Carlos Sánchez (Spanish footballer)

Carlos Sánchez García (born 19 January 1978) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Sánchez and the second or maternal family name is García.
Carlos Sánchez
Sánchez before a game with Castellón in 2010
Personal information
Full name Carlos Sánchez García
Date of birth (1978-01-19) 19 January 1978
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Leganés
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–1999 Leganés B
1999–2000 Real Madrid C
2000–2003 Real Madrid B 97 (0)
2001–2006 Real Madrid 1 (0)
2004–2005 → Poli Ejido (loan) 5 (0)
2005–2006 → Almería (loan) 3 (0)
2006–2010 Castellón 75 (0)
2010–2011 Puerta Bonita 34 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

A graduate of local CD Leganés' youth system, Madrid-born Sánchez signed with La Liga giants Real Madrid in 1999, being first-choice for both its B and C-sides. Benefitting from forced absences to Iker Casillas and César Sánchez he appeared once for the first team, a 1–1 away draw against RCD Mallorca on 23 December 2001.[1]

Nothing more than a third-string player for the club, Sánchez would be loaned from 2004 to 2006, spending two seasons in the second division, with Polideportivo Ejido and UD Almería, both in Andalusia, where he also featured very rarely.

However, for the 2006–07 campaign, already a free agent, Sánchez joined another team in that level, CD Castellón, and was an undisputed starter in his second year as they finished fifth. He was also awarded the Ricardo Zamora Trophy for the category, after only 27 goals conceded in 33 games.[2][3]

In the summer of 2010, following Castellón's relegation, 32-year-old Carlos returned to the Community of Madrid, signing with amateurs CD Puerta Bonita.[4] After retiring, he worked as a goalkeeper coach at CD Leganés.[5][6]

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References
  1. Sin liderato (No first place); Mundo Deportivo, 24 December 2001 (in Spanish)
  2. Carlos ´Zamora´ Sánchez; El Periódico Mediterráneo, 16 June 2008 (in Spanish)
  3. Los premios MARCA, fiesta del fútbol español (The MARCA awards, a celebration of Spanish football); Marca, 6 October 2008 (in Spanish)
  4. De ganar la Champions con los galácticos... a jugar en Tercera (From winning the Champions with the galactics... to playing in Tercera); Marca, 9 March 2011 (in Spanish)
  5. El pepinero Carlos Sánchez, campeón de la Champions, será el nuevo entrenador de porteros (Pepinero Carlos Sánchez, Champions' champion, will be the new goalkeeper coach); CD Leganés, 27 July 2013 (in Spanish)
  6. Carlos Sánchez, un 'galáctico' en Leganés (Carlos Sánchez, a 'galáctico' in Leganés); Mundo Deportivo, 5 November 2016 (in Spanish)
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