Tente Sánchez

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Tente Sánchez

| image = AZ67 tegen Barcelona (UEFA-cup) 1-1, elftal Barcelona en Cruijff en Van Hanegem , Bestanddeelnr 929-3987.jpg

| caption = Sánchez (first row, first to left) in 1977

| fullname = José Vicente Sánchez Felip{{WorldFootball.net|sanchez}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|10|8|df=y}}

| birth_place = Barcelona, Spain

| death_date =

| death_place=

| height = 1.71 m

| position = Midfielder

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Artiguenc

| youthyears2 = 1974–1975 | youthclubs2 = Barcelona

| years1 = 1975–1976 | clubs1 = Barcelona B | caps1 = 20 | goals1 = 0

| years2 = 1976–1986 | clubs2 = Barcelona | caps2 = 236 | goals2 = 13

| years3 = 1986–1988 | clubs3 = Murcia | caps3 = 70 | goals3 = 2

| years4 = 1988–1990 | clubs4 = Sabadell | caps4 = 51 | goals4 = 2

| totalcaps = 377 | totalgoals = 17

| nationalyears1 = 1975 | nationalteam1 = Spain U18 | nationalcaps1 = 2 | nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 1977 | nationalteam2 = Spain U21 | nationalcaps2 = 3 | nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 1976 | nationalteam3 = Spain amateur | nationalcaps3 = 2 | nationalgoals3 = 0

| nationalyears4 = 1980–1981 | nationalteam4 = Spain B | nationalcaps4 = 2 | nationalgoals4 = 0

| nationalyears5 = 1978–1984 | nationalteam5 = Spain | nationalcaps5 = 14 | nationalgoals5 = 0

}}

José Vicente "Tente" Sánchez Felip (born 8 October 1956) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career

Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Sánchez adjusted quickly to FC Barcelona's first team, playing four games and scoring once in the 1975–76 season whilst he was still registered with the reserve squad. From there onwards, although never an undisputed starter, he was used regularly, helping the club to three Copa del Rey and two UEFA Cup Winners' Cups; in the first final, he opened a 4–3 win against Fortuna Düsseldorf.{{cite web|url=http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/ecwc/history/season=1978/intro.html|title=1978/79: Barcelona win seven-goal thriller|publisher=UEFA|date=1 June 1979|access-date=23 February 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100503064818/http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/ecwc/history/season%3D1978/intro.html|archive-date= 3 May 2010}}

Sánchez and Barça eventually reached another continental final, the 1985–86 European Cup, lost at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium in Seville on penalties to FC Steaua București.{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/news/newsid=412523.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004233838/http://www.uefa.com/news/newsid=412523.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 October 2013|title=Duckadam inspires Steaua|publisher=UEFA|date=18 April 2006|access-date=23 February 2015}} By then, he was already a secondary player (totalling just 22 matches in his last two years, although he did contribute 13 La Liga appearances to his only title in the competition),{{cite web|url=https://medium.com/@sergiojimnezsansegundo/resumen-estad%C3%ADstico-del-fc-barcelona-de-la-temporada-1984-1985-a622b36f0ff1|title=Resumen estadístico del FC Barcelona de la temporada 1984–1985|trans-title=FC Barcelona statistical summary in the 1984–1985 season|publisher=Medium|first=Sergio|last=Jiménez San Segundo|language=es|date=22 January 2020|access-date=9 June 2023}}{{cite news|url=https://www.mundodeportivo.com/futbol/fc-barcelona/20200324/4851955176/25-anos-liga-84-85-urruti-testimo.html|title=35 años de la Liga de Urruti|trans-title=35th anniversary of Urruti's League|newspaper=Mundo Deportivo|first=Joan|last=Poquí|language=es|date=24 March 2020|access-date=9 June 2023}} and left for fellow top-flight team Real Murcia in summer 1986, posting two more solid seasons.{{cite news|url=https://www.sport.es/es/noticias/barca/que-fue-tente-sanchez-primer-jugador-que-convirtio-representante-6286601|title=¿Qué fue de Tente Sánchez? El primer jugador que se convirtió en representante|trans-title=What happened to Tente Sánchez? The first player turned agent|newspaper=Sport|first=Javier|last=Giraldo|language=es|date=14 September 2017|access-date=9 June 2023}}

