Carlos_Sánchez_(footballer,_born_1978)
Carlos Sánchez (footballer, born 1978)
Spanish footballer
Carlos Sánchez García (born 19 January 1978) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
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Sánchez before a game with Castellón in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos Sánchez García | ||
| Date of birth | (1978-01-19) 19 January 1978 (age 46) | ||
| Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Leganés | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–1999 | Leganés B | ||
| 1999–2000 | Real Madrid C | ||
| 2000–2003 | Real Madrid B | 97 | (0) |
| 2001–2006 | Real Madrid | 1 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | → Poli Ejido (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | → Almería (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2006–2010 | Castellón | 75 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Puerta Bonita | 34 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
A graduate of local CD Leganés' youth system, Madrid-born Sánchez signed with La Liga giants Real Madrid in 1999, being first-choice for both its B and C sides. Benefitting from forced absences to Iker Casillas and César Sánchez he appeared once for the first team, a 1–1 away draw against RCD Mallorca on 23 December 2001.[1]
Nothing more than a third-string player for the club, Sánchez would be loaned from 2004 to 2006, spending two seasons in the Segunda División with Polideportivo Ejido and UD Almería, both in Andalusia, where he also featured very rarely.
However, for the 2006–07 campaign, already a free agent, Sánchez joined another team at that level, CD Castellón, and was an undisputed starter in his second year as they finished fifth. He was also awarded the Ricardo Zamora Trophy for the category, after only 27 goals conceded in 33 games.[2][3]
In the summer of 2010, following Castellón's relegation, the 32-year-old Carlos returned to the Community of Madrid, signing with amateurs CD Puerta Bonita.[4] After retiring, he worked as a goalkeeper coach at CD Leganés.[5][6]
- Sin liderato (No first place); Mundo Deportivo, 24 December 2001 (in Spanish)
- Carlos ´Zamora´ Sánchez; El Periódico Mediterráneo, 16 June 2008 (in Spanish)
- Los premios MARCA, fiesta del fútbol español (The MARCA awards, a celebration of Spanish football); Marca, 6 October 2008 (in Spanish)
- Carlos Sánchez, un 'galáctico' en Leganés (Carlos Sánchez, a 'galáctico' in Leganés); Mundo Deportivo, 5 November 2016 (in Spanish)
- Carlos Sánchez at BDFutbol
- Carlos Sánchez at Soccerway