Manu Sanon
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Emmanuel Sanon | ||
| Date of birth | June 25, 1951 | ||
| Place of birth | Port-au-Prince, Haiti | ||
| Date of death | February 21, 2008 (aged 56) | ||
| Place of death | Orlando, Florida, United States | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1971–1974 | Don Bosco FC | ||
| 1974–1980 | Beerschot | 142 | (43) |
| 1980 | Miami Americans | ||
| 1980–1983 | San Diego Sockers | 31 | (16) |
| 1981–1982 | San Diego Sockers (indoor) | 16 | (8) |
| National team | |||
| 1970–1981 | Haiti | 100 | (47) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1999–2000 | Haiti | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Emmanuel "Manno" Sanon (June 25, 1951 – February 21, 2008) was a Haitian footballer who played as a striker. He starred in the Haiti national football team winning the 1973 CONCACAF Championship and scored the team's only two goals in its history during the 1974 FIFA World Cup in Germany, where he became notorious for snapping Italy's Dino Zoff's no-goal 1,142-minute streak from a lead pass from Philippe Vorbe.
Sanon won his home national championship in 1971 with top-level Don Bosco. He then won the Belgian Cup in the Belgian Pro League in 1979 with the K. Beerschot V.A.C..
Sanon is among the "Les 100 Héros de la Coupe du Monde" (100 Heroes of the World Cup), which included the top 100 World Cup Players from 1930 to 1990, a list drawn up in 1994 by the France Football magazine based exclusively on their performances at World Cup level.
Sanon attended the Lycée de Pétion-Ville Secondary School.
Sanon spent four season with his home club Don Bosco, where he won the national championship in 1971. He then spent six seasons for the K. Beerschot V.A.C., where he won the Belgian Cup in 1979 with a decisive assist to Johan Coninx for the only goal scored. He would finish his tenure in the Belgian Pro League, with 142 matches and 43 goals.
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