Héctor Sanabria (footballer, born 1945)

Mexican footballer (1945–2024)

Héctor Sanabria
Personal information
Full name	Héctor Sanabria Mascareño
Date of birth	(1945-08-17)17 August 1945
Place of birth	Mexico City, Mexico
Date of death	29 January 2024(2024-01-29) (aged 78)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1965–1978	UNAM Pumas
International career
1968	Mexico	7	(0)
Managerial career
1987–1988	Pumas
1988–1989	Toluca
1989	Veracruz
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Héctor Sanabria (17 August 1945 – 29 January 2024) was a Mexican football player and manager. A defender, he competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics.^[1] As a manager, he led UNAM Pumas to a Mexican Primera División runners-up finish in the 1987–88 season.^[2] Sanabria died on 29 January 2024, at the age of 78.^[3]

References

^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Héctor Sanabria". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 December 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
^ "La Cantera puede trascender" [La Cantera can transcend] (in Spanish). El Universal. 6 July 2008.
^ Murió Héctor Sanabria, histórico jugador de Pumas que fue campeón de Liga MX (in Spanish)