Pahiño
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Manuel Fernández Fernández | ||
Date of birth | 21 January 1923 | ||
Place of birth | San Pelayo, Spain | ||
Date of death | 12 June 2012 | (aged 89)||
Place of death | Ghana, Greater Accra | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
1939–1940 | Navia | ||
1940–1943 | Arenas de Alcabre | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1943–1948 | Celta | 101 | (70) |
1948–1953 | Real Madrid | 124 | (108) |
1953–1956 | Deportivo La Coruña | 72 | (46) |
1956–1957 | Granada | 15 | (8) |
Total | 312 | (232) | |
International career | |||
1949 | Spain B | 1 | (0) |
1948–1955 | Spain | 3 | (3) |
Managerial career | |||
1956 | Deportivo La Coruña | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Template:Spanish name Manuel Fernández Fernández (21 January 1923 – 12 June 2012), known as Pahiño, was a Spanish footballer who played as a striker.
Over the course of 12 seasons, he played 278 games in La Liga, scoring 211 goals for Celta, Real Madrid and Deportivo. He won one Pichichi Trophy each with the first two clubs.
Club career
Born in the neighbourhood of San Pelayo de Navia in Vigo, Province of Pontevedra, Pahiño joined Celta de Vigo in 1943, immediately becoming a starter. He only scored four La Liga goals in his first season (from 15 appearances), being relegated.
After the club's return to the top flight, Pahiño never scored less than 15 times until his departure. In the 1947–48 campaign, his league-best 21 goals helped the team finish a best-ever fourth and reach the final of the Copa del Generalísimo.[1]
In the 1948 summer, both Pahiño and Miguel Muñoz signed for Real Madrid.[1] He continued to find the net at a regular rate for his new club, winning his second Pichichi at the end of 1951–52. However, he lost his importance in the squad following the arrival of Alfredo Di Stéfano, who later admitted his frustration of never having played alongside him; across all competitions, he scored 124 goals in 143 matches,[2] ranking 13th in the all-time scoring list at the time of his death.[3]
Until his retirement in 1957, at the age of 34, Pahiño represented Deportivo de La Coruña (top division, three seasons) and Granada CF (Segunda División). On 30 October 1955, whilst at the service of the former, he scored twice in a 2–1 win over his former employer at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium.[4]
Over a fortnight in February 1956, Pahiño acted as player-coach for Deportivo.[5] The team conceded 12 goals in three games, which included losses against FC Barcelona (0–7, home)[6] and Deportivo Alavés (2–4).[7]
International career
Pahiño gained three caps for Spain, over seven years. He scored on his debut on 20 June 1948, against Switzerland,[8] adding a brace in his final appearance, a 2–2 draw with the Republic of Ireland in another friendly.[9]
Style of play / Personal life
An ambidextrous player that excelled in the physical aspects of the game, Pahiño possessed a powerful shot with either feet as well as a tremendous heading ability.[2] In 1945, during a promotion play-offs clash against Granada, he played more than 40 minutes with a broken fibula after a challenge by José Millán, in an eventual 4–1 away win.[1]
Pahiño received his nickname after a variation of his father's second surname, Paíño. He was an avid reader of the works of Fyodor Dostoyevsky and Leo Tolstoy.[10]
A half-time incident during the international with Switzerland, in which he sarcastically grinned as the team was being harangued by General Gómez Zamalloa, who was also vocal to the National Sports Delegation, may have led to the small number of appearances for his country.[10][11] He died in the capital Madrid on 12 June 2012, aged 89.[12]
Statistics
Club
Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
Spain | League | Copa del Rey | Europe | Total | ||||||
1943–44 | Celta | La Liga | 15 | 4 | 3 | 2 | - | - | 18 | 6 |
1944–45 | Segunda División | 19 | 13 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 21 | 15 | |
1945–46 | La Liga | 22 | 15 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 26 | 16 | |
1946–47 | 23 | 17 | 7 | 3 | - | - | 30 | 20 | ||
1947–48 | 22 | 21 | 9 | 9 | - | - | 31 | 30 | ||
1948–49 | Real Madrid | 26 | 21 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 29 | 21 | |
1949–50 | 22 | 19 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 24 | 19 | ||
1950–51 | 24 | 21 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 26 | 22 | ||
1951–52 | 27 | 28 | 6 | 7 | - | - | 33 | 35 | ||
1952–53 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 8 | - | - | 31 | 27 | ||
1953–54 | Deportivo | 28 | 14 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 30 | 14 | |
1954–55 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 3 | - | - | 26 | 21 | ||
1955–56 | 22 | 14 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 22 | 14 | ||
1956–57 | Granada | Segunda División | 15 | 8 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 16 | 9 |
Total | Spain | 312 | 232 | 51 | 37 | - | - | 363 | 269 | |
Career total | 312 | 232 | 51 | 37 | - | - | 363 | 269 |
International goals
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 20 June 1948 | Hardturm, Zürich, Switzerland | Switzerland | 0–1 | 3–3 | Friendly |
2. | 27 November 1955 | Dalymount Park, Dublin, Republic of Ireland | Republic of Ireland | 1–1 | 2–2 | Friendly |
3. | 27 November 1955 | Dalymount Park, Dublin, Republic of Ireland | Republic of Ireland | 1–2 | 2–2 | Friendly |
Honours
Individual
References
- ^ a b c "Pahiño" (in Spanish). Yo Jugué en el Celta. 10 April 2008. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- ^ a b "The brave forward". Real Madrid C.F. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- ^ "Pahiño fallece, el 13º mayor goleador de la historia del Real Madrid" (in Spanish). Goal.com. 12 June 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
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- ^ "En La Coruña creen que el Barcelona va al encuentro del Deportivo en el mejor momento que pueden desear – Síntomas de pocas esperanzas de éxito" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 4 February 1956. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
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- ^ "Alavés, 4 – D. Coruña, 2" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 15 February 1956. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- ^ "Suiza, 3 – España, 3" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 21 June 1948. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
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suggested) (help) - ^ a b "Pahíño, el delantero que leía a Dostoievski" (in Spanish). El País. 5 January 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
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suggested) (help) - ^ "Fallece Pahíño, histórico goleador del fútbol español" (in Spanish). Marca. 12 June 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
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External links
- Pahiño at BDFutbol
- Pahiño manager profile at BDFutbol
- Biography at Real Madrid Fans Template:Es icon
- Pahiño at National-Football-Teams.com
- Spain stats at Eu-Football
- Use dmy dates from July 2013
- 1923 births
- 2012 deaths
- Sportspeople from Vigo
- Spanish footballers
- Galician footballers
- Association football forwards
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- Celta de Vigo players
- Real Madrid C.F. players
- Deportivo de La Coruña players
- Granada CF footballers
- Spain B international footballers
- Spain international footballers
- Pichichi Trophy winners
- Spanish football managers
- La Liga managers
- Deportivo de La Coruña managers