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José Luis Sánchez
Personal information
Full name	José Luis Sánchez Moretti
Date of birth	9 January 1970 (age 55)
Place of birth	Santiago, Chile
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Estadio Español
	Unión Española
Senior career*
Years	Team
1988–1994	Unión Española
1989	→ Lozapenco (loan)
1991	→ Provincial Osorno (loan)
1992	→ Deportes La Serena (loan)
1994–1997	Vélez Sarsfield
1996	→ Universidad de Chile (loan)
1998	Granada
1998	Deportes Iquique
1999	Unión Española
2000–2001	Deportes Puerto Montt
2001	Bari
2001	Pisa
2001–2002	Locarno
2002–2003	Unión Española
International career
1992	Chile U23
Managerial career
2013−2021	Unión Española (youth)
2021	Unión Española (assistant)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

José Luis Sánchez Moretti (born 9 January 1970) is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Club career

A product of Unión Española youth system, in 1989 he played on loan at Deportes Lozapenco^[es], winning the 1989 Tercera División.^[1] In Chile, he also played for Provincial Osorno, Deportes La Serena, Universidad de Chile, Deportes Iquique and Deportes Puerto Montt.^[2] Along with Unión Española, he won the 1993 Copa Chile, scoring 11 goals.^[3]

Along with Vélez Sarsfield, he won the 1994 Intercontinental Cup.^[4]

In 1999, he joined Unión Española in the Primera B, winning the championship and returning to the Chilean Primera División.^[5]

In other countries, he played for Granada in Spain, both Bari and Pisa in Italy and Locarno in Switzerland.^[2]

International career

In 1992, Sánchez represented Chile at under-23 level in the Pre-Olympic Tournament.^[6] At senior level, he took part of the Chile squad in the friendly match versus Spain on 8 September 1993, but he didn't play.^[2]

Coaching career

From 2013 to 2021, he worked in the Unión Española youth system,^[7] mainly at the under-14^[8] and under-16 levels.^[9]

Personal life

He was nicknamed Matador, later Mata'or, like the Spanish bullfighters.^[7]

Honours

Lozapenco

Tercera División de Chile (1): 1989^[es]

Unión Española

Primera B de Chile (1): 1999
Copa Chile (1): 1993

Vélez Sarsfield

Argentine Primera División (1): 1995 Apertura
Copa Libertadores (1): 1994^[10]
Intercontinental Cup (1): 1994

References

^ "Fichó a seleccionados nacionales y brilló en medio de una estafa: La historia de Deportes Lozapenco". BioBioChile (in Spanish). Radio Bío-Bío. 21 May 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c "No es el primer Matador, es el único Mataor". www.facebook.com (in Spanish). Pelotudos Chile. 23 April 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
^ "Copa Chile 1993". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 August 2022.
^ "[Video] Se cumplen 27 años del día que el "Mataor" José Luis Sánchez levantó la Copa Intercontinental". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 1 December 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
^ De Vicenzi, Pamela (2 April 2021). ""Mataor" Sánchez arremetió contra Unión Española: "Me mandaron para la casa sin pago alguno"". ADN (in Spanish). ADN Radio Chile. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
^ "Nóminas de Chile para Torneos Preolímpicos Sudamericanos Sub-23". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 August 2022.
^ ^a ^b González, Christian (4 April 2021). "El drama de José Luis Sánchez, el Matador de Unión Española" (in Spanish). La Tercera. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
^ "Las dramáticas 24 horas del "Mata'or" Sánchez: falleció su hermana y su padre" (in Spanish). AS Chile. 22 April 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
^ @UEoficial (9 January 2020). "¡Felicidades "Matador"!" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 August 2022 – via Twitter.
^ "1994 Plantel CAMPEÓN de Club Atlético Velez Sarsfield". www.bdfa.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 August 2022.

External links

José Luis Sánchez at Soccerway
José Luis Sánchez at BDFA (in Spanish)
José Luis Sánchez at PlaymakerStats

[1] "Fichó a seleccionados nacionales y brilló en medio de una estafa: La historia de Deportes Lozapenco". BioBioChile (in Spanish). Radio Bío-Bío. 21 May 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2022.

[pelotudos-2] "No es el primer Matador, es el único Mataor". www.facebook.com (in Spanish). Pelotudos Chile. 23 April 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2022.

[3] "Copa Chile 1993". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 August 2022.

[4] "[Video] Se cumplen 27 años del día que el "Mataor" José Luis Sánchez levantó la Copa Intercontinental". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 1 December 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2022.

[5] De Vicenzi, Pamela (2 April 2021). ""Mataor" Sánchez arremetió contra Unión Española: "Me mandaron para la casa sin pago alguno"". ADN (in Spanish). ADN Radio Chile. Retrieved 23 August 2022.

[6] "Nóminas de Chile para Torneos Preolímpicos Sudamericanos Sub-23". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 August 2022.

[latercera-7] González, Christian (4 April 2021). "El drama de José Luis Sánchez, el Matador de Unión Española" (in Spanish). La Tercera. Retrieved 23 August 2022.

[8] "Las dramáticas 24 horas del "Mata'or" Sánchez: falleció su hermana y su padre" (in Spanish). AS Chile. 22 April 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2022.

[9] @UEoficial (9 January 2020). "¡Felicidades "Matador"!" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 August 2022 – via Twitter.

[10] "1994 Plantel CAMPEÓN de Club Atlético Velez Sarsfield". www.bdfa.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 August 2022.

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