Paseiro

Paseiro
Personal information
Full name José Fernández Sánchez
Date of birth (1928-10-20)20 October 1928
Place of birth Sada, Spain
Date of death 4 December 2020(2020-12-04) (aged 92)
Place of death A Coruña, Spain
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position Striker
Youth career
Arrancapinos
Rayo Sadense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1946–1951 Deportivo La Coruña 33 (23)
1949–1950 → Ferrol (loan) 29 (15)
1950–1951 → Lucense (loan) 9 (2)
1951–1952 Universidad de Chile 41 (22)
1953–1956 Español 29 (14)
1955–1956 → Gerona (loan) – (–)
1956–1957 Real Jaén 24 (5)
1957–1958 Xerez 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

José Fernández Sánchez (20 October 1928 – 4 December 2020), known as Paseiro, was a Spanish professional footballer who played as a striker for club in his homeland and Chile.[1]

Career

Born in Sada, Galicia, Spain, Paseiro was with clubs Arrancapinos and Rayo Sadense before joining Deportivo La Coruña in 1946. In Galicia, he also played on loan for Ferrol and Lucense.[2][3][4]

In 1951, Paseiro moved to Chile alongside his coach in Deportivo La Coruña, Alejandro Scopelli,[5] and spent almost two years with Universidad de Chile in the Chilean Primera División.[6][7][8]

Back to Spain, Paseiro played for Español until 1956, with a stint on loan with Gerona CF in the 1955–56 Tercera División. With Español, he won the Copa Duward twice in 1952–53 and 1953–54.[3]

He ended his career with Real Jaén (1956–57) and Xerez (1957–58).[2][3]

Death

Paseiro died in A Coruña, Spain, on 4 December 2020, aged 92.[2][4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Paseiro, José Fernández Sánchez - Footballer". www.bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 "Paseiro futbolista sadense". memoriadesada.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 June 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 "Ficha jugador - José Fernández Sánchez "PASEIRO"". www.periquito.cat (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 June 2026.
  4. 1 2 "Fallece a los 92 años el exdeportivista Paseiro". La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 10 December 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
  5. ↑ "Universidad de Chile v/s Colo Colo". www.chuncho.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 June 2026. debutaría en la U el delantero español José Fernández, conocido como "Paseiro", un gallego que trajo el entonces director técnico azul Alejandro "Conejo" Scopelli quién lo había dirigido en el Deportivo de La Coruña
  6. ↑ "U. de Chile - campañas - 1951". www.chuncho.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 June 2026.
  7. ↑ "U. de Chile - campañas - 1952". www.chuncho.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 June 2026.
  8. ↑ "Los españoles que jugaron en el fútbol chileno". Diario AS (in Spanish). 15 June 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2026.