Carlos Gómez Sánchez (4 October 1923 – 21 September 1980) was a Peruvian professional footballer who played as forward.
Nicknamed El Tábano (the horsefly), 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. He transferred to Boca Juniors in Argentina in 1948. There, he scored seven goals in 21 matches. 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. In 1952, he was forced to retire at the age of 29 following a tibia-fibula injury.
Carlos Gómez Sánchez was a Peruvian international 11 times between 1947 and 1949. 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.
Statistics International Scores and results table. Peru's goal tally first:
+ List of international goals scored by Carlos Gómez SánchezNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition 1. 11 December 1947 Estadio George Capwell, Guayaquil, Ecuador 1–0 2–3 1947 South American Championship 2. 23 December 1947 3–1 5–1 3. 5–1 4. 4 May 1949 Estádio General Severiano, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 3–0 4–3 1949 South American Championship 5. 4–1
References
External links Carlos Gómez Sánchez at worldfootball