Alexander Sánchez Explained

Alexander Sánchez
Fullname:Alexander Gustavo Sánchez Reyes
Height:1.77 m
Birth Date:6 June 1984
Birth Place:Lima, Peru
Position:Attacking midfielder
Years1:2002–2007
Clubs1:Alianza Lima
Caps1:49
Goals1:3
Years2:2006
Clubs2:José Gálvez (loan)
Caps2:30
Goals2:4
Years3:2007–2008
Clubs3:GKS Bełchatów
Caps3:5
Goals3:0
Years4:2008
Clubs4:Univ. San Martín (loan)
Caps4:15
Goals4:2
Years5:2008–2011
Clubs5:Alianza Lima
Caps5:95
Goals5:15
Years6:2012
Caps6:37
Goals6:5
Years7:2013
Clubs7:Juan Aurich
Caps7:32
Goals7:5
Years8:2014
Caps8:5
Goals8:0
Years9:2014
Caps9:14
Goals9:1
Years10:2015
Clubs10:Unión Comercio
Caps10:29
Goals10:5
Years11:2016
Clubs11:Melgar
Caps11:31
Goals11:2
Years12:2017
Clubs12:Águilas Doradas
Caps12:9
Goals12:1
Years13:2017
Clubs13:Unión Comercio
Caps13:12
Goals13:0
Years14:2018–2019
Caps14:58
Goals14:5
Years15:2020
Caps15:5
Goals15:0
Nationalyears1:2006–2009
Nationalteam1:Peru
Nationalcaps1:12
Nationalgoals1:1

Alexander Gustavo Sánchez Reyes (born 6 June 1984) is a Peruvian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

Club career

Sánchez is a former Alianza Lima youth club player that couldn't reach the first team, the then youth club manager Víctor Rivera helped him with some psychological assistance to prevent Alexander to depress for his relegation to the youth team. Finally he could reach the first team but didn't get a chance to play so he was loaned to promoted club José Gálvez FBC during the 2006 season.

There he had a good season and when he returned with Alianza Lima and played in the first team. He played the first games in the first team and he was the best player in the Peruvian derby between Alianza Lima and Universitario de Deportes scoring one goal but after that he didn't play many matches. At the end of the season he signed for GKS Bełchatów in Poland.

In September 2008, he announced that he signed a one-year contract with the club Alianza Lima.

International career

Sánchez has made twelve appearances for the Peru national football team.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pierrend, José Luis . Peru – Record International Players . 2009-05-28 . live . . https://web.archive.org/web/20100113160459/http://rsssf.com/miscellaneous/peru-recintlp.html . 2010-01-13 .