Carlos Gómez Sánchez
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 October 1923 | ||
| Place of birth | Lima, Peru | ||
| Date of death | 21 September 1980 (aged 56) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Santiago Barranco | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1943–1947 | Alianza Lima | ||
| 1948 | Boca Juniors | 21 | (7) |
| 1949 | América de Cali | ||
| 1950–1952 | Alianza Lima | ||
| International career | |||
| 1947–1949 | Peru | 11 | (5) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1961 | Alianza Lima | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Carlos Gómez Sánchez (4 October 1923 – 21 September 1980) was a Peruvian professional footballer who played as forward.
Nicknamed El Tábano (the horsefly),[1] he is the older brother of Óscar Gómez Sánchez, a famous Peruvian footballer of the 1950s and 1960s.
Biography
Playing career
Trained at Santiago Barranco, Gómez Sánchez joined Alianza Lima in 1943 at the age of 20.[2] He transferred to Boca Juniors in Argentina in 1948. There, he scored seven goals in 21 matches.[3] In 1949, he played for América de Cali in Colombia before returning to Alianza the following year. Although he never won a title with Alianza Lima, his 25 goals in 132 appearances made him one of the club's idols.[1] In 1952, he was forced to retire at the age of 29 following a tibia-fibula injury.[2]
Carlos Gómez Sánchez was a Peruvian international 11 times between 1947 and 1949.[4] He scored five goals, all in the South American Championship (three in 1947 and two in 1949).
Managerial career
He was briefly coach of Alianza Lima in 1961.[5]
Statistics
International
- Scores and results table. Peru's goal tally first:
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 11 December 1947 | Estadio George Capwell, Guayaquil, Ecuador | Argentina | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1947 South American Championship |
| 2. | 23 December 1947 | Colombia | 3–1 | 5–1 | ||
| 3. | 5–1 | |||||
| 4. | 4 May 1949 | Estádio General Severiano, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Uruguay | 3–0 | 4–3 | 1949 South American Championship |
| 5. | 4–1 |
References
- ^ a b "De Meléndez a Zambrano: ¿cómo les fue a los peruanos en Boca?" [From Meléndez to Zambrano: how did the Peruvians fare at Boca?]. TyC Sports (in Spanish). 3 March 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
- ^ a b Humberto Valdivia (20 August 2023). "Carlos Gómez Sánchez: la gran estrella de Alianza Lima y Boca Juniors que puso fin a su carrera a los 29 años por una fuerte lesión" [Carlos Gómez Sánchez: the great star of Alianza Lima and Boca Juniors who ended his career at 29 years old due to a serious injury]. Infobae (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 December 2025.
- ^ "Carlos Gómez Sánchez". historiadeboca.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 December 2025.
- ^ José Luis Pierrend (14 February 2025). "Peru - Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
- ^ "Alianza Lima, temporada 1961" [Alianza Lima, season 1961]. Historial Blanquiazul (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 December 2025.
- ^ "Carlos Gómez Sánchez's career path". BeSoccer. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
External links
Carlos Gómez Sánchez at worldfootball