Hugo Sánchez

A matchless finisher The Mexican has been one of the best strikers in the history of Real Madrid He was the perfect spearhead of that team captained by the Quinta del Buitre He lived one of the golden eras of our club and the fans still remember his acrobatic finishes and his somersaults in every celebration He arrived at the Santiago Bernabéu from Atlético de Madrid Hugo arrived he saw and he won His first season as a madridista ended with the league title in which he was top scorer with 22 goals and the UEFA Cup It was only the beginning of a long list of successes Thanks among other things to the effectiveness of the Mexican Madrid won five consecutive league titles Dominating domestic soccer he reached two European Cup semifinals If things went very well for him as a team the same happened in the individual category Hugo won four Pichichi Trophies and a Golden Shoe with the white shirt to close a glorious period Voted Best North and Central American Footballer of the 20th century by the IFFHS he was capped 75 times by Mexico He played in three World Cups Argentina Mexico and USA and one Copa América in 1993 where he was runnerup As in Madrid Hugo Sánchez is a legend in his country From realmadridcom official website of the Spanish team of the same name