Sánchez retired in 1990 aged 33 after representing another Catalan side, CE Sabadell FC of Segunda División. Later that decade, he became a players agent.{{cite news|url=http://masdeporte.as.com/masdeporte/2003/04/04/polideportivo/1049429713_850215.html|title=El club renueva a Lopo tres temporadas más|trans-title=Club renews Lopo for three more seasons|newspaper=Diario AS|first=Quique|last=Iglesias|language=es|date=4 April 2003|access-date=8 October 2013}}{{cite web|url=https://www.eldesmarque.com/futbol/real-betis/20070724/sp-1232915993_160024163.html|title=Tente Sánchez: "El deseo de Juanito es mejorar"|trans-title=Tente Sánchez: "Juanito wants to improve"|publisher=El Desmarque|first=Álvaro|last=Moscoso|language=es|date=24 July 2007|access-date=9 June 2023}}{{cite news|url=https://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/deportes/2011/06/27/deportivismo-pendiente-nuevos-fichajes/0003_201106G27P30995.htm|title=El deportivismo, pendiente de los nuevos fichajes|trans-title=Deportivo faithful, hanging on to new signings|newspaper=La Voz de Galicia|language=es|date=27 June 2011|access-date=9 June 2023}}

International career

Sánchez earned 14 caps for the Spain national team in five years, his debut coming on 4 October 1978 in a 2–1 win in Yugoslavia for the UEFA Euro 1980 qualifiers, replacing Real Madrid's Juanito – who had scored – with five minutes left.{{cite web|url=https://www.eldesmarque.com/futbol/seleccion-espanola/20181114/espana-vuelve-a-zagreb-40-anos-despues_21263271.html|title=España vuelve a Zagreb 40 años después|trans-title=Spain return to Zagreb 40 years later|publisher=El Desmarque|language=es|date=14 November 2018|access-date=9 June 2023}}

He was selected for the squad at the 1982 FIFA World Cup played in his country, and appeared in four matches as the nation exited in the second group stage.{{cite news|url=https://www.sport.es/es/noticias/mundial-qatar-2022/espana-1982-seleccion-sucumbio-presion-78043537|title=España 1982: La selección sucumbió a la presión en 'su' Mundial|trans-title=Spain 1982: National team cracked under pressure at 'their' World Cup|newspaper=Sport|first=Javier|last=Giraldo|language=es|date=3 November 2022|access-date=9 June 2023}}

Honours

Barcelona

La Liga: 1984–85
Copa del Rey: 1977–78, 1980–81,{{cite news|url=http://elpais.com/diario/1981/06/19/deportes/361749603_850215.html|title=El Barcelona ganó una bonita final de Copa|trans-title=Barcelona won beautiful Cup final|newspaper=El País|first=Julián|last=García Candau|language=es|date=19 June 1981|access-date=9 June 2023}} 1982–83{{cite news|url=https://elpais.com/diario/1983/06/05/portada/423612004_850215.html|title=El Barcelona se proclamó campeón de la Copa del Rey en el último minuto|trans-title=Barcelona crowned King's Cup champions in the last minute|newspaper=El País|language=es|date=5 June 1983|access-date=9 June 2023}}
Supercopa de España: 1983
Copa de la Liga: 1983, 1986{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/spanleagcuphist.html|title=Spain – List of League Cup Finals 1983–1986|publisher=RSSSF|first=Raúl|last=Torre|access-date=9 June 2023}}
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1978–79, 1981–82{{cite news|url=https://www.marca.com/futbol/barcelona/2020/04/23/5e9d762146163f7c058b4653.html|title=Los 50 mejores partidos de la historia: Barcelona 2–1 Standard de Lieja Recopa 1982|trans-title=The 50 best matches in history: Barcelona 2–1 Standard Liège 1982 Cup Winners' Cup|newspaper=Marca|first=Julio|last=Maldonado|language=es|date=23 April 2020|access-date=9 June 2023}}
European Cup runner-up: 1985–86