Alexis Sanchez is a Chilean footballer, a real hard worker. Thanks to his efforts, he made his way to the top level of football, became a star in his homeland and one of the most famous players in the world. Twice American national championship champion and vice-champion of the Confederations Cup.
Biography
Alexis Alejandro Sánchez Sánchez was born in 1988 to a fisherman's family on December 19 in the tiny poor town of Tocopilla, Chile. Already in early childhood, Alexis was forced to take on some of the responsibilities for supporting the family. He did small side jobs on the street, washed cars, helped with purchases, showed tricks and even fought for money to help his mother Martina with many children.
At the same time, the child had enough time and energy to do what he loved - to play football. The family did not have money for boots, so he drove the ball barefoot. He received his first football equipment from the mayor of his town, who was so impressed with his dexterity and feints that he decided to give young Alexis boots.
And then a better-off relative, who became an adoptive father for young Alexis, decided to invest his savings in a talented nephew and gave him to the Tokopilje youth football club.
Career
Sanchez was able to really show his talent in the local club "Cobreola". At first he played for the youth squad, but already at the age of 16, he appeared in the main team. Local media dubbed Sanchez "the miracle boy." Of course, this progress did not go unnoticed by the top clubs in Europe. In 2006, the Italian club Udinese offered Sanchez a real contract. This is how the first steps of the Chilean sniper began in Europe and in the Italian Serie A.
The first two years in the new team, Sanchez spent driving around on leases, and was able to make his debut with Udinese only in 2008. Since then, he played 3 full seasons, appearing on the field 112 times and scoring 21 goals.
In 2011, Barcelona became interested in the Chilean, and Sanchez without hesitation agreed to the transition. The Blue Garnet paid € 26 million for this transfer, making Alexis the most expensive Chilean in history and the first to join Barcelona. For the Spanish club Alexis Sanchez played 141 matches and scored 46 goals. As part of Barça, he became the champion of Spain, the owner of the national cup and twice the super cup. The footballer also has the UEFA Super Cup and the Club World Cup.
Despite such a baggage of trophies, Sanchez did not even think to stop, he decided to try himself in another championship, and in 2014 he moved to England, to the capital club Arsenal. 164 appearances, 80 goals, two FA Cups and three Super Cups - this is the result of Alexis' performance
Sanchez for Arsenal London. He looked good enough for the Gunners, but in January 2018 a rather strange deal took place between Arsenal and Manchester United. Alexis continued his career at the Red Devils camp, and Henrikh Mkhitaryan took his place at Arsenal.
Personal life and hobbies
Courageous, muscular and successful Chilean often finds himself in the company of beautiful girls. Famous models, dancers, and journalists became his friends for a short time. On one of them, Lais Grassi, Alexis was even married, though not for long.
Judging by his short novels, Sanchez is not yet going to build a serious relationship, moreover, he always forbade his passions to advertise an affair with him. With Michelle Carvalho, for example, he broke up immediately after she posted their joint photos for everyone to see.
With another beauty, Valentina Roth, Alexis broke up after a rather cruel joke - he hid his friends in the closet of the room, where he went with the girl in the evening. The guys were supposed to film an intimate evening of lovers in all its glory. Valentina was offended and broke off relations with Sanchez.
The last favorite of the windy footballer in 2017 was the Chilean actress Maite Rodriguez. It seems that this is the woman who won the heart of Sanchez for a long time. Romantic photos began to appear on the Internet, and the period of their relationship is already quite long for Sanchez. In addition, the couple adores dogs, their social media profiles are full of pictures of these animals.
Among other things, Alexis is fond of playing the piano. He hasn't studied it anywhere, but claims that it helps him to relax after tough matches. Alexis is widely involved in charity work and constantly talks about the fact that football players are rich and have a responsibility to help the poor. Returning to his homeland, he gives gifts to children from low-income families, and he also built two football fields for the children of Tokopilya.
