Juan Carlos Sánchez (footballer, born 1956)

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Juan Carlos Sánchez
Personal information
Full name Juan Carlos Sánchez Frías
Date of birth (1956-09-01) 1 September 1956 (age 67)
Place of birth Formosa, Argentina
Position(s)
Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1977–1978 Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy ? (?)
1979–1980
Guabirá
64 (43)
1981–1985 Blooming 165 (136)
1986
Wilstermann
36 (22)
1987 Blooming 23 (11)
1988 Litoral 24 (11)
1990 San José 33 (20)
1991 Independiente Petrolero 26 (10)
1992 San José 28 (10)
Total 399 (263)
International career
1985 Bolivia 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of June 2007

Juan Carlos Sánchez Frías (born 1 September 1956 in

Bolivian League. Born in Argentina, he played five matches for Bolivia national team
.

Sánchez started his career with Argentine club

Guabirá, where in 1980 he became the top-scorer in the Bolivian league for the first time by netting 21 goals; his scoring ability bought him a transfer to Blooming
, where he spent the best years of his professional career. Playing for Blooming, he scored 136 goals in five seasons, including the league top-scorer in 1981 and 1983.

In 1984, Sánchez helped Blooming win the Bolivian title, and in 1985 he became the

Deportivo Italia
, which set a Copa Libertadores record.

In 1986, he joined

Jorge Wilstermann
, but then returned to Blooming in 1987.

Sánchez also had a spell with Deportivo Litoral before joining San José in 1990, where he became topscorer in the Bolivian league for the fourth time in his career.

In 1991, he joined

Bolivian League history.[1]

Moreover, Sánchez played a total of 53 Copa Libertadores games during his career, scoring 26 goals, which puts him in 8th place in the list of all-time scorers for that competition.

Club titles

Season Club Title
1984 Blooming
Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano

Honours

Season Club Title
1980
Guabirá
Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano
top scorer: 21 goals
1981 Blooming
Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano
top scorer: 30 goals
1981 Blooming Topscorer in South American football: 30 goals
1983 Blooming
Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano
top scorer: 30 goals
1983 Blooming Topscorer in South American football: 30 goals
1985 Blooming
Copa Libertadores top scorer
1985: 11 goals
1990 San José
Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano
top scorer: 20 goals

After retirement

After retirement Sánchez has gone on to coach and manage several teams, he was a coach at Guabirá, assistant manager at Blooming and he has served as the manager of the Bolivia under-17 and under-20 teams. He currently resides in Montero, Bolivia where he runs his own youth football academy.

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