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Vavá II

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Vavá II
Personal information
Full name Luciano Sánchez García
Date of birth (1944-05-28) 28 May 1944 (age 80)
Place of birth Béjar, Spain
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Béjar Industrial
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1963–1964 Deportivo Ilicitano
1964–1973 Elche 214 (64)
1973–1974 Deportivo de La Coruña 7 (0)
1974–1976 Melilla
1976–1977 Mérida Industrial
1977–1979 Don Benito
Total 221 (64)
International career
1966–1969 Spain 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Luciano Sánchez García (28 May 1944), known as Vavá II, is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a forward.

Club career

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As a youngster, Luciano gave himself the nickname Vavá II, due to his admiration for the Brazilian striker, he began his career with his hometown team, CD Béjar Industrial. In 1963 he signed for Elche CF, although the first season he played for the reserve team, Deportivo Ilicitano, in Segunda División.

He made his debut on Primera División on 18 October 1964, in a match against UD Las Palmas in which he scored a goal. In 1965, he played a friendly match for FC Barcelona. The following year, the 1965/66 season, he was the top scorer in the Spanish League, with nineteen goals, making him the only player in the history of Elche CF to have won the Pichichi Trophy. A few months later, he also became the first Elche player to wear the Spain national team shirt. In 1969 he was runner-up in the Copa del Rey, the greatest sporting success in the history of Elche CF. In the final, Athletic Bilbao won 1-0 and Vavá played the entire match.

Despite losing the category in the 1970/71 season, he continued to play for Elche in Segunda División. For the 1973/74 season he signed for Deportivo de La Coruña, where he played for one season. In 1974 he retired from professional football, and he played for Melilla CF, Mérida Industrial and Don Benito for the following seasons until 1979, when he ultimately retired.[1]

International career

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In the Spain national team, he played two matches without scoring a goal. He made his debut on 23 October 1966 in a match against the Republic of Ireland.

Career statistics

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Clubs

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Source:[2]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Elche 1964–65 La Liga 19 10 2 1 21 11
1965–66 La Liga 30 18 6 5 36 23
1966–67 La Liga 29 8 6 2 35 10
1967–68 La Liga 25 9 5 3 30 12
1968–69 La Liga 30 8 8 0 38 8
1969–70 La Liga 27 2 2 1 29 3
1970–71 La Liga 24 7 3 0 27 7
1971–72 Segunda División 30 2 2 1 32 3
Total 214 64 34 13 248 77
Deportivo de La Coruña 1973–74 Segunda División 7 0 ? ? 7 0
Don Benito 1977–78 Tercera División ? ? 1 0 1 0
1978–79 Tercera División ? ? 2 0 2 0
Total ? ? 3 0 3 0
Career total 221 64 37 13 258 77

International

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National team Year Apps Goals
Spain 1966 1 0
1969 1 0
Total 2 0

Honours

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Individual

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References

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  1. ^ "Vavá, el primer "Pichichi" en la historia del Elche". Marca. 6 August 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Spain – Vavá II". Besoccer. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Spain – List of Topscorers ("Pichichi") 1929–2015". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
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