SOCCER PLAYER

Andrés Escobar

1967 - 1994

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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. On 2 July 1994, 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Andrés Escobar is the 128th most popular soccer player (up from 556th in 2019), the 7th most popular biography from Colombia (up from 24th in 2019) and the most popular Colombian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Andrés Escobar ranks 128 out of 21,273. Before him are José Nasazzi, César Luis Menotti, Colin Bell, Dragan Džajić, Sandro Mazzola, and José Altafini. After him are Lucien Laurent, Jürgen Klinsmann, Berti Vogts, Simone Inzaghi, Daniel Passarella, and Allan Simonsen.

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Among people born in 1967, Andrés Escobar ranks 14. Before him are Nicole Kidman, Jürgen Klopp, Mark Rutte, Mikheil Saakashvili, David Guetta, and Carla Bruni. After him are Kane, Sam Harris, Toni Braxton, Pamela Anderson, Akshay Kumar, and Bajram Begaj. Among people deceased in 1994, Andrés Escobar ranks 38. Before him are Niels Kaj Jerne, George Peppard, Telly Savalas, Guy Debord, Bassel al-Assad, and Marija Gimbutas. After him are Pierre Boulle, Vladimir Ivashko, Witold Lutosławski, Henry Mancini, Gian Maria Volonté, and Menachem Mendel Schneerson.

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In Colombia

Among people born in Colombia, Andrés Escobar ranks 7 out of 356. Before him are Gabriel García Márquez (1927), Pablo Escobar (1949), Shakira (1977), Fernando Botero (1932), Griselda Blanco (1943), and Juan Manuel Santos (1951). After him are César Gaviria (1947), René Higuita (1966), Carlos Valderrama (1961), Gustavo Petro (1960), Miguel Rodríguez Orejuela (1943), and Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela (1939).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Colombia

Among soccer players born in Colombia, Andrés Escobar ranks 1. After him are René Higuita (1966), Carlos Valderrama (1961), Radamel Falcao (1986), James Rodríguez (1991), Faustino Asprilla (1969), Iván Córdoba (1976), Faryd Mondragón (1971), Juan Cuadrado (1988), Freddy Rincón (1966), Hernán Gaviria (1969), and Mario Yepes (1976).

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