Pahiño

Pahiño

Personal information
Full name	Manuel Fernández Fernández
Date of birth	21 January 1923 (1923-01-21)
Place of birth	Vigo, Spain
Playing position	Striker
Youth career
	Navia
	Arenas de Alcabre
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1943–1948	Celta de Vigo	101	(59)
1948–1953	Real Madrid	124	(108)
1953–1956	Deportivo	72	(46)
1956–1957	Granada
National team
1949	Spain B	1	(0)
1948–1955	Spain	3	(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Fernández and the second or maternal family name is Fernández.

Manuel Fernández Fernández (born 21 January 1923, Navia, Vigo), commonly referred to as Pahiño, is a former Spanish footballer who played for Celta de Vigo, Real Madrid, Deportivo de La Coruña and Spain during the 1940s and 1950s. A prolific goalscorer, he twice won the Pichichi.

Club career

In 1947–48 Pahiño’s goals helped Celta de Vigo finish fourth in La Liga and reach the Copa del Generalísimo final. The same season he won the Pichichi for the first time. He also scored on his debut for Spain in a 3–3 with Switzerland. Among his team mates at Celta were Miguel Muñoz and the 1948–49 season saw them both join Real Madrid. Pahiño continued to score regularly at Real in 1952 he won a second Pichichi. However the arrival of Alfredo Di Stéfano saw him lose his place and he subsequently joined Deportivo de La Coruña where he played in the same team as Luis Suárez and Arsenio Iglesias. Despite his goalscoring achievements, Pahiño only played three times for Spain. He scored both goals as he made his final appearance for them in a 2–2 draw with the Republic of Ireland in 1955. He finished his playing career at Granada CF.

Statistics

Club

Club performance			League		Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Spain			League		Copa del Rey		Europe		Total
1943–44	Celta de Vigo	Primera División	15	4	-	-	-	-
1944–45		Segunda División	19	3	-	-	-	-
1945–46		Primera División	22	15	-	-	-	-
1946–47			23	17	-	-	-	-
1947–48			22	20	-	-	-	-
1948–49	Real Madrid		24	21	3	0	-	-	27	21
1949–50			22	19	2	0	-	-	24	19
1950–51			24	21	-	-	-	-
1951–52			27	28	-	-	-	-
1952–53			25	19	-	-	-	-
1953–54	Deportivo		28	14	-	-	-	-
1954–55			22	18	-	-	-	-
1955–56			22	14	-	-	-	-
1956–57	Granada CF	Segunda División	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	Spain		276	210
Career total

International

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	20 June 1948	Hardturm, Zürich, Switzerland	Switzerland	0–1	3–3	International Friendly
2.	27 November 1955	Dalymount Park, Dublin, Republic of Ireland	Republic of Ireland	1–1	2–2	International Friendly
3.	27 November 1955	Dalymount Park, Dublin, Republic of Ireland	Republic of Ireland	1–2	2–2	International Friendly

Honours

Individual

• Pichichi Trophy: 1947–48, 1951–52

External links

• BDFutbol profile
• National team data (Spanish)
• Biography at Real Madrid Fans (Spanish)
• Real Madrid profile (Spanish)
• Celta de Vigo profile (Spanish)

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Telmo Zarra	Pichichi Trophy 1947–1948	Succeeded by César Rodríguez
Preceded by Telmo Zarra	Pichichi Trophy 1951–1952	Succeeded by Telmo Zarra