Ramón Sánchez

Ramón Sánchez

Personal information
Full name	Ramón Alfredo Sánchez Paredes
Date of birth	(1982-05-25) May 25, 1982
Place of birth	San Juan Opico, El Salvador
Height
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Zakho
Youth career
1994–1998	San Juan Opico Escuela de Futbol
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998–2000	Juventud Independiente
2000–2002	Arcense
2002–2007	San Salvador
2007–2008	Chalatenango
2008–2009	Alianza	32	(5)
2009–2010	San Jose Earthquakes	13	(2)
2010–2011	Águila	33	(1)
2011–2013	Isidro Metapán	54	(5)
2013	FC Vostok	28	(0)
International career‡
1995–1997	El Salvador U-15
1998–1999	El Salvador U-17
2000–2002	El Salvador U-20
2003–2005	El Salvador U-23
2001–2012	El Salvador	74	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of June 27, 2013 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 February 2012

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Sánchez and the second or maternal family name is Paredes.

Ramón Alfredo Sánchez Paredes (born May 25, 1982 in San Juan Opico) is a Salvadoran football player.

Career

Club

Sánchez has played professionally with Juventud Independiente, Arcense, San Salvador, Chalatenango and Alianza in the first division in El Salvador. He scored three goals in the 2009 season for Alianza, which was good for second most on the team. In total he has played 227 games in the Salvadoran first division and scored 19 goals.

Sánchez joined the San Jose Earthquakes of Major League Soccer in 2009, and scored two goals in 10 appearances with the team in his debut year. He was later released from the team on June 29, 2010.

In late July 2010, Sánchez signed a one-year contract with Águila, after having spent some time with the San Jose Earthquakes of the Major League Soccer. After his contract expired with Aguila, he made a move to Isidro Metapán for the Apertura 2011.

In February 2013 Sánchez signed with Kazakh team FC Vostok to play in the Kazakhstan Premier League.

Following his Life Ban, Sánchez signed for Iraqi Premier League side Zakho FC, since the Iraqi Premier League is not being recognised by FIFA. Subsequently, fellow banned teammates José Henríquez and Cristian Castillo joined Dohuk SC, who also play in the Iraqi Premier League.

International

In 2002 Sánchez won the gold medal with the Salvadoran under-22 team in the Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos, beating Mexico in the final.

Sánchez made his senior debut for El Salvador in a June 2003 friendly match against Honduras and has, as of February 2012, earned a total of 69 caps, scoring 2 goals. He has represented his country in 22 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played at the 2001 UNCAF Nations Cup as well as at the 2003, 2007, 2009 and 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cups.

On September 20, 2013, Sánchez was one of 14 Salvadoran players banned for life due to their involvement with match fixing.

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	7 June 2007	Home Depot Center, Carson, USA	Trinidad and Tobago	1–1	2–1	2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup
2	24 January 2009	Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa, Honduras	Belize	3-0	4-1	2009 UNCAF Nations Cup

Honours

Domestic

• Salvadoran Primera División: Clausura 2003, Apertura 2011

International

• 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games
• 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
• 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification

External links

• El Grafico Profile (Spanish)
• Ramón Sánchez at National-Football-Teams.com