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Manolo Higuera

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Manolo Higuera
Personal information
Full name Manuel Higuera Sancho
Date of birth (1964-03-14) 14 March 1964 (age 60)
Place of birth Santander, Spain
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Racing Santander
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Racing B
1984–1988 Racing Santander 18 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Manuel 'Manolo' Higuera Sancho (born 14 March 1964) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a forward, and is the president of Racing de Santander.

Club career

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Born in Santander, Cantabria, Higuera graduated with Racing de Santander's youth setup. He made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 9 September 1984, starting in a 0–1 away loss against Real Valladolid.[1]

Higuera left the Verdiblancos in 1988, after appearing rarely.

Post-retirement

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After retiring Higuera worked as an advocate, being also a businessman.[2] On 14 June 2015 he succeeded Juan Antonio Sañudo as club chairman, as Racing was relegated back to Segunda División B after only one year.[3]

In the summer of 2023, he became the club's president again, purchasing 74% of the shareholding package together with Sebastian Ceria.

References

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  1. ^ "1–0: Valladolid y Racing, más voluntad que acierto" [1–0: Valladolid and Racing, more will than aim] (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 10 September 1984. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Quién es quién en el Consejo del Racing" [Who is who in Racing's Council] (in Spanish). El Diario Montañés. 16 June 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Manuel Higuera, nuevo Presidente del Real Racing Club" [Manuel Higuera, new president of Real Racing Club] (in Spanish). Racing's official website. 14 June 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
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