Editing Hugo Sánchez (section)

===Personal life===

Hugo Sánchez was raised in the [[Jardín Balbuena]] neighborhood in [[Mexico City]] to a middle-class family. His father, Héctor Sánchez, was also a footballer who played for [[Asturias F.C.]] and [[Atlante F.C.]] His sister, [[Herlinda Sánchez|Herlinda]], was an Olympic gymnast who participated in the [[1976 Summer Olympic Games]] in [[Montreal]]. Sánchez credits her for his acrobatic skills, including his signature somersault goal celebrations.

His son, [[Hugo Sánchez Portugal]], was also a footballer and played for UNAM and Atlante. He also has two daughters from his current marriage. On 8 November 2014, Sánchez Portugal died from the effects of a gas leak in a Mexico City apartment as stated by the [[Mexican Red Cross]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Former Footballer Hugo Sanchez's Son Found Dead in Mexico City {{!}} Football News|url=https://sports.ndtv.com/football/former-footballer-hugo-sanchez-s-son-found-dead-in-mexico-city-1509891|access-date=18 May 2021|website=NDTVSports.com|language=en}}</ref>

In 2006, Sánchez was appointed as the official FIFA/SOS Ambassador for Mexico, joining [[Wayne Rooney]] (Ambassador for England), [[Ruud van Nistelrooy]] (Netherlands), and fifty others in fund raising for the official [[2006 FIFA World Cup]] Charity.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sos-childrensvillages.org/news-and-media/news/pages/sanchez-calls-on-football-fans-to-support-sos-childrens-villages.aspx |publisher=[[SOS Children's Villages]] |title=Hugo Sánchez to attend 6 villages for 2006 opening in Morelia |access-date=6 August 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080628212321/http://www.sos-childrensvillages.org/News-and-Media/News/Pages/Sanchez-calls-on-football-fans-to-support-SOS-Childrens-Villages.aspx |archive-date=28 June 2008 }}</ref>

On 1 September 2007, Sánchez inaugurated a street with his name in [[Puebla (city)|Puebla]], central Mexico, before a thousand of the locals around there.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.elpais.com/articulo/deportes/Inaugurada/Mexico/calle/Hugo/Sanchez/elpepudep/20070901elpepudep_1/Tes |work=[[El País]] |title=Inaugurada en México la calle Hugo Sánchez |date=31 August 2007 |access-date=1 September 2007}}</ref>