Mexican football striker and Real Madrid club legend who won five consecutive Pichichi awards as La Liga's top scorer in the late 1980s.
Background
Born in Mexico City, Hugo Sanchez Marquez came through the youth ranks of Pumas UNAM and made his senior debut in 1976.
Career
He moved to Atletico Madrid in 1981 and to Real Madrid in 1985, where he won five La Liga titles in seven seasons. He scored 38 La Liga goals in 1989-90, a single-season record that stood for two decades.
Style of play
A natural goal-poacher with strong leaping ability, Sanchez was especially known for acrobatic volleys and overhead kicks, often celebrating goals with somersaults rooted in his gymnastics background.
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