Full name Víctor Sánchez del Amo Playing position 1987–1994 Real Madrid Weight 79 kg Position Midfielder | Place of birth Madrid, Spain Current team Betis (coach) Height 1.83 m Parents José Sánchez | |
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Date of birth (1976-02-23) 23 February 1976 (age 41) Team coached Real Betis (Manager, since 2016) Similar Gus Poyet, Rubén Castro, Gaizka Garitano, Luís Carlos Correia Pinto, Joaquín Profiles | ||
50 cosas sobre v ctor s nchez del amo
Víctor Sánchez del Amo (born 23 February 1976), known simply as Víctor, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a right midfielder, and the current manager of Real Betis.
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- 50 cosas sobre v ctor s nchez del amo
- Rueda de prensa de v ctor s nchez del amo 13 05 2016
- Real Madrid
- Deportivo
- Later years
- International career
- Managerial statistics
- Club
- Country
- References
His crossing ability is among the qualities which brought him international recognition with Spain, and especially Deportivo. He started his career with Real Madrid, and went on to win a total of seven major titles between the two clubs combined.
Over the course of 11 seasons, Víctor amassed La Liga totals of 310 games and 49 goals.
Rueda de prensa de v ctor s nchez del amo 13 05 2016
Real Madrid
Víctor was born in Madrid. Being a product of the famous Real Madrid youth system, he made his first-team debut on 25 May 1996 in the season's last matchday, a 1–0 away win against Real Zaragoza.
Almost never a starter during his spell in the capital, Víctor did appear in 36 La Liga games in 1996–97 (25 starts, five goals) as the Fabio Capello-led side won the national championship, and would play a relative role in Madrid's conquest of the following campaign's UEFA Champions League.
Deportivo
For 1998–99, Víctor had to leave his hometown club as he faced stiff competition, and his first stop was Racing de Santander where he scored 12 top division goals to earn a move to Deportivo de La Coruña. In the 1999–2000 season, he missed just one league match as Deportivo won the league – its first – netting four goals.
It was as creator rather than scorer, however, that Víctor impressed in the 2001–02 edition of the Champions League, a season which saw the Galicians win the Copa del Rey. He helped Depor to a third-place finish in 2002–03 with four goals in 30 games, while also chipping in with a couple in the Champions League, prior to the team's second group stage elimination.
In 2003–04, Víctor enjoyed his best return in front of goal, scoring seven in 31 appearances, including a 3 January 2004 hat-trick at neighbours Celta de Vigo (5–0 success), as Deportivo finished third behind Valencia CF and FC Barcelona. He failed to find the net, though, in a Champions League campaign which concluded with a semi-final loss to FC Porto; in his last year, they would finish eighth in the league and the player was not offered a new contract, a decision helped by the fact he had recently been injured.
Later years
On 3 August 2006, Víctor signed a two-year contract with Greek league giants Panathinaikos FC for about €1.5 million per year. He appeared sparingly throughout the season and, in October 2007, returned to Spain, penning a one-year deal with second division club Elche CF – he spent the first months of the new season training on his own.
At the end of the campaign, Víctor renewed his link for a further year, only to back down immediately on his original decision, leaving in July 2008. He retired at the age of 32, with more than 500 official games to his credit.
On 22 December 2010, Víctor was named Getafe CF's assistant manager, replacing former Real Madrid teammate Juan Esnáider as sidekick of Míchel – another player he shared teams at the club with. On 10 April 2015, he returned to Deportivo, taking over from the sacked Víctor Fernández.
Víctor was sacked after the team finished 15th in his only full season, winning only twice in his last 22 games including an 0–8 home loss to Barcelona. On 23 June 2016, he succeeded Marco Silva at the helm of Olympiacos FC. Less than two months later, after being ousted from the Champions League by Hapoel Be'er Sheva FC, he was relieved of his duties.
On 12 November 2016, Víctor replaced fired Gus Poyet at Real Betis.
International career
Víctor made his debut with Spain in a friendly match with Germany on 16 August 2000 (1–4 away loss), and went on to receive eight caps in a four-year span. He had previously participated in the 1998 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, in which the nation emerged victorious 1–0 against Greece.