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Andrés Escobar
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Colombian footballer (1967–1994)
Key facts
- 1990
- Young Boys
- Full name
- Andrés Escobar Saldarriaga
- Date of birth
- ( 1967-03-13 ) 13 March 1967
- Place of birth
- Medellín , Colombia
- Date of death
- 2 July 1994 (1994-07-02) (aged 27)
- Place of death
- Medellín , Colombia
- Height
- 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
- Position
- Centre-back
- 1985 1986
- Atlético Nacional
- Years
- Team
- 1986 1989
- Atlético Nacional
- 1990 1994
- Atlético Nacional
- 1988 1994
- Colombia
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Andrés
- Family name
- Escobar
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Colombia
- Place of death
- Medellín
- Sibling
- Santiago Escobar
- Occupation
- association football player
- Languages spoken
- Spanish
- Native language
- Spanish
- Participant in
- 1990 FIFA World Cup
- Sport
- association football
- Member of team
- Colombia men's national football team
- Position played
- defender
- Country for sport
- Colombia
- Image
- Andrés Escobar (Cropped).jpg
- Height
- 184
Show 10 more facts
- name in native language
- Andrés Escobar
- manner of death
- homicide
- birth name
- Andrés Escobar Saldarriaga
- date of birth
- 1967-03-13
- date of death
- 1994-07-02
- pseudonym
- "El Caballero del Fútbol"
- start of work period
- 1986-08-31
- end of work period
- 1994-00-00
- number of matches played/races/starts
- 1
- total goals in career
- 0
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Encyclopedic overview
Andrés Escobar Saldarriaga ( Spanish pronunciation: [anˈdɾes eskoˈβaɾ saldaˈrjaɣa]; 13 March 1967 – 2 July 1994) was a Colombian professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He played for Atlético Nacional, BSC Young Boys, and the Colombia national team. Nicknamed The Gentleman, he was known for his clean style of play and calmness on the pitch.
Escobar was murdered in the aftermath of the 1994 FIFA World Cup, reportedly as retaliation for having scored an own goal which contributed to Colombia's elimination from the tournament. His murder further tarnished the image of the country internationally. Escobar himself had worked to promote a more positive image of Colombia, earning acclaim in the country.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Andrés Escobar” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.