Vicente Sánchez
{{short description|Uruguayan footballer (born 1979)}}
{{About||the Cuban hammer thrower|Vicente Sánchez (athlete)|the Filipino martial artist|Vic Sanchez}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}}
{{family name hatnote|Sánchez|Bragunde|lang=Spanish}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Vicente Sánchez
| image = Vicente Sánchez.JPG
| image_size = 200
| caption =
| fullname = Vicente Martín Sánchez Bragunde
| height = 1.69 m
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1979|12|7|df=y}}
| birth_place = Montevideo, Uruguay
| position = Winger
| currentclub = Cruz Azul (head coach)
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = 1998–1999
| youthclubs1 = Sud América
| years1 = 2000
| clubs1 = Sud América
| caps1 = 17
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2000
| clubs2 = Tacuarembó
| caps2 = 11
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2001
| clubs3 = Nacional
| caps3 = 9
| goals3 = 2
| years4 = 2001–2007
| clubs4 = Toluca
| caps4 = 242
| goals4 = 85
| years5 = 2008–2010
| clubs5 = Schalke 04
| caps5 = 50
| goals5 = 3
| years6 = 2010–2012
| clubs6 = América
| caps6 = 49
| goals6 = 11
| years7 = 2012–2013
| clubs7 = Nacional
| caps7 = 25
| goals7 = 4
| years8 = 2013–2015
| clubs8 = Colorado Rapids
| caps8 = 55
| goals8 = 11
| years9 = 2016
| clubs9 = Defensor Sporting
| caps9 = 10
| goals9 = 2
| years10 = 2017
| clubs10 = Houston Dynamo
| caps10 = 21
| goals10 = 2
| years11 = 2021
| clubs11 = Rio Grande Valley FC
| caps11 = 29
| goals11 = 2
| manageryears1 = 2022
| managerclubs1 = Pachuca (Assistant)
| manageryears2= 2024–2025
| managerclubs2= Cruz Azul U23
| manageryears3 = 2025–
| managerclubs3 = Cruz Azul
| nationalyears1 = 2001–2008
| nationalteam1 = Uruguay
| nationalcaps1 = 31
| nationalgoals1 = 5
| pcupdate = 7 November 2021
}}
Vicente Martín Sánchez Bragunde ({{IPA|es|biˈsente ˈsantʃes}}; born 7 December 1979) is a Uruguayan football manager and former footballer who played as a winger. He is the current head coach of Liga MX club Cruz Azul.{{cite web |title=Cruz Azul: Vicente Sánchez agradece ratificación; sigue día a día |trans-title=Cruz Azul: Vicente Sánchez thanks for ratification; continues working |url=https://www.espn.com.mx/futbol/mexico/nota/_/id/14837325/cruz-azul-vs-queretaro-vicente-sanchez-ratificacion-tecnico |website=ESPN México |access-date=26 February 2025 |language=es |date=24 February 2025}}
Club career
Sánchez was born in Montevideo. He played for Sud América, Tacuarembó, Deportivo Toluca, FC Schalke 04, América and Nacional.{{cite web|url=http://www.schalke04.de/aktuell/news/einzelansicht/artikel/vicente-sanchez-loest-seinen-vertrag-bei-den-koenigsblauen-auf.html |title=Vicente Sanchez löst seinen Vertrag bei den Königsblauen auf |language=de |publisher=FC Schalke 04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100703135157/http://www.schalke04.de/aktuell/news/einzelansicht/artikel/vicente-sanchez-loest-seinen-vertrag-bei-den-koenigsblauen-auf.html |archive-date=3 July 2010 }} On 18 January 2008, he joined German club Schalke, where he remained for two seasons.{{cite web|title=Sanchez löst Vertrag bei Schalke|language=de|date=30 June 2010|access-date=30 June 2010|publisher=DFL|url=http://www.bundesliga.de/de/liga/news/2009/index.php?f=0000156831.php}} He played in Mexico again for Club América. On 1 August 2010, he scored his first goal for Club América in a match versus Chiapas.{{cite web | url = https://espndeportes.espn.com/futbol/cronica?id=300533 | title = mérica venció con facilidad a Jaguares, que adoleció de variantes | language = es | publisher = ESPN FC | date = 1 August 2010 | access-date = 3 August 2013}}
Sánchez made the move to Major League Soccer on 6 August 2013 when he signed for Colorado Rapids.{{cite web| url = http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2013/08/06/uruguayan-international-vicente-sanchez-signs-colorado-rapids| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130814154445/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2013/08/06/uruguayan-international-vicente-sanchez-signs-colorado-rapids| archive-date = 2013-08-14| title = Uruguayan international Vicente Sanchez signs with Colorado Rapids {{!}} MLSsoccer.com}} On 14 September 2013, he scored his first goal for Colorado and forced an own goal in a 2–1 win over FC Dallas.{{cite web| url = http://www.coloradorapids.com/news/2013/09/match-recap-colorado-2-fc-dallas-1| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140330081820/http://www.coloradorapids.com/news/2013/09/match-recap-colorado-2-fc-dallas-1| archive-date = 2014-03-30| title = Match Recap: Colorado 2, FC Dallas 1 {{!}} Colorado Rapids}}
Even with his playing time being carefully managed and his appearances limited to substitutions in the last half of most games, Sánchez was a bright spot in an otherwise lackluster 2015 season. Despite being a crowd favorite with the Colorado Rapids fans and the #2 scorer for the team, Sánchez's 2016 contract option was declined as the Colorado Rapids front office set out to acquire new talent in the form of players such as Marco Pappa, Shkëlzen Gashi, Jermaine Jones and Tim Howard. Sánchez went through the MLS Re-Entry Draft but was not selected by any other team.
