Andrés Escobar
.jpg) XIV World Cup, 1990 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrés Escobar Saldarriaga | ||
| Date of birth | 13 March 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Medellín, Colombia | ||
| Date of death | 2 July 1994 (aged 27) | ||
| Place of death | Medellín, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender (retired) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987-1989 1989-1990 1990-1994 |
Atlético Nacional Young Boys Atlético Nacional | ||
| National team | |||
| 1988-1994 | Colombia | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Andrés Escobar (13 March 1967 - 2 July 1994) was a Colombian footballer. He played for Colombia national team.
Death[change | change source]
Escobar died after being shot in Medellín, Colombia. It is believed that he was murdered because he scored an own goal against his team in the 1994 FIFA World Cup which caused the United States to win 2 – 1 and caused gambling losses to a lot of powerful drug lords.[1]Unfortunately, he wasn’t able to finish his career and a young man with a bright future had his life stop to a halt.
International career statistics[change | change source]
| Colombia national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1988 | 5 | 1 |
| 1989 | 16 | 0 |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 8 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 13 | 0 |
| Total | 50 | 1 |
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "CNNSI.com World Cup Hall of Fame – Andrés Escobar". CNN. Archived from the original on 22 October 2002. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
- ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Andrés Escobar". www.national-football-teams.com.
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