Vitamina Sánchez

For other people named Pablo Sánchez, see Pablo Sánchez (disambiguation).

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sánchez and the second or maternal family name is Spucches.
Vitamina Sánchez
Sánchez in 2018
Personal information
Full name Pablo Andrés Sánchez Spucches
Date of birth (1973-01-03) 3 January 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth Rosario, Argentina
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 LDU Quito (manager)
Youth career
Rosario Central
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1996 Rosario Central 85 (15)
1996–1999 Feyenoord 51 (20)
1999 → Alavés (loan) 18 (1)
1999 Harelbeke 1 (0)
1999–2000 Gimnasia LP 17 (3)
2000–2005 Rosario Central 81 (2)
2005 Quilmes 9 (0)
Total 262 (41)
Managerial career
2007 Banfield
2008 Rosario Central
2009 Oriente Petrolero
2013–2014 Universidad Concepción
2015 O'Higgins
2016–2018 Everton Viña del Mar
2019 Deportes Iquique
2019–2020 Oriente Petrolero
2020–2021 Audax Italiano
2023–2024 Palestino
2024– LDU Quito
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Pablo Andrés Sánchez Spucches (born 3 January 1973), nicknamed Vitamina, is an Argentine former player who played as a midfielder, and current manager of LDU Quito.

He spent his 13-year professional career in four countries. In 2007, he started working as a manager.

Playing career

Born in Rosario, Santa Fe, Sánchez started playing for Rosario Central, before moving to Feyenoord in 1996. He scored a career-best 16 goals in his first season in the Eredivisie, helping the Rotterdam team to a final runner-up place.[1] Later, he represented briefly Deportivo Alavés from Spain[2][3] and Belgian side RC Harelbeke.[1]

Sánchez returned home in 1999, first with Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata then with his first club Rosario. After being told by coach Ángel Tulio Zof he was not needed[4] he signed with Quilmes Atlético Club, but suffered a serious shoulder injury shortly after, having to retire from the sport at 32.[5]

Coaching career

Sánchez began his managerial career at Club Atlético Banfield,[6] helping the team avoid relegation from the Primera División.[7] He also managed Rosario Central for nine games, until he was fired on 6 October 2008.[8]

In February 2009, Sánchez agreed to take charge of Bolivian Primera División club Oriente Petrolero,[9] being relieved of his duties in early October of that year.[10] On 5 December 2012 he moved countries again, being appointed at C.D. Universidad de Concepción in Chile.[11]

Sánchez continued to work in the Chilean Primera División the following years, being in charge of O'Higgins FC,[12][13] Everton de Viña del Mar[14] and Deportes Iquique.[15] One decade after leaving, he returned to both the Bolivian top tier and Oriente.[16]

On 24 October 2022, Palestino announced an agreement with Sánchez to become the club manager since December 2022 replacing Gustavo Costas.[17]

References

  1. ^ a b Deze vijf Argentijnen gingen Senesi voor bij Feyenoord (These five Argentinians preceded Senesi at Feyenoord); Algemeen Dagblad, 2 September 2019 (in Dutch)
  2. ^ Un derbi que se añoraba (Long-awaited derby); Mundo Deportivo, 17 January 1999 (in Spanish)
  3. ^ El Celta se aleja del líder (Celta further away from first place); Mundo Deportivo, 19 April 1999 (in Spanish)
  4. ^ Angel Tulio Zof: "Somos candidatos al título" (Angel Tulio Zof: "We are title candidates"); Infobae, 21 March 2005 (in Spanish)
  5. ^ Estudiantes trituró a Quilmes a puro gol (Estudiantes crushed Quilmes speaking in goals); Clarín, 24 April 2005 (in Spanish)
  6. ^ América visita a Banfield en la Copa Libertadores (América visit Banfield in Libertadores Cup); El Siglo de Torreón, 21 March 2007 (in Spanish)
  7. ^ Sánchez: “Prefiero pensar en el día a día” (Sánchez: "I'd rather take it one day at a time"); Agencia Universitaria de Noticias, 18 May 2007 (in Spanish)
  8. ^ "Yo no renuncié, me despidieron" ("I did not resign, I was fired") Archived 7 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine; TyC Sports, 6 October 2008 (in Spanish)
  9. ^ "Vitamina" es el nuevo DT de Oriente ("Vitamin" is new Oriente Petrolero HC) Archived 2011-10-04 at the Wayback Machine; Facetas Deportivas, February 2009 (in Spanish)
  10. ^ Oriente Petrolero se quedó sin ‘Vitamina’ (Oriente Petrolero ran out of 'Vitamin') Archived 6 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine; El Deber, October 2009 (in Spanish)
  11. ^ Pablo ‘Vitamina’ Sánchez es el nuevo entrenador de la Universidad de Concepción (Pablo 'Vitamin' Sánchez is the new manager of Universidad de Concepción); Soy Chile, 5 December 2012 (in Spanish)
  12. ^ "Vitamina" Sánchez se convierte en el nuevo DT de O'Higgins ("Vitamin" Sánchez becomes new O'Higgins HC); 24 Horas, 25 January 2015 (in Spanish)
  13. ^ Pablo "Vitamina" Sánchez fue presentado como nuevo entrenador de O'Higgins (Pablo "Vitamin" Sánchez was presented as the new manager of O'Higgins); El Periscopio, January 2015 (in Spanish)
  14. ^ Vitamina Sánchez es el nuevo DT del Everton de Viña del Mar (Vitamin Sánchez is the new HC of Everton de Viña del Mar); ESPN, 16 September 2016 (in Spanish)
  15. ^ 'Vitamina' Sánchez y su objetivo: "Posicionar a Iquique en lugares competitivos" ('Vitamin' Sánchez and his goal: "To position Iquique in competitive places"); Fox Sports, 6 December 2018 (in Spanish)
  16. ^ 'Vitamina' Sánchez es el nuevo DT de Oriente Petrolero ('Vitamin' Sánchez is the new Oriente Petrolero HC); Goal, 28 September 2019 (in Spanish)
  17. ^ "Comunicado oficial: Pablo Sánchez será el próximo entrenador de Palestino – Palestino Oficial". palestino.cl (in Spanish). Club Deportivo Palestino. 24 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.