Carlos Alberto Sánchez Romero (born 13 February 1980) is a Mexican former

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who played as a defender.

Career

Sánchez began playing football with the local

Club América Club de Fútbol América S.A. de C.V., commonly known as Club América or simply América, is a professional football club based in Mexico City. Nicknamed ''Las Águilas'' (The Eagles), it competes in Liga MX, the top tier of Mexican football ...

. He spent several seasons with

San Luis F.C. San Luis Fútbol Club was a Mexican professional football club from the city of San Luis Potosí, Mexico. The club was founded in 1957, when they were known as Santos (saints). The team's nickname of ''Tuneros'', a reference to the tuna fruit, was ...

before returning to América in 2008. On 12 August 2008 he suffered before beginning practice a major stroke caused by a blood clot. He was released from the hospital and his condition has improved; he has been moved to physical therapy—his football career is over.
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* 1980 births Living people Mexican men's footballers Club América footballers San Luis F.C. players Men's association football central defenders {{Mexico-footy-defender-stub