Pahiño

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Pahiño
Personal information
Full name Manuel Fernández Fernández
Date of birth (1923-01-21)21 January 1923
Place of birth San Pelayo, Spain
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Place of death Madrid, Spain
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1939–1940 Navia
1940–1943 Arenas de Alcabre
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1943–1948 Celta 101 (70)
1948–1953 Real Madrid 124 (108)
1953–1956 Deportivo La Coruña 72 (46)
1956–1957 Granada 15 (8)
Total 312 (232)
International career
1949 Spain B 1 (0)
1948–1955 Spain 3 (3)
Managerial career
1956 Deportivo La Coruña
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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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 (21 January 1923 – 12 June 2012), known as Pahiño, was a Spanish footballer who played as a striker.

Over the course of 12 seasons, he played 278 games in La Liga, scoring 211 goals for Celta, Real Madrid and Deportivo. He won one Pichichi Trophy each with the first two clubs.

Club career

Born in the neighbourhood of San Pelayo de Navia in Vigo, Province of Pontevedra, Pahiño joined Celta de Vigo in 1943, immediately becoming a starter. He only scored four La Liga goals in his first season (from 15 appearances), being relegated.

After the club's return to the top flight, Pahiño never scored less than 15 times until his departure. In the 1947–48 campaign, his league-best 21 goals helped the team finish a best-ever fourth and reach the final of the Copa del Generalísimo.[1]

In the 1948 summer, both Pahiño and Miguel Muñoz signed for Real Madrid.[1] He continued to find the net at a regular rate for his new club, winning his second Pichichi at the end of 1951–52. However, he lost his importance in the squad following the arrival of Alfredo Di Stéfano, who later admitted his frustration of never having played alongside him; across all competitions, he scored 124 goals in 143 matches,[2] ranking 13th in the all-time scoring list at the time of his death.[3]

Until his retirement in 1957, at the age of 34, Pahiño represented Deportivo de La Coruña (top division, three seasons) and Granada CF (Segunda División). On 30 October 1955, whilst at the service of the former, he scored twice in a 2–1 win over his former employer at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium.[4]

Over a fortnight in February 1956, Pahiño acted as player-coach for Deportivo.[5] The team conceded 12 goals in three games, which included losses against FC Barcelona (0–7, home)[6] and Deportivo Alavés (2–4).[7]

International career

Pahiño gained three caps for Spain, over seven years. He scored on his debut on 20 June 1948, against Switzerland,[8] adding a brace in his final appearance, a 2–2 draw with the Republic of Ireland in another friendly.[9]

Style of play / Personal life

An ambidextrous player that excelled in the physical aspects of the game, Pahiño possessed a powerful shot with either feet as well as a tremendous heading ability.[2] In 1945, during a promotion play-offs clash against Granada, he played more than 40 minutes with a broken fibula after a challenge by José Millán, in an eventual 4–1 away win.[1]

Pahiño received his nickname after a variation of his father's second surname, Paíño. He was an avid reader of the works of Fyodor Dostoyevsky and Leo Tolstoy.[10]

A half-time incident during the international with Switzerland, in which he sarcastically grinned as the team was being harangued by General Gómez Zamalloa, who was also vocal to the National Sports Delegation, may have led to the small number of appearances for his country.[10][11] He died in the capital Madrid on 12 June 2012, aged 89.[12]

Statistics

Club

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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 La Liga 15 4 3 2 - - 18 6
1944–45 Segunda División 19 13 2 2 - - 21 15
1945–46 La Liga 22 15 4 1 - - 26 16
1946–47 23 17 7 3 - - 30 20
1947–48 22 21 9 9 - - 31 30
1948–49 Real Madrid 26 21 3 0 - - 29 21
1949–50 22 19 2 0 - - 24 19
1950–51 24 21 2 1 - - 26 22
1951–52 27 28 6 7 - - 33 35
1952–53 25 19 6 8 - - 31 27
1953–54 Deportivo 28 14 2 0 - - 30 14
1954–55 22 18 4 3 - - 26 21
1955–56 22 14 0 0 - - 22 14
1956–57 Granada Segunda División 15 8 1 1 - - 16 9
Total Spain 312 232 51 37 - - 363 269
Career total 312 232 51 37 - - 363 269

International goals

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

Honours

Individual

References

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External links

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