Jorge Sánchez

★ WorkhorseDefender · Cruz Azul

Caps

Int'l goals

Years

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Age

Position

Caps

Int'l goals

Cruz Azul

Club

Leagues Cup

League

MEX

National team

// the read

The shape of him

Defending at a World Cup is a tightrope — one mistake ends a campaign. The profile below is the positional read; the moments that define it come in the knockouts.

// the equation

reading × timing × the last-ditch nerve

the back linethe cover positionthe duel

// the x-factor

The job

The last line of trust.

Read the danger early, time the tackle, marshal the line. At this level the margin between a clean sheet and an early flight is a single lapse.

28Years old

DefenderRole

// the cabinet

Honours

international

International

Concacaf Nations League

×2

club

Club

Concacaf Gold Cup

×4

Liga MX

×3

Copa MX

×2

Taça de Portugal

×2

Campeón de Campeones

×2

Concacaf Champions Cup

×2

// the closing word

Jorge Sánchez.Mexico · Defender.The full dossier — season numbers, takes and tape — lands closer to kickoff.

MEXDefenderCruz Azul