Vicente Martín Sánchez Bragunde (; born 7 December 1979) is a Uruguayan former professional

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who last played as a

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for Rio Grande Valley FC Toros in the USL Championship. He has the second most goals all time for

Deportivo Toluca Deportivo Toluca Fútbol Club S.A. de C.V. (), commonly known as Club Deportivo Toluca, is a Mexican football club, playing in the Primera División de México, the top-flight of Mexican football. Toluca's stadium, Estadio Nemesio Díez Riega ...

and the eighth most appearances for Toluca.

Club career

Sánchez was born in

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. He played for

Sud América Institución Atlética Sud América, usually known as Sud América or just IASA, is a football club from Montevideo. They currently play in the Uruguayan Segunda Division. History Sud América has won the Uruguayan 2nd Division on 7 occasion ...

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, América and

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. On 18 January 2008, he joined German club

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, where he remained for two seasons. He played in Mexico again for Club América. On 1 August 2010, he scored his first goal for Club América in a match versus

Chiapas Chiapas (; Tzotzil language, Tzotzil and Tzeltal language, Tzeltal: ''Chyapas'' ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Chiapas ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Chiapas), is one of the states that make up the Political divisions of Mexico, ...

. Sánchez made the move to

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on 6 August 2013 when he signed for Colorado Rapids. On 14 September 2013, he scored his first goal for Colorado and forced an own goal in a 2–1 win over

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. He quickly became an integral part of the team and became the designated penalty taker. To start the 2014 season Sanchez scored 4 pk goals in the first 3 games for Colorado. Even with his play time being carefully managed and his appearances limited to substitutions in the last half of most games, Sánchez was a bright spot in an otherwise lackluster Colorado Rapids 2015 Major League Soccer season. Despite being a crowd favorite with the Colorado Rapids fans and the #2 scorer for the team, Sánchez's 2016 contract option was declined as the Colorado Rapids front office set out to acquire new talent in the form of players such as

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and Tim Howard. Sánchez went through the MLS Re-Entry Draft but was not selected by any other team. He joined his hometown club

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for the 2016 Primera Division Clausura season and helped his team finish fourth, qualifying for the

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. Sánchez returned to MLS and joined the

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for the 2017 season. He helped the Dynamo reach the playoff and got the game winning assist in their opening game versus

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. On 2 April 2021, it was announced that Sánchez would come out of retirement to play and coach for USL Championship side

Rio Grande Valley FC Rio Grande Valley FC, also known as RGVFC or Rio Grande Valley FC Toros, is an American semi-professional soccer team based in Edinburg, Texas operated by Lone Star, LLC. They joined the USL Championship in the 2016 season. The team served as a ...

International career

He played for

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in the

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and has won 31 caps for the national side, scoring five goals.

International goals

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Personal life

Sánchez holds a U.S. green card which qualifies him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.

Honours

Toluca *

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: Apertura 2002, Apertura 2005 * CONCACAF Champion's Cup:

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Schalke 04 *

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: Runner-up 2009–10 Uruguay *

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Third Place:

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; Fourth Place:

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Individual *

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Golden Ball: Apertura 2006

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sanchez, Vicente 1979 births Living people Men's association football forwards Colorado Rapids players Club Nacional de Football players Houston Dynamo FC players Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Uruguayan Primera División players Bundesliga players Liga MX players Major League Soccer players Sud América players Footballers from Montevideo FC Schalke 04 players Tacuarembó F.C. players Deportivo Toluca F.C. players Club América footballers 2004 Copa América players 2007 Copa América players Uruguay men's international footballers Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers Uruguayan men's footballers Rio Grande Valley FC Toros players