José "Pepe" Sánchez Vidaña (3 December 1956 – 2 July 2020) was a Spanish manager and professional footballer who played as a central defender.[1]
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Full name | José Sánchez Vidaña | ||
Date of birth | (1956-12-03) 3 December 1956 (age 65) | ||
Place of birth | Padules, Spain | ||
Date of death | 2 July 2020(2020-07-02) (aged 63) | ||
Place of death | Murcia, Spain | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1975–1988 | Murcia | 350 | (7) |
1977–1978 | → Girona (loan) | 34 | (1) |
Teams managed | |||
1994–1995 | Murcia | ||
2008–2009 | Murcia Deportivo | ||
2011–2012 | La Unión | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Vidaña spend 15 seasons on Real Murcia, for the club he played on La Liga and won 3 Segunda División titles. He owns the appearances record in the Murcia club with 350 played matches, and was the captain for ten years. A serious knee injury forced his retirement as a player at the end of 1977–78 season.[2]
In July 1994, Vidaña was named new manager of Real murcia. His last club as a manager was Segunda División B club La Unión Atlético on 2011.[3]
Vidaña died of cancer at 63 years old.[4] On his honor, the club named the Gate 9 of Estadio Nueva Condomina with his name.[5]
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