Víctor Sánchez (footballer, born 1976)

Víctor Sánchez
Personal information
Full name Víctor Sánchez del Amo
Date of birth (1976-02-23) 23 February 1976
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Right midfielder
Team information
Current team
Rijeka (manager)
Youth career
1987–1994 Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1995 Real Madrid C 17 (3)
1995–1996 Real Madrid B 37 (1)
1996–1998 Real Madrid 65 (7)
1998–1999 Racing Santander 35 (12)
1999–2006 Deportivo La Coruña 210 (30)
2006–2007 Panathinaikos 12 (0)
2007–2008 Elche 17 (2)
Total 393 (55)
International career
1996–1998 Spain U21 12 (3)
2000–2004 Spain 8 (0)
Managerial career
2010–2011 Getafe (assistant)
2012–2013 Sevilla (assistant)
2013–2015 Olympiacos (assistant)
2015–2016 Deportivo La Coruña
2016 Olympiacos
2016–2017 Betis
2019–2020 Málaga
2023 Cartagena
2024–2025 Olimpija Ljubljana
2025– Rijeka
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Víctor Sánchez del Amo (born 23 February 1976) is a Spanish football manager and former player who played as a right midfielder. He is the manager of Croatian Football League club Rijeka.

His crossing ability was among the qualities that brought him international recognition with Spain, and especially Deportivo. He started his career with Real Madrid and went on to win a total of seven major titles between the two clubs; over 11 seasons in La Liga, where he also represented Racing de Santander, he amassed totals of 310 matches and 49 goals.

After five years as an assistant, Sánchez began working as a manager in 2015. He notably won the 2024–25 Slovenian PrvaLiga with Olimpija Ljubljana.