Leonel Sánchez
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Sánchez in 1959 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Leonel Guillermo Sánchez Lineros | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 25 April 1936 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 2 April 2022 (aged 85) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Santiago, Chile | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Left forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1953–1969 | Universidad de Chile | 386 | (159) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1963 | → AC Milan (loan) | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1969–1970 | Colo-Colo | 31 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1971–1972 | Palestino | 15 | (10) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1972–1973 | Ferroviarios | 11 | (7) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 443 | (178) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1955–1968 | Chile | 85 | (24) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1985–1986 | Universidad de Chile | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1987 | Universidad de Chile | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Leonel Sánchez (25 April 1936 – 2 April 2022) was a Chilean football player. He played for Chile national team from 1955 until 1968.
Sánchez died of pulmonary fibrosis on 2 April 2022 in Santiago, Chile at the age of 85.[1]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Universidad de Chile | 1953 | Chilean Primera División | 4 | 1 | – | – | 4 | 1 | ||
| 1954 | 5 | 3 | – | – | 5 | 3 | ||||
| 1955 | 33 | 14 | – | – | 33 | 14 | ||||
| 1956 | 22 | 10 | – | – | 22 | 10 | ||||
| 1957 | 21 | 14 | – | – | 21 | 14 | ||||
| 1958 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 1 | – | 27 | 10 | |||
| 1959 | 26 | 22 | 6 | 4 | – | 32 | 26 | |||
| 1960 | 23 | 10 | – | 2 | 0 | 25 | 10 | |||
| 1961 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 0 | – | 26 | 6 | |||
| 1962 | 32 | 19 | – | – | 32 | 19 | ||||
| 1963 | 27 | 11 | – | 3 | 0 | 30 | 11 | |||
| 1964 | 24 | 5 | – | – | 24 | 5 | ||||
| 1965 | 30 | 15 | – | 4 | 0 | 34 | 15 | |||
| 1966 | 19 | 8 | – | 5 | 2 | 24 | 10 | |||
| 1967 | 34 | 6 | – | – | 34 | 6 | ||||
| 1968 | 27 | 6 | – | 1 | 0 | 28 | 6 | |||
| 1969 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 11 | 1 | |||
| Total | 386 | 159 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 412 | 167 | ||
| Colo Colo | 1970 | Chilean Primera División | 31 | 2 | – | – | 31 | 2 | ||
| Total | 417 | 161 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 443 | 169 | ||
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chile | 1955 | 2 | 0 |
| 1956 | 9 | 2 | |
| 1957 | 7 | 0 | |
| 1958 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1959 | 9 | 3 | |
| 1960 | 10 | 2 | |
| 1961 | 8 | 6 | |
| 1962 | 7 | 4 | |
| 1963 | 1 | 5 | |
| 1964 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1965 | 10 | 0 | |
| 1966 | 12 | 0 | |
| 1967 | 5 | 1 | |
| 1968 | 3 | 1 | |
| Total | 85 | 24 | |
- Scores and results list Chile's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sánchez goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 January 1956 | Montevideo, Uruguay | Brazil | 4–1 | 1956 South American Championship | |
| 2 | 9 February 1956 | Montevideo, Uruguay | Peru | 4–3 | 1956 South American Championship | |
| 3 | 11 March 1959 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Paraguay | 1–2 | 1959 South American Championship (Argentina) | |
| 4 | 26 March 1959 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Bolivia | 5–2 | 1959 South American Championship (Argentina) | |
| 5 | 18 November 1959 | Santiago, Chile | Argentina | 4–2 | Friendly match | |
| 6 | 5 June 1960 | Montevideo, Uruguay | Uruguay | 2–2 | Friendly | |
| 7 | ||||||
| 8 | 19 March 1961 | Santiago, Chile | Peru | 5–2 | Friendly | |
| 9 | ||||||
| 10 | 26 March 1961 | Santiago, Chile | West Germany | 3–1 | Friendly | |
| 11 | ||||||
| 12 | 9 December 1961 | Santiago, Chile | Hungary | 5–1 | Friendly | |
| 13 | ||||||
| 14 | 30 May 1962 | Santiago, Chile | Switzerland | 3–1 | 1962 FIFA World Cup | |
| 15 | ||||||
| 16 | 10 June 1962 | Arica, Chile | Soviet Union | 2–1 | 1962 FIFA World Cup | |
| 17 | 13 June 1962 | Santiago, Chile | Brazil | 2–4 | 1962 FIFA World Cup | |
| 18 | 16 May 1965 | Montevideo, Uruguay | Uruguay | 1–1 | Copa Juan Pinto Durán | |
| 19 | 21 July 1965 | Santiago, Chile | Argentina | 1–1 | Copa Carlos Dittborn | |
| 20 | 1 August 1965 | Santiago, Chile | Colombia | 7–2 | 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 21 | 22 August 1965 | Santiago, Chile | Ecuador | 3–1 | 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 22 | 12 October 1965 | Lima, Perú | Ecuador | 2–1 | 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 23 | 13 December 1967 | Santiago, Chile | Hungary | 4–5 | Friendly | |
| 24 | 27 August 1968 | Ciudad de México, México | Mexico | 1-3 | Friendly |
References