Hugo Sánchez Portugal

Hugo Sánchez Portugal (15 June 1984 – 8 November 2014) was a Mexican footballer and sports commentator with Televisa Deportes. He was the son of former player and manager of the Mexico national team, Hugo Sánchez.

Hugo Sánchez
Personal information
Full name Hugo Sánchez Portugal
Date of birth (1984-06-15)15 June 1984[1]
Place of birth Madrid, Spain[2]
Date of death 8 November 2014(2014-11-08) (aged 30)
Place of death Mexico City, Mexico
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2005 UNAM 4 (0)
2006 Atlante 0 (0)
2007 Once Municipal 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sánchez and the second or maternal family name is Portugal.

Club career

Sánchez Portugal was born while his father played for Atlético Madrid in Spain. He played as a striker for Mexican club Pumas UNAM, under his father as manager, Sánchez Portugal made his debut for Pumas on 15 May 2004 against Monterrey.[3] He also had a short spell at Atlante but did not appear in any matches for the club.[4]

Personal life and death

Sánchez Portugal was the son of former Mexico footballer Hugo Sánchez and his first wife Emma Portugal.[2]

After a short-lived playing career, Sánchez was Director of Physical Culture and Sports at the Miguel Hidalgo facility.[1]

On 8 November 2014, he was found dead in his Polanco apartment.[2] The cause of death was later confirmed to be carbon monoxide poisoning, due to obstructed ventilation from a gas-fired water boiler.[5]

Honours

References
  1. Falleció Hugo Sánchez Portugal Archived 9 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine - Medio Tiempo (in Spanish)
  2. Encuentran muerto a hijo de Hugo Sánchez
  3. Profile Archived 9 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine - Medio Tiempo (in Spanish)
  4. Atlante Clausura 2006 stats Archived 9 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine - Medio Tiempo (in Spanish)
  5. Confirmaron causa de muerte de Hugo Sánchez Portugal Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
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