nationalcaps birth_date currentclub years youthyears caps goals image_size nationalyears image name caption fullname birth_place nationalteam height clubnumber nationalgoals youthclubs clubs position article_title
58 6 february 1986 aston villa 2003 2014 -- -- 2005 2007 -- 2013 2013 -- 2014 2003 -- 2005 40 178 30 30 1 10 0 1 200 2007 -- carlos sanchez moreno.png carlos sánchez sánchez playing for valenciennes in 2011 carlos alberto sánchez moreno quibdó , colombia colombia 1.82 0 24 0 danubio danubio valenciennes elche aston villa defensive midfielder carlos sánchez moreno

carlos sánchez moreno

carlos alberto sánchez moreno -lrb- born 6 february 1986 -rrb- is a colombian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for aston villa .
he is nicknamed `` la roca '' -lrb- `` the rock '' -rrb- , due to his strength on the pitch .
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 .
after one campaign in la liga with elche , he joined aston villa in 2014 .
a full international since 2007 , sánchez has earned over 50 caps for colombia .
he was part of their squads which reached the quarter-finals of the 2011 copa américa and the 2014 fifa world cup .
