Leonel Sánchez

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Leonel Sánchez
Sánchez in 1959
Personal information
Full name Leonel Guillermo Sánchez Lineros
Date of birth (1936-04-25) 25 April 1936 (age 88)
Place of birth 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 413 (167)
1969–1970 Colo-Colo 31 (2)
1971–1972 Palestino 15 (10)
1972–1973 Ferroviarios 11 (7)
Total 469 (186)
International career
1955–1968 Chile 85 (27)
Managerial career
1985–1986 Universidad de Chile
1987 Universidad de Chile
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Chile
FIFA World Cup
Third place 1962 Chile
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
40 years after the Ballet Azul, Universidad de Chile supporters still idolize him

Leonel Guillermo Sánchez Lineros (born 25 April 1936 in Santiago de Chile) is a retired Chilean professional footballer who played as a striker on the left wing.

Regarded as one of Chile's most important players, Sánchez held the record for most games played for Chile with 85 caps (a record surpassed by Claudio Bravo on 10 October 2014)[1] and 27 goals between 1955 and 1968.[2]

Career

Leonel Sanchez was the son of a professional boxer.[3]

Sanchez studied at República Argentina, a prestigious public primary school of Santiago; and at Manuel Barros Borgoño, a traditional public secondary school of the capital.

He played at left midfield for over 20 years between 1953 and 1973. 17 of those 20 were for Universidad de Chile, where he was the icon of the Ballet Azul (Blue Ballet), a team that won 6 national championships between 1959 and 1969.

Four of his 24 international goals were at the 1962 World Cup on home soil, where he was the top scorer along with five other players as Chile finished the tournament in third place. In that World Cup he is also remembered for his disputes with several Italian players in the infamous Chile – Italy match in the first round: he knocked out the Italian player Mario David with a punch in an altercation after being fouled, and was subsequently kicked in head by David a few minutes later, resulting in the Italian defender's sending off. Sánchez later also broke Humberto Maschio's nose with a left hook; Chile won the match 2–0.[4] Because of his role in the match, later dubbed the "Battle of Santiago", in 2007, The Times placed Sánchez at number 6 in their list of the 50 hardest footballers in history.[5]

Sánchez remained in Universidad de Chile, although he received numerous offers from well known European clubs such as A.C. Milan. In 1969, after a contract rule was settled, Universidad de Chile was forced to sell him. He finished his career playing for different Chilean clubs such as Colo-Colo, Palestino and Ferroviarios.[6]

Career statistics

Club

Club performance[7] League
Season Club League Apps Goals
Chile League
1953 Universidad Chile Primera División 4 1
1954 5 3
1955 33 14
1956 22 10
1957 21 14
1958 25 9
1959 26 22
1960 23 10
1961 24 6
1962 32 19
1963 27 11
1964 24 5
1965 30 15
1966 19 8
1967 34 6
1968 27 6
1969 10 0
1970 Colo Colo Primera División 31 2
Country Chile 417 161
Total 417 161

International

Chile national team[8]
Year Apps Goals
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

International goals

Sánchez – goals for Chile[9]
# Date Venue Opponent 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 match
7. 5 June 1960 Montevideo, Uruguay  Uruguay 2–2 Friendly match
8. 19 March 1961 Santiago, Chile  Peru 5–2 Friendly match
9. 19 March 1961 Santiago, Chile  Peru 5–2 Friendly match
10. 26 March 1961 Santiago, Chile  West Germany 3–1 Friendly match
11. 26 March 1961 Santiago, Chile  West Germany 3–1 Friendly match
12. 9 December 1961 Santiago, Chile  Hungary 5–1 Friendly match
13. 9 December 1961 Santiago, Chile  Hungary 5–1 Friendly match
14. 30 May 1962 Santiago, Chile   Switzerland 3–1 FIFA World Cup 1962
15. 30 May 1962 Santiago, Chile   Switzerland 3–1 FIFA World Cup 1962
16. 10 June 1962 Arica, Chile  Soviet Union 2–1 FIFA World Cup 1962
17. 13 June 1962 Santiago, Chile  Brazil 2–4 FIFA World Cup 1962
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 (CONMEBOL – Group 2)
21. 22 August 1965 Santiago, Chile  Ecuador 3–1 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL – Group 2)
22. 12 October 1965 Lima, Perú  Ecuador 2–1 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL – Group 2)
23. 13 December 1967 Santiago, Chile  Hungary 4–5 Friendly match
24. 27 August 1968 Ciudad de México, México  Mexico 1-3 Friendly match

Participation in the World Cup

World Seat Result Matches Goals
1962 FIFA World Cup Chile Third Place 6 4
1966 FIFA World Cup England 1st Round 3 0

Honours

Club

Universidad de Chile
Colo-Colo

Individual

References

  1. ^ "News - FC Barcelona".
  2. ^ "Leonel Sánchez - International Appearances".
  3. ^ "Login".
  4. ^ Murray, Scott (6 November 2003). "The Knowledge (November 6, 2003)". Guardian Online (UK). London. Retrieved 26 June 2006.
  5. ^ "Top 50 Hardest Footballers". empireonline.com. The Times. 13 August 2007. Archived from the original on 19 October 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  6. ^ Line, Sur On. "BDFA Argentina-Futbol Argentino-Clubes-Jugadores-Torneos de Ascenso-Servicios".
  7. ^ Leonel Sánchez at National-Football-Teams.com
  8. ^ "Leonel Sánchez - International Appearances".
  9. ^ "Leonel Sanchez".

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