José María Sánchez Lage, also known as "Sánchez Lage", was an Argentine professional footballer who played as a winger for several clubs including River Plate and Club Atlético Banfield in Argentina and Real Oviedo and Valencia C.F. in Spain .
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José María Sánchez Lage | ||
| Date of birth | (1931-05-11)11 May 1931 | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Date of death | 31 December 2004(2004-12-31) (aged 73) | ||
| Place of death | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1950–1951 | River Plate | ||
| 1951–1953 | → Club Atlético Banfield (loan) | 85[citation needed] | (24) |
| 1954–1955 | Huracán | 22[citation needed] | (4) |
| 1955–1957 | River Plate | ||
| 1958 | Atlanta | ||
| 1958–1963 | Real Oviedo | 119[citation needed] | (37) |
| 1963–1966 | Valencia C.F. | 74[1] | (17) |
| 1966–1967 | Deportivo La Coruña | 24[1] | (4) |
| 1967–1968 | Levante | ||
| 1968–1970 | River Plate | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 1970–1976 | Valencia C.F. (assistant) | ||
| 1981 | River Plate (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
His former teammate and friend Paquito said: "He was the second Di Stéfano in Spain."[2]