Isidro Sánchez (soccer, born 1987)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Isidro Sánchez Macip | ||
Date of birth | contradictory] | June 5, 1987 [||
Place of birth | Puebla, Mexico | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | York United (Assistant) | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–2007 | Puebla | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2010 | Puebla | 5 | (0) |
International career | |||
2008 | Canada U23 | 1 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2015 | Real Cuautitlán | ||
2018 | Las Vegas Lights | ||
2018–2019 | Tlaxcala | ||
2023–2024 | Las Vegas Lights | ||
2024 | West Santos FC (AKL) | ||
2024– | York United (Assistant) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Isidro Sánchez Macip (born June 5, 1987) is a professional soccer coach and former player who played as a midfielder. He was the head coach for Las Vegas Lights in the USL Championship in 2023. He was born in Mexico and represented the Canada national under-23 team.
Career
[edit]Sánchez played as a midfielder for Puebla F.C. from 2006 to 2007.
He acquired Canadian nationality in 2007 to participate with the pre-Olympic team of that country in the CONCACAF qualifying tournament before the Beijing Olympic Games.[1][2] After his career as a soccer player, he began to prepare to be a coach. Currently, the Mexican-Canadian has four professional coaching certificates (RFEF Spain, ENDIT Mexico, CONMEBOL PRO, Pro License U.S. Soccer) and a master's degree in sports psychology. His first experience was in 2013 when he obtained a position as an assistant coach with the Chivas USA (MLS). Isidro debuted as head coach in 2015 at Real Cuautitlán, where he managed to get the team out of the relegation zone.
Sánchez returned to Las Vegas in January 2023 as head coach for the Las Vegas Lights.[3]
Clubs
[edit]As a player
[edit]Team | Country | Year |
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Puebla F.C. | ![]() |
2007-2008 |
Canada Selection Sub 23 | ![]() |
2007-2008 |
As a coach
[edit]Club | Country | Year | Charge |
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Chivas USA | ![]() |
2013 | Assistant Coach |
Veracruz | ![]() |
2014 | Assistant Coach |
Real Cuautitlán | ![]() |
2015 | Coach |
Puebla FC | ![]() |
2016 | Assistant Coach |
Venados de Yucatán | ![]() |
2017 | Assistant Coach |
Las Vegas Lights FC | ![]() |
2018; 2023 | Coach |
Tlaxcala F.C. | ![]() |
2018-2019 | Coach |
CD Proas | ![]() |
2022 | Coach |
References
[edit]- ^ Canada,with nothing to lose This. Accessed 03-12-2008.
- ^ Canada prepares January U-20 camp in Florida CanadaSoccer .com. Accessed 01-08-2007.
- ^ "LIGHTS FC ANNOUNCE NEW COACHING STAFF & INITIAL PLAYER SIGNINGS FOR 2023 SEASON". LasVegasLightsFC.com. Las Vegas Lights. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
External links
[edit]- Isidro Sánchez at the Canadian Soccer Association (archive)
- Isidro Sánchez – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
- 1987 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Puebla
- Canadian men's soccer players
- Canada men's under-23 international soccer players
- Mexican emigrants to Canada
- Canadian people of Mexican descent
- Naturalized citizens of Canada
- Canadian expatriate men's soccer players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico
- Liga MX players
- Club Puebla players
- Men's association football midfielders
- Las Vegas Lights FC coaches
- USL Championship coaches
- Mexican men's footballers
- Canadian soccer biography stubs