Manolo Higuera

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.

Manolo Higuera

Personal information
Full name	Manuel Higuera Sancho
Date of birth	(1964-03-14) 14 March 1964 (age 61)
Place of birth	Santander, Spain
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position	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

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Higuera and the second or maternal family name is Sancho.

Club career

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

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.