He has died at the General Hospital of Alicante, at the age of 78,Antonio Olivares Sánchez “Pancho”goalkeeperFirst divisionfor several seasons and player of different historical clubs of Spanish football.
AtDeportivo Alcoyanoit was four seasons. Specifically between the late 1960s and early 1970s. He played more than 100 games defending the Blue and Whites’ goal and will always be remembered by the fans of the legendary stadium.The Collao.
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According to the data collected by the SajeñoToni Martinez, “Pancho” was born in Linares (Jaén) on November 1, 1941 and as a young promise of Andalusian soccer he signed for theReal Madridin the 1958-59 season. After being transferred to several clubs, he debuted in the First Division with theGranada CFin season 66-67. Then he became part of Alcoyano, where he played four seasons in the Second Division and became the figure of the Font Roja club.
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In January 1971 he was transferred toElcheof the First Division and ended his professional career in the 74-75 season playing in the Third Division with theVillena.
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After fixing your residence inSaxHe took charge of training the first team during the 78-79 season and in that same campaign he was promoted to First Regional. In the Sajeño club he occupied alltechnical and managerial positionsof the entity and on several occasions was the youth team coach, with whom he achieved twopromotionsin the 1986-87 and 2000-01 seasons. With the death of “Pancho” Sajeño soccer is also inmourning.
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The burial will take place this afternoon at 6:00 pm in the church of Sax.
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