Francisco Sanz Durán (born 29 November 1972) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career

Born in Madrid, Sanz played youth football with Real Madrid.[2] A brief loan in Chile with Unión Española notwithstanding,[2] he spent his first seasons as a senior with Real's reserves, making his Segunda División debut on 4 September 1993 in a 3–1 home win against Hércules CF where he came on as a late substitute[3] and scoring his only goal on 2 October in another home fixture that concluded with the same result, against CA Marbella.[4]

In the summer of 1995, Sanz signed with La Liga club Real Oviedo.[5] He played his first match in the competition on 3 September, featuring 77 minutes in the 0–1 loss at Real Zaragoza.[6]

From there onwards, Sanz could hardly ever get a game at his next teams, Racing de Santander[7] and RCD Mallorca.[8] Consequently, he retired at the age of 27,[9] later referring to himself in an interview conducted by daily newspaper El País as a "bad player".[10][2]

Later life

After retiring, Sanz worked in the hospitality industry in Madrid.[11] Previous to that, he was the president of Granada CF.[12]

In July 2009, Sanz was ordered by a court of law to pay €229 for assaulting Carlos Tomás Romero in April, when both worked in directorial capacities at Granada.[13]

Personal life

Sanz's younger brother, Fernando, was also a footballer. Both were sons of Lorenzo Sanz, president of Real Madrid in the late 90s.[14][10]

On 26 March 2020, shortly after his father had died due to coronavirus, Sanz was admitted to the Vithas Nisa Pardo de Aravaca Hospital in Madrid after testing positive.[15]

References

External links

• Paco Sanz at BDFutbol