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Efraín Sánchez

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Efraín Sánchez
Sánchez in 2012
Personal information
Full name Efraín Elías Sánchez Casimiro
Date of birth (1926-02-26)February 26, 1926
Place of birth Barranquilla, Colombia
Date of death January 16, 2020(2020-01-16) (aged 93)
Place of death Bogotá, Colombia
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1944 Millonarios
1945 Once Caldas
1946 La Fortuna
1947–1949 San Lorenzo
1950 América de Cali
1951 Deportivo Cali
1952 Junior
1953–1954 Santa Fe
1955–1957 Medellín
1958–1960 Atlas
1960–1963 Medellín
1964[1] Millonarios
International career
1947–1962 Colombia
Managerial career
1963 Colombia
1975 Colombia
1983–1984 Colombia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Efraín Elías "El Caimán" Sánchez Casimiro (26 February 1926 – 16 January 2020) was a Colombian footballer who played as goalkeeper. He competed for the Colombia national football team at the 1962 FIFA World Cup which was held in Chile. Among other teams, he played for San Lorenzo of Argentina in the 1940s. He won the Colombian league title three times during his career.

Career

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Sánchez played for Mexican side Club Atlas in 1959.[2]

After retiring as a player Sánchez went into management, taking charge of the Colombia national team on three occasions.

Honours

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Club

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Independiente Medellín
Los Millonarios Bogotá

References

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  1. ^ "Efraín Sánchez". National Football Teams. April 2019.
  2. ^ Carreño Suárez, Alfredo (September 2001). "Histórico Cápsulas" [Historical Capsules] (in Spanish). El Colombiano.
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