Sanchez takes charge after Rafa Marquez's departure to become Javier Aguirre's No2 with Mexico.
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He had been Marquez's assistant and now takes the No1 job, signing a 12 month deal.
Before joining Marquez's staff, Sanchez had been assistant to Juvenil A coach Oscar Garcia.
Sanchez, 37, has previous experience with Beijing Sports University (2018-19); Qadsia SC of Kuwait (2019-20), a team with which he played in the Asian Champions League and won the Super Cup; and he was the first coach of the under 20 squad of Al Fateh of Saudi Arabia (2020-2021).