Pahiño
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Manuel Fernández Fernández | ||
| Date of birth | 21 January 1923 | ||
| Place of birth | San Pelayo, Spain | ||
| Date of death | 12 June 2012 (aged 89) | ||
| Place of death | Madrid, Spain | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1939–1940 | Navia | ||
| 1940–1943 | Arenas de Alcabre | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1943–1948 | Celta | 101 | (70) |
| 1948–1953 | Real Madrid | 124 | (108) |
| 1953–1956 | Deportivo La Coruña | 72 | (46) |
| 1956–1957 | Granada | 15 | (8) |
| Total | 312 | (232) | |
| National team | |||
| 1949 | Spain B | 1 | (0) |
| 1948–1955 | Spain | 3 | (3) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1956 | Deportivo La Coruña | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Manuel Fernández Fernández (21 January 1923 – 12 June 2012), known as Pahiño, was a Spanish footballer who played as a striker.
Over the course of 12 seasons, he played 278 games in La Liga, scoring 211 goals for Celta, Real Madrid and Deportivo. He won one Pichichi Trophy each with the first two clubs.
Born in the neighbourhood of San Pelayo de Navia in Vigo, Province of Pontevedra, Pahiño joined Celta de Vigo in 1943, immediately becoming a starter. He only scored four La Liga goals in his first season (from 15 appearances), being relegated.
After the team's return to the top flight, Pahiño never scored less than 15 times until his departure. In the 1947–48 campaign, his league-best 21 goals helped the team finish a best-ever fourth and reach the final of the Copa del Generalísimo.
In the 1948 summer, both Pahiño and Miguel Muñoz signed for Real Madrid. He continued to find the net at a regular rate for his new club, winning his second Pichichi at the end of 1951–52. However, he lost his importance in the squad following the arrival of Alfredo Di Stéfano, who later admitted his frustration of never having played alongside him; across all competitions, he scored 124 goals in 143 matches, ranking 13th in the all-time scoring list at the time of his death.
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