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Erwin Sánchez
Bolivian footballer and manager (born 1969) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For his son, the footballer, see Erwin Junior Sánchez.
Erwin Sánchez Freking (born 19 October 1969) is a Bolivian former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder, currently a manager.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sánchez and the second or maternal family name is Freking.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Erwin Sánchez Freking | ||
Date of birth | (1969-10-19) 19 October 1969 (age 54) | ||
Place of birth | Santa Cruz, Bolivia | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Attacking 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 | 105 | (25) |
1997–1999 | Benfica | 26 | (6) |
1998–1999 | → Boavista (loan) | 22 | (0) |
1999 | Benfica B | 3 | (3) |
2000–2004 | Boavista | 92 | (19) |
2004–2005 | Oriente Petrolero | 38 | (10) |
Total | 430 | (108) | |
International career | |||
1989–2005 | Bolivia | 57 | (15) |
Managerial career | |||
2003–2004 | Boavista | ||
2006–2009 | Bolivia | ||
2012–2013 | Oriente Petrolero | ||
2015 | Blooming | ||
2015–2016 | Boavista | ||
2018–2020 | Blooming | ||
2020–2023 | Oriente Petrolero | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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Dubbed Platini,[1] most of his professional career was spent in Portugal, amassing Primeira Liga totals of 288 matches and 59 goals over 13 seasons mainly in representation of Boavista and Benfica. Retiring in 2005, he subsequently became a coach.[2]
From 2006 to 2009, Sánchez managed the Bolivia national team after having appeared as a player in the 1994 FIFA World Cup, the country's third participation.