Leonel Sánchez

Leonel Sánchez
Sánchez in 1959
Personal information
Full name Leonel Guillermo Sánchez Lineros
Date of birth (1936-04-25)25 April 1936
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Date of death 2 April 2022(2022-04-02) (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
Men's football
Representing  Chile
FIFA World Cup
Third place1962 Chile
Copa América
Runner-up1956 Uruguay
Third place1967 Uruguay
*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

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Universidad de Chile 1953 Chilean Primera División 41––41
195453––53
19553314––3314
19562210––2210
19572114––2114
195825921–2710
1959262264–3226
19602310–202510
196124620–266
19623219––3219
19632711–303011
1964245––245
19653015–403415
1966198–522410
1967346––346
1968276–10286
196910011–111
Total 386159116152412167
Colo Colo 1970 Chilean Primera División 312––312
Total 417161116152443169

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[2]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Chile 195520
195692
195770
195800
195993
1960102
196186
196274
196315
196420
1965100
1966120
196751
196831
Total8524
Scores and results list Chile's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sánchez goal.
List of international goals scored by Leonel Sánchez[3]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
124 January 1956Montevideo, Uruguay Brazil4–11956 South American Championship
29 February 1956Montevideo, Uruguay Peru4–31956 South American Championship
311 March 1959Buenos Aires, Argentina Paraguay1–21959 South American Championship (Argentina)
426 March 1959Buenos Aires, Argentina Bolivia5–21959 South American Championship (Argentina)
518 November 1959Santiago, Chile Argentina4–2Friendly match
65 June 1960Montevideo, Uruguay Uruguay2–2Friendly
7
819 March 1961Santiago, Chile Peru5–2Friendly
9
1026 March 1961Santiago, Chile West Germany3–1Friendly
11
129 December 1961Santiago, Chile Hungary5–1Friendly
13
1430 May 1962Santiago, Chile  Switzerland3–11962 FIFA World Cup
15
1610 June 1962Arica, Chile Soviet Union2–11962 FIFA World Cup
1713 June 1962Santiago, Chile Brazil2–41962 FIFA World Cup
1816 May 1965Montevideo, Uruguay Uruguay1–1Copa Juan Pinto Durán
1921 July 1965Santiago, Chile Argentina1–1Copa Carlos Dittborn
201 August 1965Santiago, Chile Colombia7–21966 FIFA World Cup qualification
2122 August 1965Santiago, Chile Ecuador3–11966 FIFA World Cup qualification
2212 October 1965Lima, Perú Ecuador2–11966 FIFA World Cup qualification
2313 December 1967Santiago, Chile Hungary4–5Friendly
2427 August 1968Ciudad de México, México Mexico1-3Friendly

References

  1. ↑ Muere Leonel Sánchez, leyenda de la Roja e ícono del 'Ballet Azul' (in Spanish)
  2. ↑ "Leonel Sánchez - International Appearances".
  3. ↑ "Leonel Sanchez".
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