Carlos Sanchez

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Born
1986 (40 years old)
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Quibdó, Colombia

Position
Midfielder

Status
Active

Ethnicity
Hispanic

Team Number
7

Height
1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)

Weight
181 lbs

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Soccer

Team
San Lorenzo

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League
Argentinian Primera Division

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Description

Carlos Alberto Sánchez Moreno (born 6 February 1986) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Argentine Primera División club San Lorenzo. He is nicknamed La Roca (The Rock), due to his strength.

He began his career at River Plate Montevideo before moving to Valenciennes in 2007, where he made 178 Ligue 1 appearances and scored ten goals across six seasons. He later played in La Liga for Elche and Espanyol, the Premier League for Aston Villa and Serie A for Fiorentina.

A full international since 2007, Sánchez has earned over 80 caps for Colombia. He was part of the squads that reached the quarter-finals of the 2011 Copa América, 2014 FIFA World Cup and the 2015 Copa América, and finished third in the 2016 Copa América Centenario and 2018 FIFA World Cup.

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Former Youth Teams

Danubio	2003-2005	Youth	-	-

Former Senior Teams

CA River Plate	2005-2007	Permanent	-	-
Valenciennes	2007-2013	Permanent	-	-
Elche	2013-2014	Permanent	-	-
Aston Villa	2014-2017	Permanent	-	-
Fiorentina	2016-2017	Loan	-	-
Fiorentina	2017-2018	Permanent	-	-
Espanol	2018	Loan	-	-
West Ham	2018-2020	Permanent	-	-
Watford	2021	Permanent	-	-
Santa Fe	2021-2023	Permanent	-	-