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Óscar Carmelo Sánchez Zambrana (July 16, 1971 – November 23, 2007) was a Bolivian sweeper who played for the Bolivia national football team in the 1994 FIFA World Cup held in the United States. Born in Cochabamba, he was capped 78 times by Bolivia and scored 6 goals, between 1994 and 2006.[1] He was the captain of the national team several times. He made his debut for the national side on April 20, 1994 in a friendly match in Bucharest against Romania.

Óscar Sánchez

Personal information
Full name	Óscar Carmelo Sánchez Zambrana
Date of birth	(1971-07-16)July 16, 1971
Place of birth	Cochabamba, Bolivia
Date of death	November 23, 2007(2007-11-23) (aged 36)
Place of death	La Paz, Bolivia
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Aurora
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1991–1996	The Strongest	163	(22)
1997–1998	Gimnasia de Jujuy	29	(6)
1998–1999	Independiente	33	(7)
2000–2001	The Strongest	55	(11)
2002–2006	Bolivar	144	(16)
2007	The Strongest	6	(0)
Total		430	(62)
National team‡
1994–2006	Bolivia	78	(6)
Teams managed
2007	The Strongest
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:51, 19 June 2009 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:51, 19 June 2009 (UTC)

At club level he began his professional career with The Strongest in 1991. After five seasons with the atigrados, he was transferred to Argentine club Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy, where he built a solid reputation as a temperamental and tough defender with scoring ability. His impressive displays rewarded him with a transfer to giant club Independiente in the winter of 1998. On his return to Bolivia in 2000, he would spend two more periods with The Strongest, and one with Bolívar. In 2007, he had one of his kidneys removed due to the discovery of a tumour, which proved to be malignant. After the operation he continued playing, but was forced to retire soon thereafter. He was offered the manager position of The Strongest, with which he attained an impressive undefeated streak. In October 2007, his weak health forced him to quit that position too. Sánchez died on November 23, 2007.[2]

References

External links

• Argentine Primera statistics at Fútbol XXI (in Spanish) ^{[dead link]}
• International RSSSF
• Óscar Sánchez at National-Football-Teams.com

На других языках

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- [en] Óscar Sánchez (footballer, born 1971)

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[es] Óscar Carmelo Sánchez

Óscar Carmelo Sánchez (Cochabamba, 16 de julio de 1971 - La Paz, 23 de noviembre de 2007) fue un futbolista boliviano que se desempeñaba en la posición de Defensor Central.

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[fr] Óscar Carmelo Sánchez

Óscar Carmelo Sánchez (né le 16 juillet 1971 à Cochabamba en Bolivie, et mort le 23 novembre 2007 à La Paz) est un joueur de football international bolivien, qui évoluait au poste de défenseur, avant d'ensuite devenir entraîneur.

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[it] Óscar Carmelo Sánchez

Óscar Carmelo Sánchez (Cochabamba, 16 luglio 1971 – La Paz, 23 novembre 2007) è stato un calciatore e allenatore di calcio boliviano, di ruolo libero.

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[ru] Санчес, Оскар Кармело

О́скар Карме́ло Са́нчес Самбра́на (исп. Óscar Carmelo Sánchez Zambrana; 16 июля 1971[1][2][3], Кочабамба — 23 ноября 2007[4], Ла-Пас) — боливийский футболист, защитник. Участник чемпионата мира по футболу 1994 года в составе национальной сборной Боливии.

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