Isidro Sánchez (soccer, born 1987)

Isidro Sánchez Macip  (born June 5, 1987) is a professional soccer coach and former player who played as a midfielder. He was the head coach for Las Vegas Lights in the USL Championship in 2023. He was born in Mexico and represented the Canada national under-23 team.

Career
Sánchez played as a midfielder for Puebla F.C. from 2006 to 2007.

He acquired Canadian nationality in 2007 to participate with the pre-Olympic team of that country in the CONCACAF qualifying tournament before the Beijing Olympic Games. After his career as a soccer player, he began to prepare to be a coach. Currently, the Mexican-Canadian has four professional coaching certificates (RFEF Spain, ENDIT Mexico, CONMEBOL PRO, Pro License U.S. Soccer) and a master's degree in sports psychology. His first experience was in 2013 when he obtained a position as an assistant coach with the Chivas USA (MLS). Isidro debuted as head coach in 2015 at Real Cuautitlán, where he managed to get the team out of the relegation zone.

Sánchez returned to Las Vegas in January 2023 as head coach for the Las Vegas Lights.