Alex Sánchez (footballer, born 1930)

Alex Sánchez
Personal information
Full name Alex Sánchez Cruz
Date of birth (1930-07-20)July 20, 1930
Place of birth Naranjo, Costa Rica[1]
Date of death December 5, 2025(2025-12-05) (aged 95)
Position(s) Wing-back
Youth career
1940–1946 Saprissa
1946–1947 Orión
1947–1948 Saprissa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1949–1960 Saprissa
1960–1963 Alajuelense
International career
1950–1963 Costa Rica 32 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alex Sánchez Cruz (July 20, 1930 – December 5, 2025) was a Costa Rican footballer.[2] He started playing as a goalkeeper in the youth team of Deportivo Saprissa, before moving to wing-back at Orión. He played mostly for Deportivo Saprissa and Alajuelense, and won three league titles with Saprissa.[3]

He was capped 32 times for Costa Rica between 1950 and 1963, making his debut at the 1950 Central American and Caribbean Games. He would later play for them at the 1951 Pan American Games, where Costa Rica won a silver medal.[1] In October 1957, he played in two 1958 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Mexico.[4]

Sánchez died on December 5, 2025, at the age of 95.[5]

Honours

Saprissa
  • Primera División: 1952, 1953, 1957
Costa Rica

References

  1. 1 2 Carrera del lateral Alex Sánchez - Nacion (in Spanish)
  2. ↑ "Buzón de Rodrigo". La Nación (in Spanish). 2002-02-24. Retrieved 2025-12-06.
  3. ↑ Los históricos 30 títulos del Deportivo Saprissa Archived 2017-08-26 at the Wayback Machine - Nación (in Spanish)
  4. ↑ Appearances for Costa Rica National Team Archived 2009-07-06 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  5. ↑ Falleció el último jugador del Saprissa que ascendió a la primera división en 1949 (in Spanish)

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