Vicente Sánchez

Vicente Sanchez of Schalke 04 in the game against Eintracht Frankfurt 28 February 2009

Vicente Martín Sánchez Bragunde ( born December 7, 1979 in Montevideo) is an Uruguayan football player.

Association

First stations in Uruguay

Sánchez grew up as the son of a bus driver up in poverty and received his first training as a classical street footballers, who met with his bigger brothers and the children of the neighborhood to kick. The age of 14, he spent four hours a day as an assistant in a pharmacy. In his youth, Sánchez played for various clubs, before the club Institución Atlética Sud América joined. Here he was first as a left winger, but later used as a " tens" in central midfield and as a striker. In summer 2000, he moved to the north of Uruguay after Tacuarembó, where he established there during his early first division Tacuarembó FC made ​​a breakthrough. From January 2001 he stood for six months at Nacional Montevideo under contract, a team that Vicente Sánchez had been cheered as a child. With Nacional he took part in the Copa Libertadores, the most important South American club football competition.

Deportivo Toluca

During this time, attention, Ricardo La Volpe to Sánchez, the then Deportivo Toluca trained. Although at the same time the fast striker were multiple offers from Europe, he signed a contract with the Mexican club, not least because he admired the Paraguayan José Saturnino Cardozo attacker and wanted to play in his team.

His first game for Toluca Sánchez made ​​on 20 July 2001, when he succeeded in a 3-1 win over Club León two goals. Cardozo Sanchez and developed in the period following the most dangerous storm duo in Mexican soccer. Both were instrumental in ensuring that Toluca in 2002 was able to win the championship. Three years later, Toluca was again in the finals for the national title. In two games, the team CF Monterrey was a total hit with 6:3; of the six goals of his team headed Sánchez in three. In 2007 he was voted the best offensive man and most valuable player of Mexico. Also on the international stage, he made repeatedly talked about; so he scored during the Copa Libertadores 2007, four hits, including a 2-0 win over his team Boca Juniors.

FC Schalke 04

In December 2007, Vicente Sánchez was first associated with FC Schalke 04. On 17 January 2008, the club announced that the professional Uruguay was taken up on 30 June 2011 under contract. According to the ex- coach Mirko Slomka Sánchez can accumulate both a winger in a 4 -3-3 system as well as one of two peaks. Manager Andreas Mueller called him the " ideal candidate for the attack ."

After brief appearances against VfB Stuttgart and Borussia Dortmund, he scored at home to VfL Wolfsburg three minutes after coming off the bench in the 65th minute, his first Bundesliga goal for Schalke. His first goal for Schalke in an international game Sanchez scored in the 4-1 victory against APOEL Nicosia in the UEFA Cup of the season 2008 /2009.

On June 30, 2010 it was announced that Sánchez has dissolved his current contract until 2011 with immediate effect.

Return to America

He went back to Mexico for Club América. Since the Clausura the season 2011/12 he is back in rows of Uruguayan giants Nacional. Direct in his first half season after returning to his native country, he celebrated the win of the Uruguayan championship with the Bolsos. In total he completed for Nacional in this affiliation phase 25 league games in which he scored four goals. He also came in twelve matches of the Copa Libertadores used (two goals). After the season 2012/13 he left again and Uruguay signed on August 6, 2013 a contract with the Colorado Rapids. His first goal for the North American club he scored on 14 September 2013, the game against FC Dallas. The Colorado Rapids he graduated up to his most recent application on March 15, 2014 ten league games ( two goals).

National

At the age of 18 years Sánchez received an invitation to the U20 national team of his country, with which he participated in a tournament in China, among others, and there scorer right away.

His debut in the A national team he was on 7 November 2001 at a World Cup qualifying match in Quito against Ecuador. In the very next game, against Argentina, he ran on as captain for his team. A first highlight of his national team career set to participate in the Copa America 2004 dar. However, it was during the tournament jinx his team, because in the semi-final against Brazil he missed the match after regular time and extra time a penalty, so that Uruguay was eliminated. In the match for 3rd place, however, he redeemed herself with the decisive goal in a 2-1 win against Colombia. During the Copa America 2007 in Venezuela, he played four games for Uruguay and scored a goal against Bolivia. Overall Sánchez graduated 31 caps for Uruguay. He scored five goals. His most recent application for Celeste dated 19 November 2008.

Achievements

• Mexican champion: 2002, 2005
• German Vice-Champion: 2009/10
• Uruguayan Champion 2011/12