Leonel Sánchez

Leonel Sánchez (25 April 1936 – 2 April 2022) was a Chilean football player. He played for Chile national team from 1955 until 1968.

Sánchez died of pulmonary fibrosis on 2 April 2022 in Santiago, Chile at the age of 85.Muere Leonel Sánchez, leyenda de la Roja e ícono del 'Ballet Azul' 

Career statistics
Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsUniversidad de Chile1953Chilean Primera División41––41195453––5319553314––331419562210––221019572114––2114195825921–27101959262264–322619602310–202510196124620–26619623219––321919632711–3030111964245––24519653015–4034151966198–5224101967346––3461968276–10286196910011–111Total386159116152412167Colo Colo1970Chilean Primera División312––312Total417161116152443169

International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsChile195520195692195770195800195993196010219618619627419631519642019651001966120196751196831Total8524

Scores and results list Chile's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sánchez goal.

+ List of international goals scored by Leonel SánchezNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1  24 January 1956  Montevideo, Uruguay    4–1  1956 South American Championship2  9 February 1956  Montevideo, Uruguay    4–3  1956 South American Championship3  11 March 1959  Buenos Aires, Argentina    1–2  1959 South American Championship (Argentina)4  26 March 1959  Buenos Aires, Argentina    5–2  1959 South American Championship (Argentina)5  18 November 1959  Santiago, Chile    4–2  Friendly match6 5 June 1960 Montevideo, Uruguay   2–2 Friendly78 19 March 1961 Santiago, Chile   5–2 Friendly910 26 March 1961 Santiago, Chile   3–1 Friendly1112 9 December 1961 Santiago, Chile   5–1 Friendly1314 30 May 1962 Santiago, Chile   3–1 1962 FIFA World Cup1516  10 June 1962  Arica, Chile    2–1  1962 FIFA World Cup17  13 June 1962  Santiago, Chile    2–4  1962 FIFA World Cup18  16 May 1965  Montevideo, Uruguay    1–1  Copa Juan Pinto Durán19  21 July 1965  Santiago, Chile    1–1  Copa Carlos Dittborn20  1 August 1965  Santiago, Chile    7–2  1966 FIFA World Cup qualification21  22 August 1965  Santiago, Chile    3–1  1966 FIFA World Cup qualification22  12 October 1965  Lima, Perú    2–1  1966 FIFA World Cup qualification23  13 December 1967  Santiago, Chile    4–5  Friendly24  27 August 1968  Ciudad de México, México    1-3  Friendly
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Category:1936 births
Category:2022 deaths
Category:Footballers from Santiago
Category:Deaths from pulmonary fibrosis