Lawrence Philip Sanchez (born 22 October 1959) is a Northern Irish football manager and former international footballer.
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 F.A. Cup upsets in the competition's long history.
Career highlights as a manager include taking Wycombe Wanderers on a memorable F.A. 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.
English FA Cup 1987-1988 Wimbledon FC | English Football League 2 1978-1979 Reading |
1978-1984 |
1984-1994 |
1986-1989 |
1994- |
1994-1995 |
1994-1995 Manager |
1999-2003 Manager |
2004-2007 Manager |
2007- Manager |
2011-2012 Manager |
2013-2014 Manager |