Carlos Alberto Sanchez Moreno is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder. He is currently a free agent having most recently played for English club West Ham United and Colombia. He is nicknamed La Roca (The Rock), due to his strength.<\/P>
He began his career at River Plate Montevideo before moving to Valenciennes in 2007, where he made 178 Ligue 1 appearances and scored ten goals across six seasons. He later played in La Liga for Elche and Espanyol, the Premier League for Aston Villa and Serie A for Fiorentina.<\/P>
A full international since 2007, Sanchez has earned over 80 caps for Colombia. He was part of the squads that reached the quarter-finals of the 2011 Copa America, 2014 FIFA World Cup and the 2015 Copa America, and finished third in the 2016 Copa America Centenario and 2018 FIFA World Cup.<\/P>","BFE43781BF2A8A9E3EADFCC3CC1AF971":"1","7DECC0B2C7F83A01B36F8F67FA49C295":"2024-10-2","4ADA354908754559E53E3FA7C013DA37":"13","C377723034B3384C":"12494","97C471949E1057BED9C5A535F14529AAF72A852D44EC1724":"1","C497EA9EA23AEEDCAF9AD5DB76B19323":"
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Copa America: Third place 2016<\/P>","3D0CAED1D8820318D15DE014CB00C4C7":"Colombia","DC9241C78561BCD0":"Carlos Sanchez Moreno","031D6804B38B16BF":"54505","776ABA890334BE6B3BFB7EFC5D96F457":"San Lorenzo de Almagro","97C471949E1057BEF55B60029EC94B5E":"0","38FCF119BEE99893":"Barracas Central","2299C98649C2E7A9E5F02ED855F2A9FC":"San Lorenzo de Almagro,Independiente Santa Fe,Watford F.C.,West Ham United F.C.,ACF Fiorentina,RCD Espanyol,Danubio FC,Elche CF,CA River Plate,Aston Villa F.C.,Valenciennes FC,Rangers Talca","97B41D9FF6388BC00A2A0187557FA1F5":"","5E5612EA3A8A833D":"182cm","F4AE865DDB6B58D9":"Carlos Sanchez Moreno","e_index":6};