Paco Sanz (footballer, born 1972) explained

Paco Sanz
Fullname:Francisco Sanz Durán[1]
Birth Date:29 November 1972
Birth Place:Madrid, Spain
Height:1.83m
Position:Midfielder
Youthyears1:1984–1991
Youthclubs1:Real Madrid
Years1:1993–1995
Clubs1:Real Madrid B
Caps1:41
Goals1:1
Years2:1993
Clubs2:→ Unión Española (loan)
Years3:1995–1996
Clubs3:Oviedo
Caps3:7
Goals3:0
Years4:1996–1997
Clubs4:Racing Santander
Caps4:0
Goals4:0
Years5:1997–2000
Clubs5:Mallorca
Caps5:1
Goals5:0
Totalcaps:49
Totalgoals:1

Francisco Sanz Durán (born 29 November 1972) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career

Born in Madrid, Sanz played youth football with Real Madrid.[2] A brief loan in Chile with Unión Española notwithstanding,[2] he spent his first seasons as a senior with Real's reserves, making his Segunda División debut on 4 September 1993 in a 3–1 home win against Hércules CF where he came on as a late substitute[3] and scoring his only goal on 2 October in another home fixture that concluded with the same result, against CA Marbella.[4]

In the summer of 1995, Sanz signed with La Liga club Real Oviedo.[5] He played his first match in the competition on 3 September, featuring 77 minutes in the 1–0 loss at Real Zaragoza.[6]

From there onwards, Sanz could hardly ever get a game at his next teams, Racing de Santander[7] and RCD Mallorca.[8] Consequently, he retired at the age of 27,[9] later referring to himself in an interview conducted by daily newspaper El País as a "bad player".[10] [2]

Later life

After retiring, Sanz worked in the hospitality industry in Madrid.[11] Previous to that, he was the president of Granada CF.[12]

In July 2009, Sanz was ordered by a court of law to pay €229 for assaulting Carlos Tomás Romero in April, when both worked in directorial capacities at Granada.[13]

Personal life

Sanz's younger brother, Fernando, was also a footballer. Both were sons of Lorenzo Sanz, president of Real Madrid in the late 90s.[14] [10]

Sanz's son, also named Francisco, was also involved in the sport as a centre-back.[15] On 26 March 2020, shortly after his father had died due to coronavirus, the former was admitted to the Vithas Nisa Pardo de Aravaca Hospital in Madrid after testing positive.[16]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Paco Sanz. BDFutbol. 24 February 2020.
  2. News: Paco Sanz, el hijo del presidente que se sabía peor que los demás. Paco Sanz, the president's son who knew he was worse than everybody else. Marca. Pablo. Díaz. Spanish. 8 November 2012. 7 March 2020.
  3. News: Un flojo Hércules cae ante el Madrid 'B'. Weak Hércules fall against Real Madrid 'B'. Mundo Deportivo. Spanish. 5 September 1993. 7 March 2020.
  4. News: El Marbella no crea problemas al Madrid 'B'. Marbella create no problems to Madrid 'B'. Mundo Deportivo. Spanish. 3 October 1993. 7 March 2020.
  5. News: REAL OVIEDO – Menos nombres pero más ilusión. REAL OVIEDO – Not so famous but hungrier. Mundo Deportivo. Spanish. 27 August 1995. 7 March 2020.
  6. News: Aguado le salva los muebles al Zaragoza. Aguado saves Zaragoza bacon. Mundo Deportivo. Mariano. Andrés. Spanish. 4 September 1995. 7 March 2020.
  7. News: El proyecto de Marcos ilusiona en Santander. Marcos' project has people excited in Santander. Mundo Deportivo. Ernesto. Vicario. Spanish. 17 August 1996. 7 March 2020.
  8. News: Un 'estreno' de Primera. A Primera-made 'debut'. Mundo Deportivo. Alfons. Barceló. Spanish. 9 August 1997. 7 March 2020.
  9. News: Qué fue de… Paco Sanz: el hijo del presidente del Madrid jugó 8 partidos en cinco años. What happened to… Paco Sanz: the son of the president of Madrid played 8 matches in five years. 20 minutos. Edu. Casado. Spanish. 4 May 2018. 7 March 2020.
  10. News: Las confesiones de Paco Sanz. The confessions of Paco Sanz. Mundo Deportivo. José. Miguelez. Spanish. 7 June 1999. 24 February 2020.
  11. News: Paco Sanz, el carisma al frente ahora de sus servicios de hostelería. Paco Sanz, charisma now in charge of his hospitality businesses. Ideal. Spanish. 5 August 2013. 7 March 2020.
  12. News: «Nuestro éxito fue aunar a todo el fútbol granadino en torno al Granada». "Our success was based in uniting all of the football in Granada around Granada". Ideal. Rafael. Lamelas. Spanish. 11 October 2018. 7 March 2020.
  13. News: Paco Sanz, condenado por agredir a un ex directivo del Granada. Paco Sanz, convicted for assaulting former director of Granada. El Confidencial. Spanish. 8 July 2009. 7 March 2020.
  14. News: La saga de los Sanz. The Sanz saga. La Verdad. Juan Antonio. Calvo. Spanish. 12 March 2007. 7 March 2020.
  15. News: Paco Sanz, puro ADN madridista, estará en el Bernabéu con el Almería: su abuelo Lorenzo presidió el club. Paco Sanz, pure Madrid DNA, will be at the Bernabéu with Almería: his grandfather Lorenzo presided the club. Marca. Spanish. 20 January 2024. 27 May 2024.
  16. News: Un hijo de Lorenzo Sanz, ingresado por coronavirus tras la muerte de su padre. A son of Lorenzo Sanz, hospitalised with coronavirus after death of his father. El Mundo. Spanish. 26 March 2020. 29 March 2020.

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