Óscar Carmelo Sánchez

Óscar Sánchez

Personal information
Full name	Óscar Carmelo Sánchez
Date of birth	July 16, 1971(1971-07-16)
Place of birth	Cochabamba, Bolivia
Date of death	November 23, 2007(2007-11-23) (aged 36)
Place of death	La Paz, Bolivia
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Defender
Youth career
	Aurora
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1991–1996	The Strongest	163	(22)
1997–1998	Gimnasia de Jujuy	29	(6)
1998–1999	Independiente	33	(7)
2000–2001	The Strongest	55	(11)
2002–2006	Bolivar	144	(16)
2007	The Strongest	6	(0)
National team‡
1994–2006	Bolivia	78	(6)
Teams managed
2007	The Strongest
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:51, 19 June 2009 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13:51, 19 June 2009 (UTC)

Óscar Carmelo Sánchez (July 16, 1971 – November 23, 2007) was a Bolivian sweeper who played for the Bolivia national football team in the 1994 FIFA World Cup held in the United States. Born in Cochabamba, he was capped 78 times by Bolivia and scored 6 goals, between 1994 and 2007.^[1] He was the captain of the national team several times. He made his debut for the national side on April 20, 1994 in a friendly match in Bucharest against Romania.

At club level he began his professional career with The Strongest in 1991. After five seasons with the atigrados, he was transferred to Argentine club Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy, where he built a solid reputation as a temperamental and tough defender with scoring ability. His impressive displays rewarded him with a transfer to giant club Independiente in the winter of 1998. On his return to Bolivia in 2000, he would spent two more periods with The Strongest, and one with Bolívar. In 2007 he had one of his kidneys removed due to the discovery of a tumour, which proved to be malignant. After the operation he continued playing, but was forced to retire soon thereafter. He was offered the manager position of The Strongest, with which he attained an impressive undefeated streak. In October 2007, his weak health forced him to quit that position too. Sánchez died on November 23, 2007.^[2]

References

1. ^ rsssf: Bolivia record international footballers
2. ^ AFP (2007-11-24). "Foot - Disparition - Décès d'Oscar Sanchez" (in French). L'Equipe. http://www.lequipe.fr/Football/breves2007/20071124_074932Dev.html. 

External links

• Argentine Primera statistics (Spanish)
• International RSSSF (English)
• National Football Teams (English)

Persondata
Name	Sanchez, Oscar Carmelo
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	1971-07-16
Place of birth	Cochabamba, Bolivia
Date of death	2007-11-23
Place of death	La Paz, Bolivia