Erwin Sánchez

Infobox Football biography
playername = Erwin Sánchez


fullname = Erwin Sánchez Freking
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1969|10|19
cityofbirth = flagicon|Bolivia Santa Cruz de la Sierra
countryofbirth = Bolivia
height = Height|m=1.74
position = Midfielder (Retired)
youthyears = 1981-1986
youthclubs = Tahuichi Academy
years = 1987-1988
1988-1990
1990-1992
1991-1992
1992-1997
1997-1998
1998-2003
2004-2005
clubs = Destroyers
Bolívar
Benfica
→Estoril-Praia (loan)
Boavista F.C.
Benfica
Boavista F.C.
Oriente Petrolero
caps(goals) = 67 (23)
34 (13)
15 (1)
28 (8)
94 (21)
26 (6)
126 (22)
38 (10)
nationalyears = 1990-2006
nationalteam = Bolivia
nationalcaps(goals) = 57 (15)
pcupdate = March 01, 2008
ntupdate = March 01, 2008
manageryears = 2007-present
managerclubs = Bolivia

Erwin "Platiní" Sánchez Freking (born October 19, 1969 in Santa Cruz) is a former Bolivian footballer and current team manager for the Bolivian national team. An attacking midfielder with scoring range, he was a leading player for Bolivian national team both in the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifyings and finals. He played a total of 57 international matches for Bolivia between 1990 and 2005, scoring 15 goals [ [http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/bol-recintlp.html rsssf: Bolivia record international footballers] ]

He started his career at Club Destroyers, and became the first Bolivian player to play professionally in Europe when he was signed by S.L. Benfica in 1990/91, but went to play to Boavista FC in 1992 (after a season loaned by Benfica to Estoril-Praia), where he became one of their best players. He returned to Benfica in 1997/98, and went back the following season to Boavista, where he won the national championship in 2000/2001, before ending his European career there, two years later.

Sánchez is known in Bolivia by the nickname "Platini" Sanchez, after the French footballer Michel Platini. This nickname was given to him for the resemblance in his style of play to Platini, but more so for his penchant of wearing his footballing socks low as Platini did.

Honours

*Portuguese Liga 2001

References