Vavá II
Personal information
Full name Luciano Sánchez García
Date of birth (1944-05-28) 28 May 1944
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

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

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

Clubs

Source:[2]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Elche 1964–65 La Liga 1910212111
1965–66 La Liga 3018653623
1966–67 La Liga 298623510
1967–68 La Liga 259533012
1968–69 La Liga 30880388
1969–70 La Liga 27221293
1970–71 La Liga 24730277
1971–72 Segunda División 30221323
Total 21464341324877
Deportivo de La Coruña 1973–74 Segunda División 70??70
Don Benito 1977–78 Tercera División ??1010
1978–79 Tercera División ??2020
Total ??3030
Career total 22164371325877

International

[2]

National teamYearAppsGoals
Spain 196610
196910
Total20

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Vavá, el primer "Pichichi" en la historia del Elche". Marca. 6 August 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  2. 1 2 "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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