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 .

José Sánchez Lage
Personal information
Full name José María Sánchez Lage
Date of birth (1931-05-11)11 May 1931
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Date of death 31 December 2004(2004-12-31) (aged 73)
Place of death Buenos Aires, Argentina
Position(s) Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1950–1951 River Plate
1951–1953Club Atlético Banfield (loan) 85[citation needed] (24)
1954–1955 Huracán 22[citation needed] (4)
1955–1957 River Plate
1958 Atlanta
1958–1963 Real Oviedo 119[citation needed] (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

His former teammate and friend Paquito said: "He was the second Di Stéfano in Spain."[2]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Sánchez Lage, José María Sánchez Lage - Futbolista". www.bdfutbol.com.
  2. ^ Díaz, Mario (January 24, 2005). "José María Sánchez Lage, futbolista" – via elpais.com.