Vicente Sánchez

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Sánchez and the second or maternal family name is Bragunde.
For the Filipino Martial Artist, see Vic Sanchez.
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 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position Striker
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 52 (11)
2016- Defensor Sporting 9 (2)
National team
2001– Uruguay 31 (5)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 26, 2015.


Vicente Martín Sánchez Bragunde (Spanish pronunciation: [biˈsente ˈsantʃes]; born 7 December 1979 in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan footballer who plays for Defensor Sporting.

Career

Sánchez has played for Sud América, Tacuarembó, Deportivo Toluca, 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] Since his move to Colorado he has become an integral player for the club and is now the penalty kick taker for the club. 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.

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.[6]

International goals

Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
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
4 30 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

Sánchez holds a U.S. green card which qualifies him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.[7]

Honours

Club

Toluca
Schalke 04

National team

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. ↑ http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2013/08/06/uruguayan-international-vicente-sanchez-signs-colorado-rapids
  5. ↑ http://www.coloradorapids.com/news/2013/09/match-recap-colorado-2-fc-dallas-1
  6. ↑ "Vicente Sánchez". National Football Teams. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  7. ↑ "Vicente Sanchez Player Page". MLSSoccer.com. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
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