Vicente Sánchez

Vicente Martín Sánchez Bragunde (Spanish pronunciation: [biˈsente ˈsantʃes]; born 7 December 1979) is a Uruguayan former professional footballer who last played as a right winger for Rio Grande Valley FC Toros in the USL Championship. He has the second most goals all time for Deportivo Toluca and the eighth most appearances for Toluca.

For the Filipino martial artist, see Vic Sanchez.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sánchez and the second or maternal family name is Bragunde.
Vicente Sanchez
Personal information
Full name Vicente Martín Sánchez Bragunde
Date of birth (1979-12-07) 7 December 1979
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
1998–1999 Sud América
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000 Sud América 17 (0)
2000 Tacuarembó 11 (1)
2001 Nacional 9 (2)
2001–2007 Toluca 242 (85)
2008–2010 Schalke 04 50 (3)
2010–2012 América 49 (11)
2012–2013 Nacional 25 (4)
2013–2015 Colorado Rapids 55 (11)
2016 Defensor Sporting 10 (2)
2017 Houston Dynamo 21 (2)
2021 Rio Grande Valley FC 29 (2)
International career
2001–2008 Uruguay 31 (5)
Managerial career
2022 Pachuca (Assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 November 2021

Club career

Sánchez was born in Montevideo. He played for Sud América, Tacuarembó, Deportivo Toluca, FC Schalke 04, América and Nacional.[1] On 18 January 2008, he joined German club Schalke, where he remained for two seasons.[2] 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.[3]

Sánchez made the move to Major League Soccer on 6 August 2013 when he signed for Colorado Rapids.[4] On 14 September 2013, he scored his first goal for Colorado and forced an own goal in a 2–1 win over FC Dallas.[5] He quickly became an integral part of the team and became the designated penalty taker. To start the 2014 season Sanchez scored 4 pk goals in the first 3 games for Colorado.

Even with his play 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 Colorado Rapids 2015 Major League Soccer 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.[6]

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.[7]

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.[8]

International goals
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result CompetitionRef.
113 July 2004Estadio Miguel Grau, Piura Argentina2–22–4 (L)2004 Copa América
224 July 2004Estadio Garcilaso de la Vega, Cuzco Colombia1–21–2 (W)2004 Copa América
318 October 2006Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Venezuela1–04–0 (W)Friendly
430 June 2007Estadio Polideportivo, San Cristóbal Bolivia0–10–1 (W)2007 Copa América
513 October 2007Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Bolivia4–05–0 (W)2010 FIFA World Cup qualification

Personal life

Sánchez holds a U.S. green card which qualifies him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.[9]

Honours

Toluca

Schalke 04

Uruguay

Individual

References
  1. "Vicente Sanchez löst seinen Vertrag bei den Königsblauen auf" (in German). FC Schalke 04. Archived from the original on 3 July 2010.
  2. "Sanchez löst Vertrag bei Schalke" (in German). DFL. 30 June 2010. Retrieved 30 June 2010.
  3. "mérica venció con facilidad a Jaguares, que adoleció de variantes" (in Spanish). ESPN FC. 1 August 2010. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  4. "Uruguayan international Vicente Sanchez signs with Colorado Rapids | MLSsoccer.com". Archived from the original on 14 August 2013.
  5. "Match Recap: Colorado 2, FC Dallas 1 | Colorado Rapids". Archived from the original on 30 March 2014.
  6. "Houston Dynamo vs. Sporting Kansas City - Football Match Commentary". ESPN. 26 October 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  7. "Toros Sign Veteran Forward Vicente Sanchez". Uslchampionship.com. 2 April 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  8. "Vicente Sánchez". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  9. "Vicente Sanchez Player Page". MLSSoccer.com. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
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