He joined his hometown club Defensor Sporting for the 2016 Primera Division Clausura season and helped his team finish fourth, qualifying for the 2017 Copa Sudamericana.
Sánchez returned to MLS and joined the Houston Dynamo for the 2017 season. He helped the Dynamo reach the playoff and got the game winning assist in their opening game versus Sporting Kansas City.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/commentary?gameId=497925|title=Houston Dynamo vs. Sporting Kansas City - Football Match Commentary | date=26 October 2017 | publisher=ESPN|access-date=30 May 2018}}
On 2 April 2021, it was announced that Sánchez would come out of retirement to play and coach for USL Championship side Rio Grande Valley FC.{{cite web|url=https://www.uslchampionship.com/news_article/show/1155925 |title=Toros Sign Veteran Forward Vicente Sanchez |publisher=Uslchampionship.com |date= 2 April 2021|accessdate=2021-12-23}}
Managerial career
=Cruz Azul=
On 25 January 2025, Sánchez was named interim manager for Cruz Azul after Martín Anselmi's departure.{{cite web|url=https://www.footboom1.com/en/news/football/2321652-anselmi-bids-farewell-to-cruz-azul-vicente-sanchez-named-new-head-coach-of-la-maquina|work=footboom|title=Anselmi Bids Farewell to Cruz Azul; Vicente Sánchez Named New Head Coach of La Máquina|date=22 January 2025|access-date=2025-03-13}} After eight games in charge, Sánchez was ratified as the permanent manager on 23 February 2025.{{cite web|url=https://www.footboom1.com/en/news/football/2402286-cruz-azul-backs-sanchez-as-head-coach-until-2025|work=footboom|title=Cruz Azul Backs Sánchez as Head Coach Until 2025|date=26 February 2025|access-date=2025-03-13}}
International career
He played for Uruguay national football team in the 2007 Copa América and has won 31 caps for the national side, scoring five goals.{{NFT player|id=7030|access-date=3 August 2013}}
=International goals=
{{international goals header}}
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|1||13 July 2004||Estadio Miguel Grau, Piura||{{fb|ARG}}||2–2||2–4 (L)||2004 Copa América
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|2||24 July 2004||Estadio Garcilaso de la Vega, Cuzco||{{fb|COL}}||1–2||1–2 (W)||2004 Copa América
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|3||18 October 2006||Estadio Centenario, Montevideo||{{fb|VEN}}||1–0||4–0 (W)||Friendly
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|4|| 30 June 2007||Estadio Polideportivo, San Cristóbal||{{fb|BOL}}||0–1||0–1 (W)||2007 Copa América
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|5||13 October 2007||Estadio Centenario, Montevideo||{{fb|BOL}}||4–0||5–0 (W)||2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
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Personal life
Sánchez holds a U.S. green card which qualifies him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.{{cite web |url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/vicente-sanchez |title=Vicente Sanchez Player Page |publisher=MLSSoccer.com |access-date=11 August 2015}}
Managerial statistics
{{updated|match played 23 April 2025}}
| class=wikitable style="text-align: center;"
|+ Managerial record by team and tenure | |||||||
| rowspan=2|Team
!rowspan=2|From !rowspan=2|To !colspan=8|Record !rowspan=2|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| {{abbr|G|Matches played}} | {{abbr|W|Matches won}} | {{abbr|D|Matches drawn}} | {{abbr|L|Matches lost}} | {{abbr|GF|Goals for}} | {{abbr|GA|Goals against}} | {{abbr|GD|Goal difference}} | {{abbr|Win %|Win percentage}} |
| align=left|Cruz Azul
|align=left|25 January 2025 |align=left|Present {{WDL|22|13|8|1|for=39|against=17|diff=yes}} | |||||||
| colspan=3|Total
{{WDLtot|22|13|8|1|for=39|against=17|diff=yes}} !— |
Honours
Toluca
Uruguay
- Copa América Third Place: 2004
Individual
- Mexican Primera División Golden Ball: Apertura 2006
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{MLS player|vicente-sanchez}}
{{Liga MX managers}}
{{Cruz Azul squad}}
{{Balón de Oro}}
{{Uruguay squad 2004 Copa América}}
{{Uruguay squad 2007 Copa América}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sanchez, Vicente}}
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