Wilber Sánchez (footballer)

Wilber Sánchez
Personal information
Full name	Wilber Alejandro Sánchez Ramírez
Date of birth	October 24, 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth	Managua, Nicaragua
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Real Estelí
Number	8
Youth career
1998–1999	Don Bosco
Senior career*
Years	Team
1999–2001	Inter Barrio Cuba
2001–2003	Walter Ferretti
2003–2005	Parmalat
2005–2006	Masatepe
2006	Real Estelí
2007	San Salvador
2007–2008	América Managua
2008–2010	Walter Ferretti
2010–2013	Real Estelí
International career‡
2001–2011	Nicaragua
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals; ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 January 2014

Wilber Alejandro Sánchez Ramírez (born October 24, 1979) is a Nicaraguan footballer who currently plays for Real Estelí.

Club career

He started his career at second division Inter Barrio Cuba and played for Walter Ferretti, Parmalat, Masatepe and Real Estelí.^[1]

El Salvador

After a stunning performance in the 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup, played in San Salvador, Sánchez joined San Salvador F.C. In his debut game, the speedy striker came on as a substitute in the 65th minutes, but managed to score 2 headed goals, giving his side the victory, 3–2, against Vista Hermosa.^[2]

In June 2007 he was snapped up by América Managua^[3] but left them for Walter Ferretti a year later. He has played for Real Estelí since 2010.^[4]

International career

Sánchez made his debut for Nicaragua in an April 2001 friendly match against Belize and has earned a total of 19 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country in 2 FIFA World Cup qualification matches^[5] and played at the 2001,^[6] 2007,^[7] 2009,^[8] and 2011 UNCAF Nations Cups^[9] as well as at the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup.^[10]