Nelson Hernán León Sánchez (born 3 October 1966), known as Nelson León Sánchez or Nelson Sanchez, is a Chilean former professional

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who played as a

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for clubs in Paraguay, Chile, Greece and Indonesia.

Playing career

León Sánchez played in Paraguay for Guaraní, Libertad and Tembetary until the club was relegated to the second division. Then, he returned to his country of birth and played for Magallanes and Deportes La Serena. After a stint in the Greek football, he came to Indonesia in 1995 to play for Persma Manado, where he coincided with his compatriots Rodrigo Araya and

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. In 1996 he switched to Arema Malang, coinciding with his compatriots Juan Rodríguez Rubio, again, and

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, becoming the first Latin trio to play for the club. He also played for

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and PSMS Medan. He retired in 2000.

Agent career

In 2001 he became a football agent by starting a company called "PT Sanchezgoal Management" based in

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, Depok. He has been the representative of players such as

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, Arthur Cunha and

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. He also was the representative of his compatriot Julio Lopez along with his father, Luis.

Controversies

He and his wife was involved in a case of human trafficking in

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since they took about thirty Indonesian teenagers to that country with no papers, according to the Paraguayan judicial authorities. In principle, the Indonesian teenagers, who were young football players, would be educated and trained in the country to represent Paraguay in the future in the context of a sport project where also took part well-known professional coached such as Miguel Ángel Arrué and Hugo Villasanti. When he served as the representative of his compatriot

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, the agreed conditions to live in Indonesia weren't suitable, according to San Martín.

Coaching career

In November 2019, he became the coach of

Persiba Bantul Persatuan Sepak Bola Indonesia Bantul, commonly known as Persiba Bantul, is a semi-professional Indonesian football club based in Bantul, Yogyakarta. They currently compete in the Liga 3. History Persiba Bantul was established on 21 Septemb ...

in the Indonesian Liga 3. In 2022, he coached PSGJ Cirebon in the same league.

Personal life

He married the Indonesian Teti Citraresmi Rahayu and made his home in Indonesia.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Leon Sanchez, Nelson 1966 births Living people Chilean men's footballers Chilean expatriate men's footballers Club Guaraní players Club Libertad footballers Club Atlético Tembetary footballers Club Atlético Tembetary players Deportes Magallanes footballers Deportes La Serena footballers Persma Manado players Arema F.C. players Persema Malang players PSMS Medan players Paraguayan Primera División players Primera B de Chile players Chilean Primera División players Indonesian Premier Division players Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Paraguay Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Greece Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia Expatriate men's footballers in Paraguay Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Indonesia Men's association football forwards Chilean football managers Chilean expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Indonesia Place of birth missing (living people)