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Also known as Leonel Guillermo Sánchez Lineros, Leonel Sanchez, Leonel Guillermo Sanchez Lineros

Chilean footballer

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Leonel Guillermo Sánchez Lineros (1936–2022) was a Chilean association football player and coach. Born in Santiago, he played as a wing half for clubs including C.D. Ferroviarios de Chile, C.D. Palestino, Club Universidad de Chile, and Club Social y Deportivo Colo Colo. His professional career spanned from 1953 to 1973. Sánchez represented Chile in the 1962 and 1966 FIFA World Cups. He died in Santiago in 2022.

Separate records identify a Leonel Sánchez Quesada as an author of works such as *Cuentos y sentencias*, *Pez en la niebla*, and *Paréntesis y fuga y otras poesías*. Additionally, a MusicBrainz entry lists a male artist named Leonel Sánchez associated with New York.

Synthesized by Vinony from 30 facts across 5 sources: Wikidata, Open Library, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

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  • Cuentos y sentencias
  • Pez en la niebla
  • Paréntesis y fuga y otras poesías

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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

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Leonel
Family name
Sánchez
Gender
male
Citizenship
Chile
Place of birth
Santiago
Place of death
Santiago
Languages spoken
Spanish
Participant in
1962 FIFA World Cup
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.

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