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.
 Sánchez in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Efraín Elías Sánchez Casimiro | ||
| Date of birth | February 26, 1926 | ||
| Place of birth | Barranquilla, Colombia | ||
| Date of death | January 16, 2020 (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 | |||
Career
editSánchez 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
editClub
editReferences
edit- ^ "Efraín Sánchez". National Football Teams. April 2019.
- ^ Carreño Suárez, Alfredo (September 2001). "Histórico Cápsulas" [Historical Capsules] (in Spanish). El Colombiano.
External links
edit- Efraín Sánchez – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Profile (in Spanish)
