Erwin Sánchez

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Erwin Sánchez
Personal information
Full name	Erwin Sánchez Freking
Date of birth	October 19, 1969 (1969-10-19) (age 38)
Place of birth	Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Midfielder (Retired)
Youth clubs
1981-1986	Tahuichi Academy
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1987-1988 1988-1990 1990-1992 1991-1992 1992-1997 1997-1998 1998-2003 2004-2005	Destroyers Bolívar Benfica →Estoril-Praia (loan) Boavista F.C. Benfica Boavista F.C. Oriente Petrolero	67 (23) 34 (13) 15 (1) 28 (8) 94 (21) 26 (6) 126 (22) 38 (10)
National team2
1990-2001	Bolivia	57 (15)
Teams managed
2007-present	Bolivia
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of March 01, 2008. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of March 01, 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Erwin "Platiní" Sánchez Freking (born October 19, 1969 in Santa Cruz) is a former Bolivian footballer and current team manager for the Bolivian national team. An attacking midfielder with scoring range, he was a leading player for Bolivian national team both in the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifyings and finals. He played a total of 57 international matches for Bolivia between 1990 and 2005, scoring 15 goals^[1]

He started his career at Club Destroyers, and became the first Bolivian player to play professionally in Europe when he was signed by S.L. Benfica in 1990/91, but went to play to Boavista FC in 1992 (after a season loaned by Benfica to Estoril-Praia), where he became one of their best players. He returned to Benfica in 1997/98, and went back the following season to Boavista, where he won the national championship in 2000/2001, before ending his European career there, two years later.

Sánchez is known in Bolivia by the nickname "Platini" Sanchez, after the French footballer Michel Platini. This nickname was given to him for the resemblance in his style of play to Platini, but more so for his penchant of wearing his footballing socks low as Platini did.

[edit] Honours

• Portuguese Liga 2001

v • d • e Bolivia squad - 1994 FIFA World Cup 1 Trucco • 2 J. Peña • 3 Sandy • 4 Rimba • 5 Quinteros • 6 Borja • 7 Pinedo • 8 Melgar • 9 A. Peña • 10 Etcheverry • 11 Moreno • 12 Rojas • 13 Soruco • 14 Ramos • 15 Soria • 16 Cristaldo • 17 O. Sánchez • 18 Ramallo • 19 Torrico • 20 Castillo • 21 E. Sánchez • 22 Baldivieso • Coach: Azkargorta

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