Chano (footballer, born 1961)

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Chano
Personal information
Full name Sebastián López Serrano
Date of birth (1961-08-18) 18 August 1961 (age 62)
Place of birth Tétouan, Morocco
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Right back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978–1980 Cádiz B
1980–1984 Cádiz 72 (1)
1984–1988 Mallorca 129 (0)
1988–1991 Málaga 90 (2)
Total 294 (3)
International career
1978–1979 Spain U18 2 (0)
1981 Spain U19 3 (1)
1981 Spain U20 4 (3)
1981–1984 Spain U21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sebastián López Serrano (born 18 August 1961), known as Chano, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a right back.

He appeared in 165 La Liga games during six seasons, representing in the competition Cádiz, Mallorca and Málaga.

Club career[edit]

Cádiz[edit]

Born in Tétouan, Morocco to Spanish parents, Chano made his professional debut for Cádiz CF on 13 January 1980, in a 0–2 Segunda División defeat away to Deportivo Alavés.[1] From 1981 to 1984 he achieved two promotions to La Liga,[2] and an equal number of relegations.[3]

On 12 September 1982, Chano scored the first and only league goal for the Andalusians, in a 1–0 success at Atlético Madrid B for the second level championship.[4] He made the first of 31 appearances for the club in the Spanish top flight on 27 December 1981, coming on as a 70th-minute substitute in a 5–1 home routing of CD Castellón.[5]

Mallorca / Málaga[edit]

In July 1984, Chano signed for RCD Mallorca in the second tier,[6] contributing with 27 games to the Balearic Islands side's ascension to the top flight in his second season[7] and leaving following its relegation in his fourth. He then joined CD Málaga,[8] playing two campaigns in the former competition and as many in division two, scoring twice in 1990–91[9][10] and retiring in 1992 at the age of 30 from a broken tibia and fibula.[11]

International career[edit]

Chano won 11 caps for Spain at youth level, including two for the under-21s.[12][13] He scored twice at the 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship for the under-20 team, in a group stage exit.

Personal life[edit]

In May 2006, Chano was called to court in San Fernando, Cádiz on the charge of being violently abusive towards his son. He had previously been jailed in Cádiz on a charge of child grooming, of which he was later released innocent. In 2003, he was convicted in Málaga of making threats – including death threats – to a woman with whom he had a daughter, also being convicted for threats to his wife in October of that year.[11]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2–0: Dos goles de Sandino doblegaron al Cádiz" [2–0: Two Sandino goals downed Cádiz]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 14 January 1980. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  2. ^ "3–1: ¡Carranza fue una fiesta!" [3–1: Party at Carranza!]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 23 May 1983. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  3. ^ "1–1: Los dos descendidos, tal para cual" [1–1: The two relegated, one and the same]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 30 April 1984. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  4. ^ "0–1: Estocada del Cádiz en el "Calderón"" [0–1: Cádiz blow at the “Calderón”]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 13 September 1982. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  5. ^ "5–1: Un paseo para el Cádiz" [5–1: A walk in the park for Cádiz]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 28 December 1981. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  6. ^ "Chano firmó por el Mallorca" [Chano signed for Mallorca]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 19 July 1984. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  7. ^ "1–2: El Mallorca vivió su ascenso "in extremis"" [1–2: Mallorca experienced promotion "in extremis"]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 19 May 1986. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  8. ^ "Una presentación de primera" [Top flight presentation]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 15 July 1988. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  9. ^ "La suerte sonrió al Málaga" [Luck befriended Málaga]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 15 October 1990. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  10. ^ "Más engañoso que real" [More deceitful than real]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 6 May 1991. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  11. ^ a b "El ex jugador 'Chano', citado por maltratar a su hijo" [Ex-player 'Chano', called to court for mistreating his son] (in Spanish). Terra. 1 May 2006. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  12. ^ "2–1: España acabó imponiéndose a Holanda" [2–1: Spain beat the Netherlands eventually]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 19 November 1981. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  13. ^ "2–2: España no se arrugó" [2–2: Spain displayed heart]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 22 March 1984. Retrieved 24 April 2015.

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