (aged 65) | ||
Jesús Narro Sancho was a renowned footballer born in Tolosa, Guipúzcoa, Spain, on January 4, 1922. As midfielder was part of Real Murcia for three seasons scoring 21 goals, Real Sporting de Gijón for part of season as a loan, scoring one goal and at his peak was part of the Real Madrid C.F. for six seasons scoring 13 goals and being part of the team that won the league title in his final season in La Liga with the team "merengue" along with the great Alfredo Di Stéfano.
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Outstanding performances
His most outstanding performance was on January 14, 1951 by being on the initial line-up and performing a hat-trick (min. '8 '17 and '29) in the Spanish derby against FC Barcelona. Real Madrid 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 Santiago Bernabeu Stadium. Don Jesus scored another hat-trick on October 15, 1950 against Club Deportivo Alcoyano four goals on October 8, 1950 against the now extinct UE Lleida in Catalonia.
Retirement
With a total of 13.452 minutes in La Liga of Spain, starting in 150 games, 23 games in Copa del Rey Don Sancho Narro Jesus retired from professional soccer at age 31.