| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Erwin Sánchez Freking | ||
| Date of birth | October 19, 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Santa Cruz, Bolivia | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1981–1986 | Tahuichi Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1987–1988 | Destroyers | 67 | (23) |
| 1988–1990 | Bolívar | 34 | (13) |
| 1990–1992 | Benfica | 15 | (1) |
| 1991–1992 | → Estoril (loan) | 28 | (8) |
| 1992–1997 | Boavista | 94 | (21) |
| 1997–1998 | Benfica | 26 | (6) |
| 1998–2004 | Boavista | 126 | (22) |
| 2004–2005 | Oriente Petrolero | 38 | (10) |
| National team | |||
| 1989–2005 | Bolivia | 57 | (15) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2004 | Boavista | ||
| 2006–2009 | Bolivia | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Erwin Sánchez Freking (born October 19, 1969) is a retired Bolivian footballer.
Dubbed Platini, he played as an attacking midfielder, with scoring range. Most of his professional career was spent in Portugal, after which he became a coach.
From 2006–09, Sánchez managed the Bolivian national team, after having appeared as a player in the 1994 FIFA World Cup, the country's third participation.
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Born in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Sánchez started his career at hometown side Club Destroyers, then moved to Club Bolívar. He became the first Bolivian to play professionally in Europe, when he was signed by Sport Lisboa e Benfica in 1990–91, but was not very successful there, also being loaned to Lisbon neighbours G.D. Estoril Praia.
Released in 1992, Sánchez signed with Boavista Futebol Clube, eventually becoming one of the side's best players. This prompted a 1997 return to Benfica, but the player again failed to settle, returning to the Axadrezados (chequereds) and being crucial to the club's only league conquest, in 2000–01, with nine goals in 33 contests.
After a serious ACL injury,[1] Sánchez eventually lost importance in Boavista and left the club in 2004, after a short coaching spell, returning home for a final season with Oriente Petrolero.
Sánchez was a leading player for Bolivia, being crucial to the nation's qualification for the 1994 FIFA World Cup. Bolivia exited the competition in the group stage, Sánchez scored the nation's only goal of the tournament in a 1–3 loss against Spain. This was also Bolivia's first and only goal in three appearances in World Cup tournaments.
He appeared in a total of 57 international matches over 16 years, scoring 15 goals.[2] In 2006, Sánchez was named national team manager, being sacked after the unsuccessful 2010 World Cup qualification campaign.
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