Leonel Sánchez
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leonel Guillermo Sánchez Lineros | ||
| Date of birth | 25 April 1936 | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1953–1969 | Universidad de Chile | 411 | (166) |
| 1969–1970 | Colo-Colo | 31 | (28) |
| 1971–1972 | Palestino | 15 | (10) |
| 1972–1973 | Ferroviarios | 11 | (7) |
| Total | 469 | (211) | |
| National team | |||
| 1955–1968 | Chile | 85 | (24) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1985–1986 | Universidad de Chile | ||
| 1987 | Universidad de Chile | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 April 2008. |
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Leonel Guillermo Sánchez Lineros (born 25 April 1936 in Santiago de Chile) is a retired Chilean professional footballer who played as a striker on the left wing.
Regarded as one of Chile's most important players, Sánchez held the record for most games played for Chile with 85 caps (a record surpassed by Claudio Bravo on 10 October 2014) and 24 goals between 1955 and 1968.
Sanchez was the son of a professional boxer.
He played at left midfield for over 20 years between 1953 and 1973. 17 of those 20 were for 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.
Four of his 24 international goals were at the 1962 World Cup on home soil, where he was the top scorer along with five other players as Chile finished the tournament in third place. In that World Cup he is also remembered for his disputes with several Italian players in the infamous Chile – Italy match in the first round: he knocked out the Italian player Mario David with a punch in an altercation after being fouled, and was subsequently kicked in head by David a few minutes later, resulting in the Italian defender's sending off. Sánchez later also broke Humberto Maschio's nose with a left hook; Chile won the match 2–0.
Sánchez remained in Universidad de Chile, although he received numerous offers from well known European clubs such as A.C. 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 Ferroviarios.
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