Óscar Sánchez (footballer, born 1979)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sánchez and the second or maternal family name is Fuentes.

Óscar Sánchez Fuentes (born 19 December 1979) is a Spanish retired professional footballer who played usually as a left-back, currently a manager.

Óscar Sánchez

Personal information
Full name	Óscar Sánchez Fuentes
Date of birth	(1979-12-19) 19 December 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth	Murcia, Spain
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Left-back
Youth career
	Atlético Madrid
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1997–1999	Amorós
1999–2001	Atlético Madrid B	71	(8)
2001	Jaén	0	(0)
2001–2002	Badajoz	34	(3)
2002–2009	Valladolid	140	(6)
2009–2014	Murcia	127	(9)
Total		372	(26)
Managerial career
2014–2017	Murcia (assistant)
2017	Elche (assistant)
2018	Sochaux (assistant)
2018–2020	Cultural Leonesa (assistant)
2020–2021	Marbella (assistant)
2021–2023	Orihuela
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Sánchez was born in Murcia. After stints with Atlético Madrid's C and B teams and Segunda División side CD Badajoz, he joined Real Valladolid in 2002, where he was regularly used as a defensive backup.^[1] He made his La Liga debut on 28 September 2002, playing three minutes in a 1–1 home draw against Real Madrid.^[2]

Sánchez helped Valladolid to achieve top-flight promotion in the 2006–07 season,^[3] participating in 21 league matches (1,262 minutes) the following campaign. After seven years of relative use, he signed for hometown club Real Murcia CF on a free transfer,^[4] appearing in less than half of the games in his first year as his team suffered relegation from the second tier but being first-choice in the following in an immediate promotion.^[1]

On 22 October 2011, Sánchez scored a brace in a 3–1 home win against Villarreal CF B.^[5] He scored a career-best seven goals that season, helping Murcia to narrowly escape relegation.^[6][7]

Coaching career

After retiring at the age of 34, Sánchez was assistant manager in several teams under José Manuel Aira;^[8][9] at Murcia, he was second-in-command to both Aira and Vicente Mir.^[10] For a brief period of time, he also worked as that club's director of football.^[11]

On 17 November 2021, Sánchez was named head coach of Orihuela CF in the Tercera Federación.^[12]

Managerial statistics

As of 10 December 2023

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	Nat	From	To	Record								Ref
				G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Orihuela		16 November 2021	12 December 2023	73	36	14	23	103	78	+25	049.32	[13]
Total				73	36	14	23	103	78	+25	049.32	—

Honours

Valladolid

• Segunda División: 2006–07^[3]

Murcia

• Segunda División B: 2010–11

References

1. Pucelano histórico: Óscar Sánchez (Historic pucelano: Óscar Sánchez); Vavel, 26 April 2013 (in Spanish)
2. El Real Madrid se atasca en Pucela (Real Madrid get stuck in Pucela); El Mundo, 28 September 2002 (in Spanish)
3. Diez años del ascenso perfecto (Tenth anniversary of the perfect promotion); El Norte de Castilla, 22 April 2017 (in Spanish)
4. Óscar Sánchez y Albiol, fichados (Óscar Sánchez and Albiol, signed); La Opinión de Murcia, 7 July 2009 (in Spanish)
5. El Murcia, en aguas tranquilas (Murcia, in still waters); Marca, 22 October 2011 (in Spanish)
6. Óscar Sánchez, un treintañero que gana con la edad (Óscar Sánchez, a thirty-year-old that gets better with age); La Opinión de Murcia, 27 February 2012 (in Spanish)
7. Óscar Sánchez, candidato a la dirección deportiva del Murcia (Óscar Sánchez, candidate to Murcia's sporting direction); La Verdad, 19 April 2018 (in Spanish)
8. «Entrenar es mucho más difícil de lo que pensaba» ("To manage is a lot harder than I thought"); La Verdad, 21 November 2014 (in Spanish)
9. Óscar Sánchez, mano derecha de Aira (Óscar Sánchez, Aira's sidekick); Marca, 18 December 2018 (in Spanish)
10. Mir firma el finiquito y Óscar Sánchez se va (Mir receives compensation and Óscar Sánchez leaves); Diario Información, 25 November 2017 (in Spanish)
11. Óscar Sánchez, el primer fichaje de Víctor Gálvez (Óscar Sánchez, Víctor Gálvez's first signing); La Opinión de Murcia, 19 April 2018 (in Spanish)
12. El exmurcianista Óscar Sánchez, nuevo entrenador del Orihuela (Former Murcia man Óscar Sánchez, new manager of Orihuela); La Opinión de Murcia, 17 November 2021 (in Spanish)
13. "Orihuela CF" (in Spanish). Resultados Fútbol. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
    "Orihuela CF" (in Spanish). Resultados Fútbol. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
    "Matches Óscar Sánchez, 2023–24 season". BDFutbol.

External links

• Óscar Sánchez at BDFutbol
• Óscar Sánchez at Soccerway