Lawrie Sanchez
Lawrence Philip " Lawrie " Sanchez ( born October 22, 1959 in London ) is a former Northern Irish football player and current coach of the English fourth division FC Barnet. In the final of the FA Cup 1987/88 he scored for FC Wimbledon the only goal to make it 1-0 against Liverpool.
Playing career
Reading FC (1978-1984)
Lawrie Sanchez began in the season 1977/78 his career with the English fourth division FC Reading. After promotion to the third division in 1979, he spent the next four seasons as a regular player in the Football League Third Division before Reading 1982/83 relegation back to the fourth league. Also, thanks to a strong playing Lawrie Sanchez ( 45 Ligaspiele/10 goals) reached the club in 1984 to direct resurgence.
Wimbledon FC (1984-1994)
In December 1984, he moved to second division side FC Wimbledon. In the season 1985/86 Lawrie Sanchez rose to ( 42 league games / 9 goals) with his team in third place in the first division. The climber reached a very good sixth place in the Football League First Division 1986/87. In addition to another successful year in the First Division 1987/88 Wimbledon moved into the final of the FA Cup 1987/88. Opponent in front of 98 203 spectators at Wembley was the clear favorite Liverpool FC. Thanks to a goal by Sanchez in the 37th minute, however, continued the Mavericks 1-0 and won the first title in club history. The club established itself in the next four years in the middle of the first division and thus took part in the first season of the newly introduced Premier League 1992 /93. Lawrie Sanchez scored four goals in seven league games and finished the season with his team in twelfth. Shortly before the end of the Premier League 1993/94 he moved after ten years in London for Erstliganeuling Swindon Town and rose at end of the season from the first division from.
Northern Ireland national team (1986-1989)
The son of an Ecuadorian father and a Northern Irish mother debuted on November 12, 1986 in the Northern Ireland national team in a 0-0 draw against Turkey. In 1989, he played two more matches against Spain and Malta.
Coaching career
After his first coaching position at the Irish club Sligo Rovers Lawrie Sanchez works 1995-1999 of the coaching staff at FC Wimbledon. On 5 February 1999 he took over the head coaching job with the English third division side Wycombe Wanderers. In addition to average results in the league, the collection was the semi-finals of the FA Cup 2000 /01 the biggest success of his tenure. On 30 September 2003 he was released after a false start.
On 21 January 2004, he was hired as the new Northern Ireland coach. The previously winless team for three years showed in qualifying for the 2006 World Cup as the fourth of six teams perform better. Especially the 1-0 home win on 7 September 2005 against England cared for attention. A further increase in output reached the team in qualifying for the European Championship 2008. With four wins in six games Northern Ireland led to his group before Lawrie Sanchez announced his resignation on May 11, 2007. On 10 April 2007 he took over as interim coach Fulham and achieved with the team avoid relegation in the Premier League 2006 /07. After a false start in the Premier League 2007 /08 Sanchez was released on 21 December 2007.
Since 13 May 2011, he coached the English fourth division FC Barnet.
Achievements
- FA Cup Winners: 1988 (1-0 against Liverpool )