Juan Carlos Sánchez

Football player infobox
playername = Juan Carlos Sánchez


fullname = Juan Carlos Sánchez Frías
height =
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1956|9|1
cityofbirth = Formosa
countryofbirth = Argentina
currentclub =
clubnumber =
position = Striker
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1972-1978
1979-1980
1981-1985
1986
1987
1988
1990
1991
1992
clubs = Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy
Guabirá
Blooming
Wilstermann
Blooming
Litoral
San José
Independiente Petrolero
San José
Total
caps(goals) = ? (?)
64 (43)
165 (134)
36 (21)
23 (12)
24 (11)
33 (20)
26 (10)
28 (10)
399 (261)
nationalyears = 1985
nationalteam = Bolivia
nationalcaps(goals) = 5 (1)
pcupdate = June 2007

Juan Carlos Sánchez (born September 1 1956 in Formosa) is a former Argentine - Bolivian football striker. He was born on September 1 1956, in the city of Formosa in Argentina. He played most of his career in the Bolivian League.

Sánchez started his career with Argentine club Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy in 1972. In 1979 he moved to Bolivia to play for Guabirá, where, in 1980 he became top scorer in the Bolivian league for the first time by netting 21 goals. This feat bought him a transfer to Blooming where he was top scorer on two further occasions in 1981 and 1983.

In 1984 Sánchez helped Blooming win the Bolivian title, and in 1985 he became Copa Libertadores topscorer with 11 goals, 6 of which came in an 8-0 victory over Deportivo Italia which set a Copa Libertadores record.

In 1986 he joined Jorge Wilstermann but then returned to Blooming in 1987.

Sánchez had a spell with Deportivo Litoral before joining San José in 1990 where he became topscorer in the Bolivian league for the 4th time.

In 1991 he joined Independiente Petrolero and then returned to San José where he retired at the end of the 1992 season. He scored a total of 261 goals during his professional career becoming the second all time topscorer in Bolivian League history. [ [http://www.rsssf.com/tablesb/boltops.html rsssf: Bolivian league topscorers] ]

Moreover, Sánchez played a total of 53 Copa Libertadores games during his career, scoring 26 goals which puts him in 8th place in the list of all-time topscorers for that competition.

Club title

Honours

After retirement

After retirement Sánchez has gone on to coach and manage several teams, he was a coach at Guabirá, assistant manager at Blooming and he has served as the manager of the Bolivia under-17 and under-20 teams.

References

External links

* [http://www.conmebol.com/articulos_ver.jsp?id=58199&slangab=S Conmebol.com profile] es icon
* [http://www.rsssf.com/players/players-in-copalib.html Copa Libertadores topscorers]