Vitamina Sánchez
Pablo Andrés Sánchez Spucches (born 3 January 1973), nicknamed Vitamina, is an Argentine former player who played as a midfielder, and current manager of Palestino.
 Sánchez in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pablo Andrés Sánchez Spucches | ||
| Date of birth | 3 January 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Rosario, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Palestino (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Rosario Central | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1996 | Rosario Central | 85 | (15) |
| 1996–1999 | Feyenoord | 51 | (20) |
| 1999 | → Alavés (loan) | 18 | (1) |
| 1999 | Harelbeke | 1 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | Gimnasia LP | 17 | (3) |
| 2000–2005 | Rosario Central | 81 | (2) |
| 2005 | Quilmes | 9 | (0) |
| Total | 262 | (41) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2007 | Banfield | ||
| 2008 | Rosario Central | ||
| 2009 | Oriente Petrolero | ||
| 2013–2014 | Universidad Concepción | ||
| 2015 | O'Higgins | ||
| 2016–2018 | Everton Viña del Mar | ||
| 2019 | Deportes Iquique | ||
| 2019–2020 | Oriente Petrolero | ||
| 2020–2021 | Audax Italiano | ||
| 2023– | Palestino | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He spent his 13-year professional career in four countries. In 2007, he started working as a manager.
Playing career
Born in Rosario, Santa Fe, Sánchez started playing for Rosario Central, before moving to Feyenoord in 1996. He scored a career-best 16 goals in his first season in the Eredivisie, helping the Rotterdam team to a final runner-up place. Later, he represented briefly Deportivo Alavés from Spain and Belgian side RC Harelbeke.
Sánchez returned home in 1999, first with Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata then with his first club Rosario. After being told by coach Ángel Tulio Zof he was not needed he signed with Quilmes Atlético Club, but suffered a serious shoulder injury shortly after, having to retire from the sport at 32.
Coaching career
Sánchez began his managerial career at Club Atlético Banfield, helping the team avoid relegation from the Primera División. He also managed Rosario Central for nine games, until he was fired on 6 October 2008.
In February 2009, Sánchez agreed to take charge of Bolivian Primera División club Oriente Petrolero, being relieved of his duties in early October of that year. On 5 December 2012 he moved countries again, being appointed at C.D. Universidad de Concepción in Chile.
Sánchez continued to work in the Chilean Primera División the following years, being in charge of O'Higgins FC, Everton de Viña del Mar and Deportes Iquique. One decade after leaving, he returned to both the Bolivian top tier and Oriente.
On 24 October 2022, Palestino announced an agreement with Sánchez to become the club manager since December 2022 replacing Gustavo Costas.
References
External links
- Argentine League player statistics at Fútbol XXI (in Spanish)
- Argentine League coach statistics at Fútbol XXI (in Spanish)
- Vitamina Sánchez at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Beijen profile (in Dutch)
- Vitamina Sánchez at BDFutbol
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