Erwin Sánchez Freking (born October 19, 1969 in Santa Cruz de la Sierra) is a former Bolivian footballer. He was also the manager of the Bolivian national team from 2006 to 2009.

Dubbed Platini, he played as an attacking midfielder, with scoring range.

[edit] Club career

Sánchez started his career at Club Destroyers, then moved to Club Bolívar. He became the first Bolivian to play professionally in Europe, when he was signed by Sport Lisboa e Benfica in 1990-91, but was not very successful there, also being loaned to Lisbon neighbours G.D. Estoril-Praia.

Released in 1992, Sánchez signed with Boavista Futebol Clube, eventually becoming one of the side's best players. This prompted a 1997 return to Benfica, but the player again failed to settle, returning to the Axadrezados (chequereds) and being crucial to the club's only league conquest, in 2000-01.

After a serious ACL injury,^[1]Sánchez eventually lost importance in Boavista and left the club in 2004, after a short coaching spell, returning home for a final season with Oriente Petrolero.

[edit] International career

Sánchez was a leading player for Bolivia, being crucial to the nation's first ever World Cup qualification, in 1994; in the finals, as Bolivia exited in the group stage, he netted in a 1-3 loss against Spain, the nation's only goal in the history of the competition.

He went on to total 57 international matches during 16 years, scoring 15 goals.^[2]In 2006, Sánchez was named national team manager.

[edit] Honours

Season	Club	Title
2000-01	Boavista	Portuguese League

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Stats and profile at Zerozero
• NationalFootballTeams data

Erwin Sánchez international tournaments v • d • e Bolivia squad – 1989 Copa América 1 Galarza • 2 Arías • 3 Borja • 4 Etcheverry • 5 Ferrufino • 6 Fontana • 7 García • 8 Martínez • 9 Melgar • 10 Paniagua • 11 Á. Peña • 12 Barrero • 13 Rimba • 14 Roca • 15 Saldías • 16 Salinas • 17 Sánchez • 18 Takeo • 19 Villegas • 20 Castillo • Coach: Habberger v • d • e Bolivia squad – 1991 Copa América 1 Barrero • 2 Rimba • 3 Jiguchi • 4 Saldías • 5 Ferrufino • 6 Rivero • 7 Borja • 8 Melgar • 9 Suárez • 10 Etcheverry • 11 Moreno • 12 M. Soria • 13 J. Peña • 14 Medrano • 15 Soruco • 16 Sánchez • 17 Chávez • 18 Molina • 19 Á. Peña • 20 R. Castillo • 21 Baldivieso • 22 Aragón • Coach: Blacutt v • d • e Bolivia squad – 1993 Copa América 1 Rojas • 2 J. Peña • 3 Sandy • 4 Rimba • 5 Quinteros • 6 Borja • 7 Villarroel • 8 Melgar • 9 Á. Peña • 10 Etcheverry • 11 Moreno • 12 Torrico • 13 Soruco • 14 Ríos • 15 Pérez • 16 Cristaldo • 17 Ramallo • 18 Noro • 19 I. Castillo • 20 R. Castillo • 21 Sánchez • 22 Baldivieso • Coach: Azkargorta v • d • e Bolivia squad – 1994 FIFA World Cup 1 Trucco • 2 J. Peña • 3 Sandy • 4 Rimba • 5 Quinteros • 6 Borja • 7 Pinedo • 8 Melgar • 9 A. Peña • 10 Etcheverry • 11 Moreno • 12 Rojas • 13 Soruco • 14 Ramos • 15 Soria • 16 Cristaldo • 17 O. Sánchez • 18 Ramallo • 19 Torrico • 20 Castillo • 21 E. Sánchez • 22 Baldivieso • Coach: Azkargorta v • d • e Bolivia squad – 1997 Copa América Runners-up 1 Trucco • 2 Peña • 3 Sandy • 4 Rimba • 5 Ó. Sánchez • 6 V. Soria • 7 S. Castillo • 8 Melgar • 9 Moreno • 10 Etcheverry • 11 Gutiérrez • 12 M. Soria • 13 Jiguchi • 14 Tufiño • 15 Blanco • 16 Cristaldo • 17 Méndez • 18 Coimbra • 19 I. Castillo • 20 R. Castillo • 21 E. Sánchez • 22 Baldivieso • Coach: López Habas v • d • e Bolivia squad – 1999 Copa América 1 Fernández • 2 J. Peña • 3 Sandy • 4 Rimba • 5 Ó. Sánchez • 6 Ochoaizpur • 7 Gutiérrez • 8 Tufiño • 9 Moreno • 10 Etcheverry • 11 Coimbra • 12 Galarza • 13 Liendo • 14 Lozano • 15 Cristaldo • 16 Soria • 17 Justiniano • 18 Quinteros • 19 Castillo • 20 Ribera • 21 E. Sánchez • 22 Antelo • Coach: Veira v • d • e Bolivia squad – 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup 1 Fernández • 2 Peña • 3 Arana • 4 Álvarez • 5 O.Sánchez • 6 Cristaldo • 7 Gutiérrez • 8 Tufiño • 9 Moreno • 10 Etcheverry • 11 Galindo • 12 Galarza • 13 Botero • 14 E.Sánchez • 15 Menacho • 16 Soria • 17 Justiniano • 18 Quinteros • 19 Castillo • 20 Ribera • Coach: Veira v • d • e Bolivia squad – 2007 Copa América 1 Suárez • 2 Peña • 3 Méndez • 4 Álvarez • 5 Reyes • 6 García • 7 Sossa • 8 Mojica • 9 Moreno • 10 Vaca • 11 Cabrera • 12 Galarza • 13 Rodríguez • 14 Hoyos • 15 Ortíz • 16 Raldes • 17 Arce • 18 Galindo • 19 Andaveris • 20 Lima • 21 Campos • 22 Peña • Coach: Sánchez

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