Óscar Carmelo Sánchez
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| Óscar Sánchez | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Óscar Carmelo Sánchez | |
| Date of birth | July 16, 1971 | |
| Place of birth | Cochabamba, Bolivia | |
| Date of death | November 23, 2007 (aged 36) | |
| Place of death | La Paz, Bolivia | |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |
| Playing position | Defender | |
| Youth career | ||
| Aurora | ||
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1991–1996 1997–1998 1998–1999 2000–2001 2002–2006 2007 |
The Strongest Gimnasia de Jujuy Independiente The Strongest Bolivar The Strongest |
163 (22) 29 (6) 33 (7) 55 (11) 144 (16) 6 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| 1994–2006 | Bolivia | 78 (6) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 2007 | The Strongest | |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Óscar Carmelo Sánchez (July 16, 1971 – November 23, 2007) was a Bolivian sweeper who played for the Bolivia national football team in the 1994 FIFA World Cup held in the United States. Born in Cochabamba, he was capped 78 times by Bolivia and scored 6 goals, between 1994 and 2007.[1] He was the captain of the national team several times.
At club level he began his professional career with The Strongest in 1991. After five seasons with the atigrados, he was transferred to Argentine club Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy, where he built a solid reputation as a temperamental and tough defender with scoring ability. His impressive displays rewarded him with a transfer to giant club Independiente in the winter of 1998. On his return to Bolivia in 2000, he would spent two more periods with The Strongest, and one with Bolívar. In 2007 he had one of his kidneys removed due to the discovery of a tumour, which proved to be malignant. After the operation he continued playing, but was forced to retire soon thereafter. He was offered the manager position of The Strongest, with which he attained an impressive undefeated streak. In October 2007, his weak health forced him to quit that position too. Sánchez died on November 23, 2007.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ rsssf: Bolivia record international footballers
- ^ AFP (2007-11-24). "Foot - Disparition - Décès d'Oscar Sanchez" (in French). L'Equipe. http://www.lequipe.fr/Football/breves2007/20071124_074932Dev.html.
[edit] External links
- Argentine Primera statistics (Spanish)
- International RSSSF (English)
- National Football Teams (English)
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