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Manuel Fernández Fernández (born 21 January 1923, Navia, Vigo

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), commonly referred to as Pahiño, is a former Spanish

Spain

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footballer who played for Celta de Vigo

Celta de Vigo

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, Real Madrid

Real Madrid

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, Deportivo de La Coruña

Deportivo de La Coruña

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and Spain

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during the 1940s and 1950s. A prolific goalscorer, he twice won the Pichichi.

Club career

In 1947–48 Pahiño’s goals helped Celta de Vigo

Celta de Vigo

finish fourth in La Liga

La Liga

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and reach the Copa del Generalísimo

Copa del Rey

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final. The same season he won the Pichichi for the first time. He also scored on his debut for Spain

Spain national football team

in a 3–3 with Switzerland

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. Among his team mates at Celta were Miguel Muñoz

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and the 1948–49 season saw them both join Real Madrid

Real Madrid

. Pahiño continued to score regularly at Real in 1952 he won a second Pichichi. However the arrival of Alfredo Di Stéfano

Alfredo Di Stéfano

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saw him lose his place and he subsequently joined Deportivo de La Coruña

Deportivo de La Coruña

Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña is a professional football club based in the city of A Coruña, Galicia; founded in 1906 and currently playing in Segunda División...

where he played in the same team as Luis Suárez

Luis Suárez Miramontes

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and Arsenio Iglesias

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. Despite his goalscoring achievements, Pahiño only played three times for Spain. He scored both goals as he made his final appearance for them in a 2–2 draw with the Republic of Ireland

Republic of Ireland national football team

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in 1955. He finished his playing career at Granada CF

Granada CF

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Club

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International


#	Date	Venue	Score	Result	Competition
1.	20 June 1948	Hardturm Hardturm The Hardturm was a football stadium located in Zurich's Kreis 5. Opened in 1929, it was the home of the Grasshopper-Club Zürich. It was a host stadium for the 1954 FIFA World Cup.... , Zürich Zürich Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich... , Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....	0–1	3–3	International Friendly Exhibition game An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...
2.	27 November 1955	Dalymount Park Dalymount Park Dalymount Park is an Irish football stadium situated on Dublin's Northside. It is the home of Bohemian F.C., who have played there since the early 20th century. Affectionately known as 'Dalyer' by fans, it was also historically the "home of Irish football" holding Irish internationals and FAI Cup... , Dublin, Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...	1–1	2–2	International Friendly Exhibition game An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...
3.	27 November 1955	Dalymount Park, Dublin, Republic of Ireland	1–2	2–2	International Friendly Exhibition game An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...

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