Alfonso Sanz Jorge (18 January 1915 – 25 July 2001) was a Spanish
footballer who played as a
forward for
Real Madrid
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.
Playing career
Alfonso Sanz was born on 18 January 1915 in
Madrid
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,
[ but it was in ]Bilbao
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where he began his football career, joining the ranks of Athletic Bilbao
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in 1932, aged 17, with whom he only played a single match, a friendly against Erandio Club on 4 September 1932, which ended in a 0–4 loss. At the end of the season, he returned to the capital, where he joined the ranks of second division team Nacional de Madrid, with whom he played for three years, until 1936, when the Spanish Civil War
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broke out.[
Once the conflict was over, Sanz was signed by Real Madrid, whose squad was still recovering from the Civil War, and in only his second league match for the club, he netted a first-half brace against ]Valencia
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. He went on to score a goal in each of his next two appearances, a 3–0 victory over Hércules and a consolation goal in a 1–4 loss to Athletic Aviación.[ including 4 goals in 9 ]La Liga
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matches.[
After a brief stint at ]Ceuta
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in the 1944–45 season,[ Sanz once again returned to the capital, this time to Ferroviaria, which he helped win back-to-back Spanish Amateur Championship in 1946 and 1947, beating Mestalla (3–2) and Indautxu (2–0) in the final, respectively.]
Death
Sanz died on 25 July 2001, at the age of 86.[
]
References
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1915 births
2001 deaths
Footballers from Madrid
Spanish men's footballers
Men's association football forwards
La Liga players
Segunda División players
Athletic Bilbao footballers
Real Madrid CF players
AD Ceuta FC players
20th-century Spanish sportsmen