Isidro Sánchez (soccer, born 1987)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Isidro Sánchez Macip | ||
| Date of birth | June 5, 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Puebla, Mexico | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | York United (assistant) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2007 | Puebla | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2010 | Puebla | 5 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2008 | Canada U23 | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2013 | Chivas USA (assistant) | ||
| 2014 | Veracruz (assistant) | ||
| 2014 | Puebla (assistant) | ||
| 2015 | Real Cuautitlán | ||
| 2016–2017 | Venados de Yucatán (assistant) | ||
| 2018 | Las Vegas Lights | ||
| 2018–2019 | Tlaxcala | ||
| 2019 | Puebla (methodology) | ||
| 2020 | Miraflor (assistant) | ||
| 2022 | Proas | ||
| 2023 | Las Vegas Lights | ||
| 2024 | West Santos FC (seven-a-side) | ||
| 2024– | York United (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Isidro Sánchez Macip (born June 5, 1987) is a professional soccer coach and former player who serves as an assistant coach with Canadian Premier League club York United FC. Born in Mexico, he represented Canada at youth international level.
Early life
[edit]Sánchez joined the youth system of Puebla at age 11.[1]
Club career
[edit]In 2007, he debuted for the Puebla first team, where his father was head coach.[2] He left Puebla in 2010 after being separated from the squad by club owner Ricardo Henaine and was not being allowed to travel with the team, following the resignation of his father from the club over a disagreement with Henaine, and he subsequently officially retired 2011.[1]
International career
[edit]Born in Mexico, Sánchez was eligible for Canadian citizenship through his grandfather and mother who lived in Canada for a period and gained citizenship.[3]
Seeking to participate in the 2007 FIFA U20 World Cup, Sánchez contacted the Canadian Soccer Association pretending to be an agent recommending himself for a trial, after feeling he would not get selected for the Mexico team.[3][4] They responded and he was invited to a camp with the Canada U20 team in January 2020, but ultimately was not selected to the roster for the tournament.[3][5] The following year, he was called up to the Canada U23 for the 2008 Olympic qualifying tournament.[3] He made his debut in the 3rd place match against Guatemala, scoring in the penalty shootout to help the team to a 3rd place finish.[6]
Coaching career
[edit]In December 2012, it was announced that he would join Major League Soccer club Chivas USA as an assistant coach for the 2013 season, where his father Chelís was the head coach.[7]
In 2014, he joined Liga MX side Veracruz as an assistant coach, where his father was again serving as head coach.[8]
In August 2014, he moved with his father to Puebla, again serving as an assistant.[9]
In 2015, he was named as head coach of Real Cuautitlán in the Mexican third tier Liga Premier de Ascenso.[10] However, the following season, he was dismissed as coach after the first few matches of the season.[11]
In August 2016, he joined Venados de Yucatán as an assistant, again on the coaching staff under his father.[12]
In November 2017, he again followed his father to the Las Vegas Lights in the United States second tier USL Championship to become assistant coach.[13] On March 14, 2018, after the end of pre-season but before the opening match of the season, he was promoted to head coach (with his father being promoted to Technical Director).[14] At the end of the season in October 2018, he was fired by the club.[15]
In November 2018, he was named head coach of Tlaxcala in the third tier Liga Premier de México.[16][17]
In May 2019, he returned to Puebla to work in the football methodology department, rather than as an assistant coach (his father once again was the head coach of Puebla).[18]
In 2020, he became an assistant with Spanish club Miraflor while completing coaching licenses in Spain.[1]
In 2022, he became coach of Proas in the Spanish sixth tier. During this time, his father asked to become his assistant (a reversal of their usual roles), but Sánchez rejected his father's request.[19][20]
In January 2023, he was once again named the head coach of USL Championship club Las Vegas Lights.[21][22]
In March 2024, he was named the head coach of West Santos FC in the seven-a-side football Américas Kings League.[23]
In August 2024, he joined Canadian Premier League club York United FC as an assistant coach.[6][24]
Personal life
[edit]Sánchez is the son of Mexican coach and analyst Chelís.[25]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Zamora, Antonio (October 18, 2020). "De tal Chelís, tal Pidri" [Like Chelís, like Pidri]. Cronica Puebla (in Spanish). Archived from the original on September 27, 2024.
- ^ Jhonnathan, Alland (August 8, 2024). "El día que el Club Puebla dejó ir al "Chicharito"; "Chelís vio a un proyecto, no a una estrella" [The day Club Puebla let “Chicharito” go; “Chelís saw a project, not a star”]. El Sol de Puebla (in Spanish).
- ^ a b c d Reséndiz, Mac (September 26, 2020). "Isidro Sánchez se inventó un representante para jugar con la Selección de Canadá" [Isidro Sánchez invented a representative to play with the Canadian National Team]. ESPN Inc. (in Spanish).
