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Lawrie Sanchez

1959 - Today

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Lawrence Sanchez (born 22 October 1959) is a football manager and former international footballer for Northern Ireland. The defining moment of his playing career came in the 1988 FA Cup final, when he scored the winning goal for Wimbledon against Liverpool, producing one of the biggest upsets in the competition's long history. Career highlights as a manager include taking Wycombe Wanderers on a memorable FA Cup run that climaxed in a semi-final against Liverpool and driving Northern Ireland from a FIFA ranking of 124th to 27th; a period during which he notched up notable results against England, Spain, Denmark, Sweden and Portugal. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Lawrie Sanchez is the 458th most popular coach (down from 441st in 2024), the 7,264th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 7,021st in 2019) and the 37th most popular British Coach.

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Among COACHES

Among coaches, Lawrie Sanchez ranks 458 out of 471. Before him are Tony Gustavsson, Ivaylo Petev, Alyaksandr Kulchy, Keiichiro Nuno, Andrey Tikhonov, and Ricardo Rodríguez. After him are Hans Eklund, Viktor Goncharenko, Iñigo Idiakez, Darren Ferguson, Chris Wilder, and Shuhei Yomoda.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Lawrie Sanchez ranks 782. Before him are Andy Holmes, Merritt Butrick, Christin Cooper, Eric Wagner, Winnie Byanyima, and Mairead McGuinness. After him are Mark Kirk, Kevin Sheedy, Judith Collins, Ricky Pierce, Lynette Woodard, and Dave Beasant.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Lawrie Sanchez ranks 7,266 out of 8,785. Before him are Matthew Upson (1979), Alan Curbishley (1957), Ryan Kent (1996), Kobbie Mainoo (2005), Anna Tunnicliffe (1982), and Izzy Brown (1997). After him are Darren Anderton (1972), Charlie Taylor (1993), Adam Wakeman (1974), Bradley Walsh (1960), Kenny Burns (1953), and Andrew Weatherall (1963).

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Among COACHES In United Kingdom

Among coaches born in United Kingdom, Lawrie Sanchez ranks 37. Before him are Rob Edwards (1982), Nigel Pearson (1963), Neil Lennon (1971), Joe Royle (1949), Tim Sherwood (1969), and Michael O'Neill (1969). After him are Darren Ferguson (1972), Chris Wilder (1967), Frank Gray (1954), Dave Brailsford (1964), Ian Holloway (1963), and Emma Hayes (1976).

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