Hugo Sánchez Portugal
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Hugo Sánchez Portugal | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 15 June 1984||
Place of birth | Madrid, Spain[2] | ||
Date of death | 8 November 2014 | (aged 30)||
Place of death | Mexico City, Mexico | ||
Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2005 | UNAM | 4 | (0) |
2006 | Atlante | 0 | (0) |
2007 | Once Municipal | 0 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Hugo Sánchez Portugal (15 June 1984 – 8 November 2014) was a Mexican footballer and sports commentator with Televisa Deportes. He was the son of former player and manager of the Mexico national team, Hugo Sánchez.
Club career[]
Sánchez Portugal was born while his father played for Atlético Madrid in Spain. He played as a striker for Mexican club Pumas UNAM, under his father as manager, Sánchez Portugal made his debut for Pumas on 15 May 2004 against Monterrey.[3] He also had a short spell at Atlante but did not appear in any matches for the club.[4]
Personal life and death[]
Sánchez Portugal was the son of former Mexico footballer Hugo Sánchez and his first wife Emma Portugal.[2]
After a short-lived playing career, Sánchez was Director of Physical Culture and Sports at the Miguel Hidalgo facility.[1]
On 8 November 2014, he was found dead in his Polanco apartment.[2] The cause of death was later confirmed to be carbon monoxide poisoning, due to obstructed ventilation from a gas-fired water boiler.[5]
Honours[]
- Primera División de Mexico (2): Clausura 2004, Apertura 2004[2]
References[]
- ^ a b Falleció Hugo Sánchez Portugal Archived 9 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine - Medio Tiempo (in Spanish)
- ^ a b c d Encuentran muerto a hijo de Hugo Sánchez
- ^ Profile Archived 9 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine - Medio Tiempo (in Spanish)
- ^ Atlante Clausura 2006 stats Archived 9 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine - Medio Tiempo (in Spanish)
- ^ Confirmaron causa de muerte de Hugo Sánchez Portugal Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
External links[]
- Hugo Sánchez Portugal – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (in Spanish)
- 1984 births
- 2014 deaths
- Footballers from Madrid
- Association football defenders
- Mexican footballers
- Liga MX players
- Mexican expatriates in Spain
- Club Universidad Nacional footballers
- Atlante F.C. footballers
- Deaths from carbon monoxide poisoning
- Accidental deaths in Mexico