Colombian footballer and manager (born 1964)
Santiago Escobar Saldarriaga (born 13 January 1964) is a Colombian football manager and former player who played as a defensive midfielder .
Club career 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 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 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 ^ 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. Archived from the original on 21 February 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2012 . ^ "Escobar resigns from struggling Atletico Nacional". ESPN. 8 March 2006. Archived from the original on 13 July 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2009 . ^ "The Tragedy of Andres Escobar (1967-1994)". Knol.google.com. Archived from the original on 21 February 2009. Retrieved 25 August 2009 .
Santiago Escobar managerial positions
Cuezzo 1950 –60)Fabrini 1961 )Martino 1962 )Villegas 1962 –63)Tessori 1964 )Rubio 1964 –65)Camacho 1965 )Cuezzo 1965 –66)Herrerías 1966 –67)Cardona 1967 )Ramos 1967 –68)Muñiz 1968 –69)Chávez 1969 )Cuezzo 1969 –70)Ansaldo 1970 )Muñiz 1971 )Chávez 1972 )Muñiz 1972 )Cardona 1973 )Carrizo 1973 )Lugo 1973 )Muñiz 1973 –74)Cuezzo 1974 )Vidal 1975 )G. Fonseca 1975 –77)J. Fonseca 1977 )Manera 1978 )Ribaudo 1979 )Antonietta 1980 –81)González 1981 )Sánchez 1981 )Botero 1982 )Sarnari 1982 )Pérez 1983 )Patiño 1983 )Pérez 1983 )Núñez 1984 )Pérez 1984 )Guerra 1984 )Silva 1985 )Maturana 1986 )Piñeros 1986 )Patiño 1986 )Tardivo 1986 )Umaña 1987 )Agudelo 1987 )Cabezas 1987 –88)Dizz 1988 )Montoya 1988 )Dizz 1989 –90)Pachón 1990 )Núñez 1990 )Jesús Gómez 1991 )Santín 1991 )Aquino 1991 –92)Santín 1992 )O. Restrepo 1992 )Luna 1992 )C. Restrepo 1992 –94)O. Restrepo 1995 –97)J. Castro 1996 –97)Álvarez 1996 –98)García 1999 )Jiménez 2000 )Álvarez 2001 –02)Montoya 2003 –04)Valencia 2004 )Luna 2005 )Pava 2006 )Bedoya 2006 )Escobar 2007 )F. Castro 2007 )Bedoya 2007 –08)Bernal 2008 )Álvarez 2008 –09)Osorio 2010 –11)Páez 2011 –12)Álvarez 2012 )Hoyos 2012 )Escobar 2012 –13)Torres 2014 –15)Cortés 2015 )Torrente 2015 –16)Cifuentesc 2016 )Lisi 2016 –17)Duquec 2017 )Maturana 2017 )Bodhert 2018 –20)Lara 2021 )Dorttic 2021 )Corredor 2021 –23)Soto c 2023 )Sarmiento 2023 )Herrera 2023 –)
