player · international archive · 1956–1965
Leonel Sánchez
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ChileArchive goals
11
for Chile · 3 from the spot
Matches scored in
10
every one opens its match page below
Tournaments
3
most in the Copa América (4)
Career span
1956–1965
first 1956-01-24 · last 1965-10-12
Counted from the international goal archive — every scorer-credited goal in the matches it covers, 1916 to today. A record of covered matches, not a complete career count; own goals never join a scorer's tally.
Leonel Guillermo Sánchez Lineros was a Chilean professional footballer who played as a striker or on the left wing. — Wikipedia
identity matched to Wikidata · last verified 2026-09-01
In the line-ups
9 appearances in recorded line-ups · 1962–1966The archive holds 9 team sheets naming Leonel Sánchez in Chile's starting line-up, from 1962-05-30 to 1966-07-20.
9 appearances in the starting line-ups the archive holds — not a career total. Our line-up coverage is partial, so a match he played that we hold no sheet for is simply not counted here.
International goals in our archive
11 goals across 10 scoring matches · 3 tournaments · 1956–1965| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965-10-12 |  Ecuador | W2–1(n) | 16' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Lima |
| 1965-08-22 | Ecuador | W3–1(h) | 10' (pen) | FIFA World Cup qualification | Santiago |
| 1965-08-01 |  Colombia | W7–2(h) | 11' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Santiago |
| 1962-06-13 |  Brazil | L2–4(h) | 61' (pen) | FIFA World Cup | Santiago |
| 1962-06-10 |  Russiaplayed as Soviet Union | W2–1(h) | 11' | FIFA World Cup | Arica |
| 1962-05-30 |  Switzerland | W3–1(h) | 44' 55' | FIFA World Cup | Santiago |
| 1959-03-26 |  Bolivia | W5–2(n) | 89' | Copa América | Buenos Aires |
| 1959-03-11 |  Paraguay | L1–2(n) | 34' (pen) | Copa América | Buenos Aires |
| 1956-02-09 |  Peru | W4–3(n) | 86' | Copa América | Montevideo |
| 1956-01-24 | Brazil | W4–1(n) | 71' | Copa América | Montevideo |
Honours
12 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updatedMarquee honours
FIFA World Cup third-place
1962
| Team honours12 | ||||
| FIFA World Cup third-place | ×1 | 1962 | Chile | |
| Chilean League | ×7 | 1959, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1970 | Universidad de Chile ·6, Colo-Colo ·1 | |
| Metropolitan Tournament of Chile | ×2 | 1968, 1969 | Universidad de Chile | |
| Copa Francisco Candelori | ×1 | 1969 | Universidad de Chile | |
| Torneo Città di Milano | ×1 | 1963 | AC Milan | |
| Individual honours3 | ||||
| Scoring titles · 1 | ||||
| Golden Boot | 1962 | |||
| Player of the year · 1 | ||||
| IFFHS South America best Player of the Century | ||||
| Teams of the season · 1 | ||||
| All-Star Team | 1962 | |||
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