Sánchez started his soccer career at the early age of 10 playing in the Minor League for the Deportivo Saprissa.
The next season, the Deportivo Saprissa advanced one last time to the Primera Division, Costa Rica's top soccer league.
Sánchez was part of the team that won the first three National Championship sin Costa Rica's top league in 1952,[2] 1953 and 1957.
In 1951 he was called once again to play for the National Team at the 1951 Pan American Games,[1] in Argentina where they finished second place.
In 1956 Sánchez played with the Costa Rica national team at the third and last edition of the invitational Pan American Championship held in Mexico.
Costa Rica lost a best-of-two series against Mexico, and missed the chance to go on to participate in the FIFA World Cup.