Leonel Sánchez
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| Leonel Sánchez | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Leonel Guillermo Sánchez Lineros | |
| Date of birth | April 25, 1936 | |
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | |
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 81⁄2 in) | |
| Playing position | Left-midfield | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1953-1969 1969-1970 1971 1972-1973 |
Universidad de Chile Colo-Colo Palestino Ferrobádminton |
386 (160) |
| National team | ||
| 1955-1968 | Chile | 84 (23) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Leonel Guillermo Sánchez Lineros (born April 25, 1936 in Santiago de Chile) is a former professional football player. He played at left midfield for over 20 years between 1953 and 1973. 17 of those 20 were in Universidad de Chile, where he was the icon of the Ballet Azul (Blue Ballet), a team that won 6 national championships between 1959 and 1969.
Regarded as one of Chile's finest players[citation needed], Sánchez holds the record for most games played for Chile with 84 games and 23 goals between 1955 and 1968[1]. Four of those were at the 1962 World Cup, in which he was the top scorer along with five other players. In that World Cup he also knocked out the Italian player Mario David with a hook in a dispute in the infamous Chile - Italy match.
Sánchez remained in Universidad de Chile, although he received numerous offers from well known European clubs such as AC Milan. In 1969, after a contract rule was settled, Universidad de Chile was forced to sell him. He finished his career playing for different Chilean clubs such as Colo-Colo, Palestino and Ferrobádminton.[2]
[edit] Titles
- Chilean league: (6) 1959, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1969
[edit] References
| Preceded by Just Fontaine |
FIFA World Cup Golden Shoe 1962 Shared with: Dražan Jerković, Garrincha, Vavá, Valentin Ivanov and Flórián Albert |
Succeeded by Eusébio |
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