They were one of only four father/son pairs to have won the European Cup/Champions League (the others being Cesare and Paolo Maldini, Carles and Sergio Busquets and Zinedine and Luca Zidane),[1] and he played 213 La Liga matches over ten seasons.

[2] During his career, he represented CD Condal, Real Valladolid, Real Madrid and Córdoba CF, and he was a member of the successful Madrid sides in the mid-60s that won four La Liga championships in five years, with the addition of the 1965–66 edition of the European Cup (in this competition, he appeared 35 times for the club).

[3][4] Sanchís earned 11 caps for Spain, and represented the nation at the 1966 FIFA World Cup.

[5][2] An offensive-minded defender who was deployed as a forward earlier in his career, Sanchís was known for his exceptional physical qualities, including his strength as well as his class and skills.

After beginning with Real Madrid Castilla, he was also in charge of CD Tenerife in the Segunda División[8] before being appointed at the Equatorial Guinea national team.