Photo: Кирилл Венедиктов / CC BY-SA 3.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Joaquín is one of those players who makes you genuinely sad that football careers have to end. A right winger out of El Puerto de Santa María, he spent the bulk of his career at Real Betis — two stints bookending stops at Valencia, Málaga, and Fiorentina — and somehow kept playing at the top level well into his forties, retiring in 2023 to a standing ovation from the Benito Villamarín. What I love about him isn't just the pace or the filthy dribbling; it's the personality. He became a TV presenter basically while still lacing up boots, and his sense of humor is as quick as his feet ever were. The 2020 Medal of Andalusia felt long overdue for a guy who was the heartbeat of Andalusian football for two decades. A genuine one-of-a-kind.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- elpisha
- Name (Japanese)
- ホアキン・サンチェス
- Reading
- ほあきん・さんちぇす
- Born
- July 21, 1981 (age 45)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Rooster
- Origin
- El Puerto de Santa María, Cádiz Province, Spain
- Height
- 179 cm
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- 2020 Medal of Andalusia
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was elpisha born?
Born July 21, 1981 (age 45).
Where is elpisha from?
elpisha is from El Puerto de Santa María, Cádiz Province, Spain.
What does elpisha do?
elpisha works as association football player.
How tall is elpisha?
elpisha is 179 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.