José Luis Sánchez (Chilean footballer)

José Luis Sánchez
Personal information
Full name José Luis Sánchez Moretti
Date of birth (1970-01-09) 9 January 1970
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Estadio Español
Unión Española
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1994 Unión Española 45 (10)
1989 → Lozapenco (loan) – (–)
1991 → Provincial Osorno (loan) 27 (10)
1992 → Deportes La Serena (loan) 23 (6)
1994–1997 Vélez Sarsfield 28 (5)
1996 → Universidad de Chile (loan) 20 (5)
1998 Granada
1998 Deportes Iquique
1999 Unión Española
2000 Deportes Puerto Montt 22 (4)
2001 Bari 0 (0)
2001 Pisa 10 (0)
2001–2002 Locarno 16 (1)
2002–2003 Unión Española 29 (2)
International career
1992 Chile U23
Managerial career
2013−2021 Unión Española (youth)
2021 Unión Española (assistant)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

José Luis Sánchez Moretti (born 9 January 1970) is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Club career

A product of Unión Española youth system, in 1989 he played on loan at Deportes Lozapenco, winning the 1989 Tercera División.[1] In Chile, he also played for Provincial Osorno, Deportes La Serena, Universidad de Chile, Deportes Iquique and Deportes Puerto Montt.[2] Along with Unión Española, he won the 1993 Copa Chile, scoring 11 goals.[3]

Along with Vélez Sarsfield, he won the 1994 Intercontinental Cup.[4]

In 1999, he joined Unión Española in the Primera B, winning the championship and returning to the Chilean Primera División.[5]

In other countries, he played for Granada in Spain, both Bari and Pisa in Italy and Locarno in Switzerland.[2]

International career

In 1992, Sánchez represented Chile at under-23 level in the Pre-Olympic Tournament.[6] At senior level, he took part of the Chile squad in the friendly match versus Spain on 8 September 1993, but he didn't play.[2]

Coaching career

From 2013 to 2021, he worked in the Unión Española youth system,[7] mainly at the under-14[8] and under-16 levels.[9]

Personal life

He was nicknamed Matador, later Mata'or, like the Spanish bullfighters.[7]

Honours

Lozapenco

Unión Española

Vélez Sarsfield

References

  1. ^ "Fichó a seleccionados nacionales y brilló en medio de una estafa: La historia de Deportes Lozapenco". BioBioChile (in Spanish). Radio Bío-Bío. 21 May 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "No es el primer Matador, es el único Mataor". www.facebook.com (in Spanish). Pelotudos Chile. 23 April 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Copa Chile 1993". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  4. ^ "[Video] Se cumplen 27 años del día que el "Mataor" José Luis Sánchez levantó la Copa Intercontinental". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 1 December 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  5. ^ De Vicenzi, Pamela (2 April 2021). ""Mataor" Sánchez arremetió contra Unión Española: "Me mandaron para la casa sin pago alguno"". ADN (in Spanish). ADN Radio Chile. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Nóminas de Chile para Torneos Preolímpicos Sudamericanos Sub-23". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  7. ^ a b González, Christian (4 April 2021). "El drama de José Luis Sánchez, el Matador de Unión Española" (in Spanish). La Tercera. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Las dramáticas 24 horas del "Mata'or" Sánchez: falleció su hermana y su padre" (in Spanish). AS Chile. 22 April 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  9. ^ @UEoficial (9 January 2020). "¡Felicidades "Matador"!" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 August 2022 – via Twitter.
  10. ^ "1994 Plantel CAMPEÓN de Club Atlético Velez Sarsfield". www.bdfa.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 August 2022.