Carlos Sánchez García (born 19 January 1978) is a Spanish former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

A graduate of local

CD Leganés Club Deportivo Leganés, S.A.D. is a professional football club based in Leganés, Community of Madrid. They currently compete in La Liga, the first tier of the Spanish league system. Leganés was officially founded 23 June 1928 and played thei ...

' youth system,

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-born Sánchez signed with

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giants

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in 1999, being first-choice for both its B and C sides. Benefitting from forced absences to

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and

César Sánchez César Sánchez Domínguez (; born 2 September 1971), sometimes known as simply César, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper. In 20 La Liga seasons, he played 401 games, with Valladolid, Real Madrid, Zaragoza, Valencia ...

he appeared once for the first team, a 1–1 away draw against

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on 23 December 2001. Nothing more than a third-string player for the club, Sánchez would be loaned from 2004 to 2006, spending two seasons in the

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with

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and

UD Almería Unión Deportiva Almería, S.A.D. () is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish professional football club based in Almería, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded on 26 July 1989 and known as ''Almería Club de Fútbol'' until 2001 ...

, both in

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, where he also featured very rarely. However, for the 2006–07 campaign, already a

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, Sánchez joined another team at that level,

CD Castellón Club Deportivo Castellón, S.A.D. is a professional List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Castellón de la Plana, in the Valencian Community. Founded on 20 July 1922, it currently plays in , holding home games at ''Nou E ...

, and was an undisputed starter in his

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as they finished fifth. He was also awarded the

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for the category, after only 27 goals conceded in 33 games. In the summer of 2010, following Castellón's

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, the 32-year-old Carlos returned to the

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, signing with amateurs CD Puerta Bonita. After retiring, he worked as a goalkeeper coach at

.Carlos Sánchez, un 'galáctico' en Leganés (Carlos Sánchez, a 'galáctico' in Leganés)
Mundo Deportivo, 5 November 2016 (in Spanish)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sanchez, Carlos 1978 births Living people Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Madrid Men's association football goalkeepers La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players CD Leganés B players Real Madrid C footballers Real Madrid Castilla footballers Real Madrid CF players Polideportivo Ejido footballers UD Almería players CD Castellón footballers Association football goalkeeping coaches