Óscar Sánchez Fuentes (born 19 December 1979) is a Spanish retired professional footballer who played usually as a left-back, currently a manager.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Óscar Sánchez Fuentes | ||
| Date of birth | 19 December 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Murcia, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Atlético Madrid | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–1999 | Amorós | ||
| 1999–2001 | Atlético Madrid B | 71 | (8) |
| 2001 | Jaén | 0 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Badajoz | 34 | (3) |
| 2002–2009 | Valladolid | 140 | (6) |
| 2009–2014 | Murcia | 127 | (9) |
| Total | 372 | (26) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2014–2017 | Murcia (assistant) | ||
| 2017 | Elche (assistant) | ||
| 2018 | Sochaux (assistant) | ||
| 2018–2020 | Cultural Leonesa (assistant) | ||
| 2020–2021 | Marbella (assistant) | ||
| 2021–2023 | Orihuela | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editSánchez was born in Murcia. After stints with Atlético Madrid's C and B teams and Segunda División side CD Badajoz, he joined Real Valladolid in 2002, where he was regularly used as a defensive backup.[1] He made his La Liga debut on 28 September 2002, playing three minutes in a 1–1 home draw against Real Madrid.[2]
Sánchez helped Valladolid to achieve top-flight promotion in the 2006–07 season,[3] participating in 21 league matches (1,262 minutes) the following campaign. After seven years of relative use, he signed for hometown club Real Murcia CF on a free transfer,[4] appearing in less than half of the games in his first year as his team suffered relegation from the second tier but being first-choice in the following in an immediate promotion.[1]
On 22 October 2011, Sánchez scored a brace in a 3–1 home win against Villarreal CF B.[5] He scored a career-best seven goals that season, helping Murcia to narrowly escape relegation.[6][7]
Coaching career
editAfter retiring at the age of 34, Sánchez was assistant manager in several teams under José Manuel Aira;[8][9] at Murcia, he was second-in-command to both Aira and Vicente Mir.[10] For a brief period of time, he also worked as that club's director of football.[11]
On 17 November 2021, Sánchez was named head coach of Orihuela CF in the Tercera Federación.[12]
Managerial statistics
edit- As of 10 December 2023
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | Ref | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Orihuela | 
|
16 November 2021 | 12 December 2023 | 73 | 36 | 14 | 23 | 103 | 78 | +25 | 49.32 | [13] |
| Total | 73 | 36 | 14 | 23 | 103 | 78 | +25 | 49.32 | — | |||
Honours
editValladolid
Murcia
References
edit- ^ a b Pucelano histórico: Óscar Sánchez (Historic pucelano: Óscar Sánchez); Vavel, 26 April 2013 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Real Madrid se atasca en Pucela (Real Madrid get stuck in Pucela); El Mundo, 28 September 2002 (in Spanish)
- ^ a b Diez años del ascenso perfecto (Tenth anniversary of the perfect promotion); El Norte de Castilla, 22 April 2017 (in Spanish)
- ^ Óscar Sánchez y Albiol, fichados (Óscar Sánchez and Albiol, signed); La Opinión de Murcia, 7 July 2009 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Murcia, en aguas tranquilas (Murcia, in still waters); Marca, 22 October 2011 (in Spanish)
- ^ Óscar Sánchez, un treintañero que gana con la edad (Óscar Sánchez, a thirty-year-old that gets better with age); La Opinión de Murcia, 27 February 2012 (in Spanish)
- ^ Óscar Sánchez, candidato a la dirección deportiva del Murcia (Óscar Sánchez, candidate to Murcia's sporting direction); La Verdad, 19 April 2018 (in Spanish)
- ^ «Entrenar es mucho más difícil de lo que pensaba» ("To manage is a lot harder than I thought"); La Verdad, 21 November 2014 (in Spanish)
- ^ Óscar Sánchez, mano derecha de Aira (Óscar Sánchez, Aira's sidekick); Marca, 18 December 2018 (in Spanish)
- ^ Mir firma el finiquito y Óscar Sánchez se va (Mir receives compensation and Óscar Sánchez leaves); Diario Información, 25 November 2017 (in Spanish)
- ^ Óscar Sánchez, el primer fichaje de Víctor Gálvez (Óscar Sánchez, Víctor Gálvez's first signing); La Opinión de Murcia, 19 April 2018 (in Spanish)
- ^ El exmurcianista Óscar Sánchez, nuevo entrenador del Orihuela (Former Murcia man Óscar Sánchez, new manager of Orihuela); La Opinión de Murcia, 17 November 2021 (in Spanish)
- ^ "Orihuela CF" (in Spanish). Resultados Fútbol. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
"Orihuela CF" (in Spanish). Resultados Fútbol. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
"Matches Óscar Sánchez, 2023–24 season". BDFutbol.
External links
edit- Óscar Sánchez at BDFutbol
- Óscar Sánchez at Soccerway