Nelson León Sánchez

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is León and the second or maternal family name is Sánchez.

Nelson León Sánchez

Personal information
Full name	Nelson Hernán León Sánchez
Date of birth	(1966-10-03) 3 October 1966 (age 58)
Place of birth	Chile
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Guaraní
	Libertad
1990	Tembetary
	Magallanes
	Deportes La Serena
1995–1996	Persma Manado
1996–1997	Arema Malang
1997–1998	Persema Malang
1998–2000	PSMS Medan
Managerial career
2019–2020	Persiba Bantul
2022	PSGJ Cirebon
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nelson Hernán León Sánchez (born 3 October 1966), known as Nelson León Sánchez or Nelson Sanchez, is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a forward for clubs in Paraguay, Chile, Greece and Indonesia.

Playing career

León Sánchez played in Paraguay for Guaraní, Libertad and Tembetary until the club was relegated to the second division.[1] Then, he returned to his country of birth and played for Magallanes[2] and Deportes La Serena.[1]

After a stint in the Greek football,[1] he came to Indonesia in 1995 to play for Persma Manado,[3] where he coincided with his compatriots Rodrigo Araya and Juan Rodríguez Rubio.[4] In 1996 he switched to Arema Malang, coinciding with his compatriots Juan Rodríguez Rubio, again, and Julio César Moreno,[5] becoming the first Latin trio to play for the club.[6]

He also played for Persema Malang[7] and PSMS Medan. He retired in 2000.[3]

Agent career

In 2001 he became a football agent[8] by starting a company called "PT Sanchezgoal Management" based in Cinere, Depok. He has been the representative of players such as Mohamed Sissoko, Ronald Fagundez, Arthur Cunha and Patrick Cruz.[3]

He also was the representative of his compatriot Julio Lopez along with his father, Luis.[9]

Controversies

He and his wife was involved in a case of human trafficking in Paraguay since they took about thirty Indonesian teenagers to that country with no papers, according to the Paraguayan judicial authorities.[10] In principle, the Indonesian teenagers, who were young football players, would be educated and trained in the country to represent Paraguay in the future in the context of a sport project where also took part well-known professional coached such as Miguel Ángel Arrué and Hugo Villasanti.[11]

When he served as the representative of his compatriot Nelson San Martín, the agreed conditions to live in Indonesia weren't suitable, according to San Martín.[12]

Coaching career

In November 2019, he became the coach of Persiba Bantul in the Indonesian Liga 3.[3]

In 2022, he coached PSGJ Cirebon in the same league.[13]

Personal life

He married the Indonesian Teti Citraresmi Rahayu[10] and made his home in Indonesia.[3]

References

1. "Isleñas". ultimahora.com (in Spanish). 27 March 2009. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
2. Abarzúa, Esteban (30 March 2020). "Secretos de camarín". DeadBall (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 November 2022.
3. Nugroho, Tiyo Bayu (24 November 2019). "Fakta Nelson Sanchez, Direktur Teknik Asal Chile Tim Liga 3 Persiba". INDOSPORT.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 5 November 2022.
4. "Buzón de Rodrigo". www.lanación.com (in Spanish). La Nación (Costa Rica). 2 November 1998. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
5. Prima, Agung (23 April 2020). "10 Tahun Lebih Arema Tak "Dijajah" Pemain Asal Chile". Wearemania (in Indonesian). Retrieved 5 November 2022.
6. Prima, Agung. "Juan Manuel Rodriguez Rubio". Wearemania (in Indonesian). Retrieved 5 November 2022.
7. Nelson León Sánchez en Arema Malang Futbolistas. Chilenos en el Exterior on Facebook (in Spanish)
8. Nelson León Sánchez on Instagram
9. "¿Quién es Julio López?: el nuevo refuerzo chileno de Atlante". Emol (in Spanish). El Mercurio. 22 July 2004. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
10. "Hay dos imputados en el caso de indonesios". ultimahora.com (in Spanish). 6 November 2009. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
11. García Garozzo, Pedro (27 March 2009). "Sepultan la pesadilla del tsunami y forjan un sueño". ultimahora.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 November 2022.
12. Leal, Ignacio (7 October 2017). "El monarca de Malasia" (in Spanish). La Tercera. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
13. Kurniawan, Dede (6 August 2022). "Desakan Nelson Leon Sanchez Out Mencuat Usai Glory Trofeo". cirebon.inews.id/ (in Indonesian). Retrieved 5 November 2022.

External links

• Nelson León Sánchez on Instagram