Manolo Higuera

Manolo Higuera
Personal information
Full name Manuel Higuera Sancho
Date of birth (1964-02-14) 14 February 1964
Place of birth Santander, Spain
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Playing position Forward
Youth career
Racing Santander
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Racing B
1984–1988 Racing Santander 18 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Higuera and the second or maternal family name is Sancho.

Manuel 'Manolo' Higuera Sancho (born 14 February 1964) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a forward, and the current president of Racing de Santander.

Club career

Born in Santander, Cantabria, Higuera graduated with Racing de Santander's youth setup. He made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 9 September 1984, starting in a 0–1 away loss against Real Valladolid.[1]

Higuera left the Verdiblancos in 1988, after appearing rarely.

Post-retirement

After retiring Higuera worked as an advocate, being also a businessman.[2] On 14 June 2015 he succeeded Juan Antonio Sañudo as club chairman, as Racing was relegated back to Segunda División B after only one year.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "1–0: Valladolid y Racing, más voluntad que acierto" [1–0: Valladolid and Racing, more will than aim] (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 10 September 1984. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "Quién es quién en el Consejo del Racing" [Who is who in Racing's Council] (in Spanish). El Diario Montañés. 16 June 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "Manuel Higuera, nuevo Presidente del Real Racing Club" [Manuel Higuera, new president of Real Racing Club] (in Spanish). Racing's official website. 14 June 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
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