 Sánchez retired in 1990, after having played – in the second level – with another Catalan side, CE Sabadell FC.Also during that decade, he became a players agent.Sánchez earned 14 caps for the Spain national team during slightly more than five years, his debut coming on 4 October 1978 in a 2–1 win in Yugoslavia for the UEFA Euro 1980 qualifiers, replacing Real Madrid's Juanito – who had scored – with five minutes left.