Pablo Andrés Sánchez Spucches (born 3 January 1973), nicknamed Vitamina, is an Argentine football

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and former player who played as a

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. He spent his 13-year professional career in four countries. In 2007, he started working as a manager.

Playing career

Born in Rosario, Santa Fe, Sánchez started playing for

Rosario Central Club Atlético Rosario Central () is a sports club based in Rosario, Argentina, that plays in the Argentine Primera División. The club was officially founded on December 24, 1889, by a group of railway workers, taking its name from the English- ...

, before moving to

Feyenoord Feyenoord Rotterdam () is a Dutch professional football club (association football), football club in Rotterdam, which plays in the Eredivisie, the top tier in Dutch football. Founded as Wilhelmina in 1908, the club changed to various names bef ...

in 1996. He scored a career-best 16 goals in his first season in the

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, helping the

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team to a final runner-up place.Deze vijf Argentijnen gingen Senesi voor bij Feyenoord (These five Argentinians preceded Senesi at Feyenoord)

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, 2 September 2019 Later, he represented briefly

Deportivo Alavés Deportivo Alavés, S.A.D. (; ''Sporting Alavés''), usually abbreviated to Alavés, is a Spanish football club based in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country. Founded on 1 July 1920 as Sport Friends Club, it ...

from Spain and Belgian side RC Harelbeke. Sánchez returned home in 1999, first with

Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata (; ''La Plata Gymnastics and Fencing Club''), also known simply as Gimnasia, is an Argentine professional sports club based in the city of La Plata, Buenos Aires Province. Founded in 1887 as "Club de Gimnasi ...

then with his first club Rosario. After being told by coach Ángel Tulio Zof he was not needed he signed with

Quilmes Atlético Club Quilmes Atlético Club () is an Argentine sports club based in the Quilmes district of Greater Buenos Aires. Established in 1887 (although the date of foundation is still under dispute), Quilmes is the oldest club of Argentina still competing ...

, but suffered a serious shoulder injury shortly after, having to retire from the sport at 32.

Coaching career

Sánchez began his managerial career at

Club Atlético Banfield Club Atlético Banfield is an Argentine sports club based in the Banfield district of Greater Buenos Aires. It was founded on 21 January 1896, by the British–origin inhabitants of that city (mostly English, and some Scots and Irish). The club ...

, helping the team avoid relegation from the Primera División. He also managed Rosario Central for nine games, until he was fired on 6 October 2008. In February 2009, Sánchez agreed to take charge of

Bolivian Primera División The División de Fútbol Profesional is the top-flight professional football league in Bolivia. Until 2017 it was known as the "Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano" (; en, Bolivian Professional Football League). Since 1950, a total of 16 club ...

club

Oriente Petrolero Club Deportivo Oriente Petrolero () is a Bolivian football club based in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia. They play at the 38,000-capacity Estadio Tahuichi Aguilera. Oriente have been Bolivian champions five times, Copa Aerosur winners two ti ...

, being relieved of his duties in early October of that year. On 5 December 2012 he moved countries again, being appointed at

C.D. Universidad de Concepción Club Deportivo Universidad de Concepción also known as Universidad de Concepción, are a Chilean Association football, football club based in Concepción, Chile, Concepción, that is a current member of the Primera B de Chile, Primera B. The cl ...

in Chile. Sánchez continued to work in the Chilean Primera División the following years, being in charge of O'Higgins FC,

Everton de Viña del Mar Everton de Viña del Mar is a Chilean football club based in the city of Viña del Mar. The club was founded 24 June 1909 after a group of Anglo-Chilean teenagers formed a football club and named it after the English team Everton who had re ...

and

Deportes Iquique Club de Deportes Iquique S.A.D.P. is a Chilean football club based in Iquique that is a current member of the Primera B. Founded in 1978, the club's home stadium is the Estadio Tierra de Campeones, which has a 13,171 capacity. Iquique has spent ...

. One decade after leaving, he returned to both the Bolivian top tier and Oriente. On 24 October 2022,

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announced an agreement with Sánchez to become the club manager since December 2022 replacing

Gustavo Costas Gustavo Adolfo Costas Makeira (born 28 February 1963) is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a defender. He is the current manager of the Bolivia national team. Playing career Born in Buenos Aires, Costas started h ...

References

External links

Argentine League player statistics at Fútbol XXI

Argentine League coach statistics at Fútbol XXI
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sanchez, Vitamina 1973 births Living people Footballers from Rosario, Santa Fe Argentine men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Argentine Primera División players Rosario Central footballers Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata footballers Quilmes Atlético Club footballers Eredivisie players Feyenoord players La Liga players Deportivo Alavés players Belgian Pro League players K.R.C. Zuid-West-Vlaanderen players Argentine expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Argentine expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Argentine football managers Argentine Primera División managers Club Atlético Banfield managers Rosario Central managers Oriente Petrolero managers Chilean Primera División managers C.D. Universidad de Concepción managers O'Higgins F.C. managers Everton de Viña del Mar managers Deportes Iquique managers Audax Italiano managers Club Deportivo Palestino managers Argentine expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Bolivia Expatriate football managers in Chile Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Bolivia Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile