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Leonel Sánchez
Sign in to saveAlso known as Leonel Guillermo Sánchez Lineros, Leonel Sanchez, Leonel Guillermo Sanchez Lineros
Chilean footballer
Key facts
- 1963
- → AC Milan (loan)
- 1987
- Universidad de Chile
- 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
- Left forward
- Years
- Team
- 1953 1969
- Universidad de Chile
- 1969 1970
- Colo-Colo
- 1971 1972
- Palestino
- 1972 1973
- Ferroviarios
- 1955 1968
- Chile
- 1985 1986
- Universidad de Chile
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Leonel
- Family name
- Sánchez
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Chile
- Place of birth
- Santiago
- Place of death
- Santiago
- Occupation
- association football coach
- Languages spoken
- Spanish
- Participant in
- 1962 FIFA World Cup
- Sport
- association football
- Member of team
- Chile men's national football team
- Position played
- wing half
- Country for sport
- Chile
- Image
- Leonel Sánchez (2).jpg
- Height
- 174
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- date of birth
- 1936-04-25
- Commons category
- Leonel Sánchez
- start of work period
- 1953-00-00
- birth name
- Leonel Guillermo Sánchez Lineros
- end of work period
- 1973-00-00
- date of death
- 2022-04-02
- name in native language
- Leonel Sánchez
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Encyclopedic overview
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
40 years after the Ballet Azul, Universidad de Chile supporters still idolize him Leonel Guillermo Sánchez Lineros (25 April 1936 – 2 April 2022) was a Chilean professional footballer who played as a striker or on the left wing.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Leonel Sánchez” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.