5 successful footballers whose fathers were football legends

#2 Manuel Sanchís Hontiyuelo and Manuel Sanchís Martínez

Sanchis Hontiyuelo surpassed his father’s feats

Well, for one, they share the same name, but that’s not all though – they almost earned the same accolades with Real Madrid. Both father and son were defenders, with the latter making his name in the role of a sweeper.

And even in this case, the son was more successful than his father: twice as successful, actually, as Sanchis Jr. has eight La Liga and two Champions League titles to his name, whereas his father has four La Ligas and a European Cup under his belt.

Both of them also represented Spain a combined 59 times, with son Sanchis leading the way with 48 caps.