Leonel Sánchez

Leonel Sánchez (25 April 1936 – 2 April 2022) was a Chilean football player. He played for Chile national team from 1955 until 1968.

Leonel Sánchez

Sánchez in 1959
Personal information
Full name	Leonel Guillermo Sánchez Lineros
Date of birth	(1936-04-25)25 April 1936
Place of birth	Santiago, Chile
Date of death	2 April 2022(2022-04-02) (aged 85)
Place of death	Santiago, Chile
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Left forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1953–1969	Universidad de Chile	386	(159)
1963	→ AC Milan (loan)	0	(0)
1969–1970	Colo-Colo	31	(2)
1971–1972	Palestino	15	(10)
1972–1973	Ferroviarios	11	(7)
Total		443	(178)
National team
1955–1968	Chile	85	(24)
Teams managed
1985–1986	Universidad de Chile
1987	Universidad de Chile
Honours Men's football Representing  Chile FIFA World Cup 1962 Chile Copa América Runner-up 1956 Uruguay 1967 Uruguay
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Sánchez died of pulmonary fibrosis on 2 April 2022 in Santiago, Chile at the age of 85.^[1]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Universidad de Chile	1953	Chilean Primera División	4	1	–		–		4	1
	1954		5	3	–		–		5	3
	1955		33	14	–		–		33	14
	1956		22	10	–		–		22	10
	1957		21	14	–		–		21	14
	1958		25	9	2	1	–		27	10
	1959		26	22	6	4	–		32	26
	1960		23	10	–		2	0	25	10
	1961		24	6	2	0	–		26	6
	1962		32	19	–		–		32	19
	1963		27	11	–		3	0	30	11
	1964		24	5	–		–		24	5
	1965		30	15	–		4	0	34	15
	1966		19	8	–		5	2	24	10
	1967		34	6	–		–		34	6
	1968		27	6	–		1	0	28	6
	1969		10	0	1	1	–		11	1
	Total		386	159	11	6	15	2	412	167
Colo Colo	1970	Chilean Primera División	31	2	–		–		31	2
Total			417	161	11	6	15	2	443	169

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[2]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Chile	1955	2	0
	1956	9	2
	1957	7	0
	1958	0	0
	1959	9	3
	1960	10	2
	1961	8	6
	1962	7	4
	1963	1	5
	1964	2	0
	1965	10	0
	1966	12	0
	1967	5	1
	1968	3	1
Total		85	24

Scores and results list Chile's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sánchez goal.

List of international goals scored by Leonel Sánchez^[3]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	24 January 1956	Montevideo, Uruguay	Brazil		4–1	1956 South American Championship
2	9 February 1956	Montevideo, Uruguay	Peru		4–3	1956 South American Championship
3	11 March 1959	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Paraguay		1–2	1959 South American Championship (Argentina)
4	26 March 1959	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Bolivia		5–2	1959 South American Championship (Argentina)
5	18 November 1959	Santiago, Chile	Argentina		4–2	Friendly match
6	5 June 1960	Montevideo, Uruguay	Uruguay		2–2	Friendly
7
8	19 March 1961	Santiago, Chile	Peru		5–2	Friendly
9
10	26 March 1961	Santiago, Chile	West Germany		3–1	Friendly
11
12	9 December 1961	Santiago, Chile	Hungary		5–1	Friendly
13
14	30 May 1962	Santiago, Chile	Switzerland		3–1	1962 FIFA World Cup
15
16	10 June 1962	Arica, Chile	Soviet Union		2–1	1962 FIFA World Cup
17	13 June 1962	Santiago, Chile	Brazil		2–4	1962 FIFA World Cup
18	16 May 1965	Montevideo, Uruguay	Uruguay		1–1	Copa Juan Pinto Durán
19	21 July 1965	Santiago, Chile	Argentina		1–1	Copa Carlos Dittborn
20	1 August 1965	Santiago, Chile	Colombia		7–2	1966 FIFA World Cup qualification
21	22 August 1965	Santiago, Chile	Ecuador		3–1	1966 FIFA World Cup qualification
22	12 October 1965	Lima, Perú	Ecuador		2–1	1966 FIFA World Cup qualification
23	13 December 1967	Santiago, Chile	Hungary		4–5	Friendly
24	27 August 1968	Ciudad de México, México	Mexico		1-3	Friendly

References

1. Muere Leonel Sánchez, leyenda de la Roja e ícono del 'Ballet Azul' (in Spanish)
2. "Leonel Sánchez - International Appearances".
3. "Leonel Sanchez".