Manuel Sanchís Hontiyuelo
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Manuel Sanchís Hontiyuelo | ||
| Date of birth | 23 May 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Sweeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1979–1983 | Real Madrid | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983–1984 | Castilla | 10 | (2) |
| 1983–2001 | Real Madrid | 523 | (33) |
| Total | 533 | (35) | |
| National team | |||
| 1983 | Spain U18 | 6 | (1) |
| 1983–1986 | Spain U21 | 16 | (0) |
| 1986–1987 | Spain U23 | 2 | (0) |
| 1986–1992 | Spain | 48 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Manuel 'Manolo' Sanchís Hontiyuelo (born 23 May 1965) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a sweeper.
A part of the famous Quinta del Buitre which stemmed from the Real Madrid youth ranks, he was the only of its five members to play his entire career with the club. His father, Manuel Sanchís Martínez, also played for Real Madrid, and both were Spanish internationals.
Sanchís appeared in more than 700 official games for his only club, and represented the national team in one World Cup and one European Championship.
A product of Real Madrid's prolific youth system, Madrid-born Sanchís made his debut with the first team on 4 December 1983, scoring the game's only goal at Real Murcia and finishing his debut season with a further 17 appearances (and two goals) for the main squad.
During the following 15 years, Sanchís only appeared in less than 30 matches in two, and was instrumental in the Merengues' several conquests, including six La Liga championships, two UEFA Champions League and two UEFA Cups. In the 1999–2000 campaign he featured sparingly, but still helped to the team's eighth European Cup, playing 11 minutes in the final against fellow Spanish side Valencia CF in a 3–0 win.
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