Santiago Escobar Saldarriaga (born 13 January 1964) is a Colombian football manager and former player who played as a defensive midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Santiago Escobar Saldarriaga | ||
| Date of birth | 13 January 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Medellín, Colombia | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–198X | Atlético Nacional | ||
| 198X–198X | Deportivo Pereira | ||
| 1987–1988 | América de Cali | ||
| 1989 | Sporting Barranquilla | ||
| 1991 | Millonarios | ||
| 1992 | Deportivo Pereira | ||
| 1992–1993 | Deportes Quindío | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1998 | Deportivo Rionegro | ||
| 2001–2002 | Estudiantes de Mérida | ||
| 2005–2006 | Atlético Nacional | ||
| 2006 | Deportivo Pasto | ||
| 2007 | Once Caldas | ||
| 2008 | Junior | ||
| 2008–2009 | Independiente Medellín | ||
| 2009–2010 | Bolívar | ||
| 2010–2012 | Atlético Nacional | ||
| 2012–2013 | Once Caldas | ||
| 2014–2016 | La Equidad | ||
| 2016–2017 | Deportivo Táchira | ||
| 2017–2021 | Universidad Católica del Ecuador | ||
| 2022 | Universidad de Chile | ||
| 2023 | Aucas | ||
| 2024–2025 | Orense | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editBorn in Medellín, Escobar played football for Atlético Nacional, Deportivo Pereira, América de Cali, Sporting de Barranquilla, Junior de Barranquilla, Millonarios and Deportes Quindío.[1] He also appeared for the Olympic team.
Coaching career
editFollowing his retirement from football, he became a football manager; he is known for leading Atlético Nacional to win the 2005 and 2011 Categoría Primera A.[2] He also won the 2010 Copa Aerosur with Club Bolívar.
Personal life
editEscobar is the brother of Andrés Escobar, who was murdered after eliminating Colombia from the 1994 FIFA World Cup by scoring an own goal.[3]
References
edit- ↑ Ruiz M., Juan Guillermo (13 January 2012). "Un día como hoy en el fútbol. Enero 13" [On this day in football: January 13] (in Spanish). GolGolGol Futbol. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Escobar resigns from struggling Atletico Nacional". ESPN. 8 March 2006. Retrieved 25 August 2009.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "The Tragedy of Andres Escobar (1967-1994)". Knol.google.com. Archived from the original on 21 February 2009. Retrieved 25 August 2009.