- ^ Uzeta, Karla (November 15, 2021). "Hijo de Chelís, Isidro Sánchez, reveló cómo fue su paso como seleccionado de Canadá" [Chelís' son, Isidro Sánchez, revealed what his time as a Canadian national team player was like]. Récord (in Spanish).
- ^ Isidro Sánchez at the Canadian Soccer Association
- ^ a b "York United announce Isidro Sanchez as new assistant coach". Canadian Premier League. August 22, 2024.
- ^ Marshall, Tom (December 20, 2012). "Gringo Report: Chelis' Canadian son to join him at Chivas". Major League Soccer.
- ^ Sánchez Solá, José Luis (April 27, 2020). "Las anécdotas de Chelís: Mi agradable paso por el Veracruz" [Chelís' anecdotes: My pleasant stay in Veracruz]. ESPN Inc. (in Spanish).
- ^ "Chelis regresa a casa" [Chelis returns home]. Intolerancia (in Spanish). August 26, 2014.
- ^ Ortega, Roberto (August 12, 2015). "Segunda División Premier: Real Cuautitlán" [Second Premier Division: Real Cuautitlán]. Vavel (in Spanish).
- ^ Peña, Rodrigo (December 23, 2015). "Segunda División Premier: Real Cuautitlán" [Second Premier Division: Real Cuautitlán]. Vavel (in Spanish).
- ^ ""El Chelis vino a ascender a los Venados": Rosas" [“El Chelis came to promote the Venados”: Rosas]. Grillo de Yucatan (in Spanish). August 13, 2016.
- ^ "Current ESPN Deportes analyst to coach Las Vegas Lights". KSNV. November 13, 2017.
- ^ "Chelís Promoted to Lights FC Technical Director". USL Championship. March 14, 2018.
- ^ Hill, Adam (October 14, 2018). "Las Vegas Lights FC fire coach Isidro Sanchez". Las Vegas Review-Journal.
- ^ Ortega, Roberto (November 21, 2018). "¿Era Isidro Sánchez la mejor opción para Coyotes?" [Was Isidro Sanchez the best option for Coyotes?]. Coyote Mania (in Spanish).
- ^ Reyes, Francisco H. "Isidro Sánchez es el nuevo DT de los Coyotes" [Isidro Sanchez is the new coach of the Coyotes]. El Sol de Tlaxcala (in Spanish).
- ^ Monterd, Leo (May 29, 2019). "Hijo del Chelís se suma al equipo de trabajo del DT del Club Puebla" [Chelís' son joins the Puebla Club coach's work team]. Diario Cambio (in Spanish).
- ^ "'Me mandó al carajo'; Chelís revela que pidió trabajo a su hijo como auxiliar y lo rechazó" ['He sent me to hell'; Chelís reveals that he asked his son for a job as an assistant and he turned it down]. Medio Tiempo (in Spanish). May 31, 2022.
- ^ Fernández, Francisco (May 31, 2022). "Chelís fue rechazado por su hijo para ser auxiliar técnico: "Me mandó al carajo"" [Chelís was rejected by his son to be a technical assistant: "He sent me to hell"]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish).
- ^ "Llega Isidro Sánchez Macip al banquillo de Las Vegas Lights" [Isidro Sánchez Macip arrives at the Las Vegas Lights bench]. Grada (in Spanish). January 26, 2023.
- ^ Murray, Nicholas (April 25, 2023). "Why Isidro Sanchez is back at Lights FC, and ready to work to build a winner". USL Championship.
- ^ "West Santos ya tiene entrador: Isidro Sánchez" [West Santos already has a coach: Isidro Sánchez]. Territorio Kings (in Spanish). March 14, 2024.
- ^ Jacques, John (August 22, 2024). "Nine Stripes Add Former Las Vegas Boss Isidro Sanchez To Coaching Staff". Northern Tribune.
- ^ "Isidro Sánchez, hijo del Chelís es presentado con el York United FC" [Isidro Sánchez, son of Chelís is presented with York United FC]. Municipios Puebla (in Spanish). 23 August 2024.
External links
[edit]- Isidro Sánchez at the Canadian Soccer Association
- Isidro Sánchez – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
- 1987 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Puebla
- Canadian men's soccer players
- Canada men's under-23 international soccer players
- Mexican emigrants to Canada
- Canadian people of Mexican descent
- Naturalized citizens of Canada
- Canadian expatriate men's soccer players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico
- Liga MX players
- Club Puebla players
- Men's association football midfielders
- Las Vegas Lights FC coaches
- USL Championship coaches
- Mexican men's footballers
- Canada men's youth international soccer players
- York United FC non-playing staff
- Club Puebla non-playing staff
- C.D. Veracruz non-playing staff
- Chivas USA non-playing staff
- 21st-century Canadian sportsmen