Carlos Alberto Sanchez Moreno is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Spanish club RCD Espanyol on loan from Italian club Fiorentina. He is nicknamed La Roca (The Rock), due to his strength on the pitch.<\/P>
He began his career at River Plate Montevideo before moving to Valenciennes in 2007, where he made 178 Ligue 1 appearances and scored ten goals across six seasons. He later played in La Liga for Elche and Espanyol, the Premier League for Aston Villa and Serie A for Fiorentina.<\/P>
A full international since 2007, Sanchez has earned over 80 caps for Colombia. He was part of the squads that reached the quarter-finals of the 2011 Copa America, 2014 FIFA World Cup and the 2015 Copa America, and finished third in the 2016 Copa America Centenario.<\/P>
Uruguay
Born in Quibdó, Chocó, Sanchez moved to a football school in Medellín and then onto Uruguayan club Danubio, where he signed his first professional contract in 2003 and was a teammate of Edinson Cavani. However, he was released two years later, making no first-team appearances.<\/P>
In the summer of 2005, Sanchez joined fellow league team River Plate Montevideo. He featured in 40 matches during his two-year spell, scoring once.<\/P>
Valenciennes
In July 2007, Sanchez was bought by a group of investors and was assigned to Rangers de Talca, subsequently moving abroad for the first time in his career, by agreeing to a five-year deal with Ligue 1 side Valenciennes. He made his debut on 4 August, starting in a 3–1 home win against Toulouse.<\/P>
Sanchez featured regularly for the side in his debut campaign, and was an ever-present figure during the following seasons. In March 2010, he damaged his anterior cruciate ligament, being sidelined nearly a year.<\/P>
After making 148 appearances for the club, scoring 8 goals in the league, Sanchez left the club in the summer of 2012 when his contract expired. After long negotiations with Bolton Wanderers and West Ham United, he failed to reach an agreement with any club, and subsequently rejoined his former club Valenciennes on 25 August 2012.<\/P>
Elche
On 16 August 2013, Sanchez signed a three-year deal with Spanish side Elche, freshly promoted to La Liga, for a €3.7 million fee. He made his debut on 24 August, starting in a 1–1 home draw against Real Sociedad.<\/P>
Aston Villa
On 15 August 2014, Aston Villa announced the signing of Sanchez on a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee reported to be around £4.7 million.<\/P>
Fiorentina
On 9 August 2016, Sanchez signed a two-year loan with Italian side Fiorentina of Serie A. He made his debut on 20 August in a 2–1 against Juventus playing the final 25 minutes. Sanchez scored his first goal for the club on 28 August, giving his team victory against Chievo but he would proceed to go off injured after 59 minutes.<\/P>
Espanyol
On 31 January 2018, Sanchez was returned to La Liga on loan to RCD Espanyol for the remainder of the season.<\/P>
International career
Sanchez made his international debut against Panama on 9 May 2007. He was then included in the 34-man provisional squad for the Copa America 2007, but later dropped for the final list. He was in the first team for all of Colombia's matches for 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification including the 2–1 victory over Argentina on 20 November 2007 in Bogota. At the 2011 Copa America, he started three of Colombia's four matches as they reached the quarter-finals, coming into the team at the expense of Gustavo Bolívar after the opening game. He played in all five of Colombia's matches in the FIFA World Cup finals in Brazil in 2014, playing a defensive role which allowed James Rodríguez and Juan Cuadrado to be attacking midfielders.<\/P>
Sanchez was included in Colombia's squad for the 2015 Copa America, where he was credited with "dominating" Neymar during his man of the match performance in the 1–0 group stage defeat of Brazil in Santiago.<\/P>
In June 2018 he was named in Colombia's 23-man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.<\/P>","twlPuup4QdU=":"80kg","cm+l5GfvFLxs6iSs+SZUvlJ7cPUu3nCL":"1","vieelFL1Nn86A6j3c1dkfw==":"
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