Oswaldo Sánchez

Oswaldo Sánchez

Personal information
Full name	Oswaldo Javier Sánchez Ibarra
Date of birth	September 21, 1973 (1973-09-21) (age 38)
Place of birth	Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Height	1.84 m (6 ft  1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Santos Laguna
Number	1
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1993–1996	Atlas	81	(0)
1996–1999	Club America	76	(0)
1999–2007	Guadalajara	272	(0)
2007–	Santos Laguna	173	(0)
National team
1993	Mexico U-20	4	(0)
1996–2011	Mexico	99[1]	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 25, 2010. † Appearances (Goals).

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Sánchez and the second or maternal family name is Ibarra.

Oswaldo Javier Sánchez Ibarra (born September 21, 1973 in Guadalajara, Jalisco) is a Mexican footballer. He plays as a goalkeeper for Santos Laguna in the Mexican Primera Division, where he is also the team captain. He also has 99 caps for Mexico including his farewell match on October 11th, 2011.

Club career

Early career

Oswaldo Sanchez debuted with F.C. Atlas at the age of 15 on October 30, 1988 against Chelsea F.C. where the teams tied the game at 1–1. He debuted by entering as a sub when the goalkeeper injured himself in a strong accidental play. Two years after his debut, he was a starter on the team and led Atlas to the Quarterfinals where they were eliminated by CD Veracruz. In the summer of 1996, Sánchez was transferred to Club América. The following season, Sánchez was benched and replaced as goalkeeper by Hugo Pineda. Sánchez played three out of 19 games, including the quarterfinals where América was eliminated by Monarcas Morelia. The following season, Sánchez went back into the starting line-up and led America. In the summer of 1999, Sánchez left América for Chivas de Guadalajara.

Chivas de Guadalajara

At Chivas de Guadalajara, Sánchez became the team's captain. Since 1999, he helped the team to the playoffs seven times, including one wild card, and the team was only eliminated three times out of eleven seasons. Throughout his career at Guadalajara, he has stayed the preferred goalkeeper in the team under 10 different coaches.

Sánchez scored a goal in the 2000 Copa Merconorte match against Club Deportivo El Nacional of Ecuador.^[2]

Santos Laguna

In 2007 he signed a contract onto Santos Laguna and he has played against his ex-team and ex-team members Chivas de Guadalajara in a 3-2 loss. In the first season with Santos, he led them to the Quarterfinals of the Clausura 2007 tournament.

International career

Sánchez played for the Mexican Youth National team in 1993's international FIFA World Youth Championship in Australia Coached by Juan de Dios Castillo. Sánchez has also constantly been called up^[vague] to play for the Mexican national team since his debut in 1996, against Bolivia. He has been part of three FIFA World Cups, in France 1998, Argentine Coach Ricardo la Volpe called up Sánchez once again on April 2, 2006, to be the starting goalkeeper for the Mexican National Team in the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany. During preparing for the 2006 World Cup, Sánchez father died of a heart attack on June 7, aged 56. Sánchez flew home to Guadalajara, but he returned to Germany in time for the team's first game against Iran, which they won by a score of 3-1.^[3]

In 2007, he was called up once again by new coach Hugo Sanchez to play for Mexico in the Gold Cup and Copa América 2007. Sánchez was selected to represent Mexico in friendlies against Ghana and China, his 1st callups since the Copa América 2007.

Sánchez played his 100th international match for Mexico on October 11th, 2011 in a 2–1 loss to Brazil. He was substituted by Alfredo Talavera in the 88th minute, marking his official national football retirement.

Honours

Chivas

• Primera División de México Apertura: 2006

Santos Laguna

• Primera Division de Mexico Clausura: 2008

International

• CONCACAF Gold Cup: 1996, 2003

Individual

• CONCACAF Gold Cup 2003: Best GoalKeeper
• Primera Division de Mexico Apertura Best Goalkeeper: 2002, 2005
• Primera Division de Mexico Clausura Best Goalkeeper: 2003
• FIFA Confederations Cup 2005: Best Goalkeeper
• FIFA World cup 2006: 3rd Best Goalkeeper

References

1. ^ "Homenaje a un Grande". Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación. http://femexfut.org.mx/portalv2/aspx/WEB_DetalleNoticia.aspx?pnIDNtca=35252. Retrieved 18 October 2011. 
2. ^ "¡Felices XV, Oswaldo Sánchez!". Televisa Deportes. 2008-10-30. http://www.televisadeportes.com/futbol/futbolmexico/021331/cumple-oswaldo-sanchez-15-anos-primera-division. Retrieved 2008-11-08. 
3. ^ "Mexico coach hails keeper Sanchez". BBC News. 2006-06-11. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2006/teams/mexico/5039012.stm. Retrieved 2007-06-10. 

External links

• Football Database.com provides Oswaldo Sánchez's profile and stats
• Oswaldo Sánchez stats at Medio Tiempo.com (Spanish)
• website

Sporting positions
Preceded by Joel Sánchez	Chivas de Guadalajara captain 2000-2006	Succeeded by Ramon Morales
Preceded by Francisco Gabriel de Anda	Santos Laguna captain 2007 — Present	Succeeded by Incumbent

Persondata
Name	Sanchez, Oswaldo
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Date of birth	September 21, 1973
Place of birth	Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
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