Santiago Escobar
| 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 | |||
Santiago Escobar Saldarriaga (born 13 January 1964) is a Colombian football manager and former player who played as a defensive midfielder.
Club career
[edit]Born 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
[edit]Following 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
[edit]Escobar 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.
Categories:
- 1964 births
- Living people
- Colombian men's footballers
- Footballers from Medellín
- Men's association football midfielders
- Atlético Nacional footballers
- Deportivo Pereira footballers
- América de Cali footballers
- Atlético Junior footballers
- Millonarios F.C. players
- Deportes Quindío footballers
- Categoría Primera A players
- Colombian football managers
- Estudiantes de Mérida F.C. managers
- Atlético Nacional managers
- Deportivo Pasto managers
- Once Caldas managers
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- La Equidad managers
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- C.D. Universidad Católica del Ecuador managers
- Club Universidad de Chile managers
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- Venezuelan Primera División managers
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- Bolivian Primera División managers
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