Manolo Higuera
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Manuel Higuera Sancho | ||
| Date of birth | 14 March 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Santander, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Racing Santander | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Racing B | |||
| 1984–1988 | Racing Santander | 18 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Manuel 'Manolo' Higuera Sancho (born 14 March 1964) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a forward, and is the president of Racing de Santander.
Club career
[edit]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
[edit]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]
In the summer of 2023, he became the club's president again, purchasing 74% of the shareholding package together with Sebastian Ceria.
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
External links
[edit]- Manolo Higuera at BDFutbol