Oswaldo Sánchez

Oswaldo Sánchez
Sánchez with Santos Laguna in 2012
Personal information
Full name Oswaldo Javier Sánchez Ibarra
Date of birth (1973-09-21) 21 September 1973
Place of birth Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1996 Atlas 81 (0)
1996–1999 América 76 (0)
1999–2006 Guadalajara 271 (0)
2007–2014 Santos Laguna 296 (0)
Total 725 (0)
International career
1993 Mexico U20 4 (0)
1996–2011 Mexico 99 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Mexico
Copa América
Runner-up 2001 Colombia
2007 Venezuela
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Winner 1996 United States
Winner 2003 United States–Mexico
Runner-up 2007 United States
Pan American Games
1995 Mar del Plata
CONCACAF Pre-Olympic Tournament
Winner 1996 Canada
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Oswaldo Javier Sánchez Ibarra (Spanish: [osˈβaldo ˈsantʃes] ; born 21 September 1973) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper and a sports analyst for TUDN. He is highly regarded as one of the best goalkeepers in Mexican footballing history.

At the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup, despite finishing in fourth place, Sánchez won the Golden Glove.