Diego Sánchez

Early career

Born in Santiago, Sánchez joined Palestino youth ranks aged twelve thanks to his father Gustavo that played there during the 1980s and was member of the team's 1986 Primera División runner-up squad. Diego was promoted to Palestino first adult team in 2007 by Luis Musrri (club's coach), because the bad shape of Fernando Burgos in the goal, and the injury of first-choice Felipe Núñez. On 8 August, he made his debut against Universidad Católica in a 1–1 draw at Estadio Nacional, playing another four games that season. In January 2008, Sánchez was loaned to third-tier side Unión Temuco, for then the next season join cross–town rivals Deportes Temuco, for finally move to Barnechea in 2010, being all of those third-level teams. Because his well performances he join first-tier club Unión San Felipe in 2011, where in his second game against Universidad de Chile was the man of the match in a 2–0 away win. However, the next season San Felipe relegated to Primera B and Sánchez was released of Aconcagua Valley-based team. In December 2022, he joined Coquimbo Unido for the 2023 season.

Sánchez got his first call up to the senior Chile squad for friendlies against Venezuela and Uruguay in November 2014.

Diego is the son of Gustavo Sánchez, a former goalkeeper for Palestino in the 1980s who represented Chile in the 1985 Indonesian Independence Cup.

Unión Española Chilean Primera División (1): 2013 Transición Supercopa de Chile (1): 2013 Coquimbo Unido Chilean Primera División (1): 2025 Supercopa de Chile (1): 2026 Individual Chilean Primera División Ideal Team: 2025