Conchi Sánchez

Conchi Sánchez
Personal information
Full name Concepción Sánchez Freire
Date of birth (1957-09-28) 28 September 1957
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Playing position Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1973–1975 Gamma 3 Padova
1976–1977 Valdobbiadene
1978–1979 Conegliano
1980–1981 Gorgonzola
1982 Cagliari
1982–1983 Trani
1983–1985 Lazio
1985–1986 Verona
1986–1988 Lazio
1988–1989 Campania G.B.
1989–1990 Prato
1993–1994 Lazio
1994–1995 Delfino
1995–1996 Arsenal

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Sánchez and the second or maternal family name is Freire.

Concepción "Conchi" Sánchez Freire (born 28 September 1957) is a Spanish former football striker. She played for most of her career in Italy, winning six national championships with Gamma 3 Padova, ACF Valdobbiadene, SS Lazio and GB Campania.[1] She also played one year for Arsenal LFC in the FA Women's Premier League, after which she ended her career at 39.

Conchi Sánchez was the first captain of the Spain national team in 1972.[2] Following the foundation of the official Spain women's team.[3]

She preferred to shorten her name to "Conchi" and was nicknamed "Amancio" after the male footballer Amancio Amaro.[4]

Honours

1973,1974, 1976, 1977, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89
1974, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982–83, 1984–85, 1988–89

Italy Serie A women's champion with the Roma 3 Z (Futsal) 1992/93

( top scorer with 50 goals )

References

  1. Entry in Biographical Dictionary of Italian Football
  2. The first captain of the Reds. Marca
  3. "During 25 years I lived exclusively from football". Diario AS
  4. Krayer, Johannes (16 June 2011). "Profi-Fußballerin Conchi ´Amancio´: Pionierin im Abseits" (in German). Mallorca Zeitung. Retrieved 27 August 2012.


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