José Sánchez Lage
Argentine footballer
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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]
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)
| 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[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 | |||
The 1957–58 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]