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Andrs Escobar
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Andrs Escobar Saldarriaga (13 March 1967 2 July 1994), commonly known as Andrs Escobar, was a Colombian footballer who played as a defender. He played for Atltico Nacional, BSC [1] Young Boys, and the Colombia national team. Escobar was shot and killed in Medelln, and the common belief is that his death was due to his own goal in the 1994 FIFA World Cup against the United States two weeks earlier, which supposedly had caused gambling losses to several powerful drug [2][3] However, many, including lords of the time. personal friends, teammates, and former coach Francisco Maturana, believe that his death had more to do with the general climate of lawlessness within Colombia at the time, and that the own goal [4] played only an incidental role. Escobar is still held in the highest regard by Colombian fans, and is especially mourned and remembered by Atltico Nacional's fans. Escobar is known for his famous line "Life doesn't end here".
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Andrs Escobar

Escobar playing for Colombia in 1994 FIFA World Cup vs. United States Personal information Full name Date of birth Place of birth Date of death Place of death Height Andrs Escobar Saldarriaga 13 March 1967 Medelln, Colombia 2 July 1994 (aged 27) Medelln, Colombia 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Youth career 19851986 Atltico Nacional Senior career* Years 19861989 19891990 19901994 Total National team 19881994 Colombia 51 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. Appearances (Goals).

Playing position Centre back

Contents
1 Personal life 2 Club career 3 International career 3.1 Own goal incident 4 Career statistics 4.1 Club 4.2 International 4.2.1 International appearances 4.2.2 International goals 5 Death 6 30 for 30 7 Honours 8 Legacy 9 Notes 10 References 11 External links

Team Atltico Nacional Young Boys Atltico Nacional

Apps (Gls) 78 144 222 (0) (0) (0)

Personal life
Escobar was born in Medelln on 13 March 1967. He grew up in a middle-class family. [7] He attended Colegio Calasanz and graduated from Instituto Conrado Gonzlez. He participated in

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school football teams before becoming a professional football player.[8] Prior to his death, Escobar was engaged to his girlfriend of ve years, Pamela Cascardo, a dentist. Escobar was killed one [9] month before their wedding was to take place. His father is Daro Escobar, a banker who founded an organisation that gives young people the opportunity to play football instead of being on the streets. After the Andrs's death, his family [10] His founded the Andrs Escobar Project to help disadvantaged kids learn to play football. brother, Santiago, is a former footballer who played alongside Andrs at Atltico Nacional before moving into team management in 1998.

Club career
Escobar was a defender throughout his career. Escobar became a professional football player in 1987 at the age of 20. He was notable by scoring goals with his head. His jersey number was 2, and was known by the nicknames "El Caballero del Ftbol" ("The Gentleman of Football") and "The Immortal Number 2". In his club career, he played for Colombian club Atltico Nacional and Swiss [11] [2] He helped Nacional to win the 1989 Copa Libertadores. club Young Boys. Prior to the 1994 World Cup, Andres was set to join a club in Milan, although it is not clear which [12] club in particular (A.C. Milan/Inter Milan) oered him the contract.

International career
He made his debut for the Colombia national team on 30 March 1988, in the 30 win against Canada. The rst appearance of Escobar in an international competition took place at the 1988 Rous Cup, where he also scored the only goal of his international career in a 11 draw against England. He played 4 matches at the 1989 Copa Amrica, when 22 years old. The team was eliminated in the rst round of the tournament. The same year he also played at the 1990 FIFA World Cup qualication. The team was the winner of the Group 2, but had to play the Intercontinental Play-o due to obtain the worst record among the group winners. Colombia won 10 on aggregate and qualied for the 1990 FIFA World Cup. Escobar played all the matches during the World Cup. The team reached the Round of 16 where it was eliminated with a 21 defeat against Cameroon. Escobar was called for the 1991 Copa Amrica squad, where he made 7 appearances. He didn't participate in any games of the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualication, however he was called for the World Cup.

Own goal incident

Escobar's infamous own goal occurred in a match against the United States on 22 June, in the second match of Colombia at the 1994 World Cup. Stretching to cut out a pass from American midelder John Harkes, he deected the ball into his own net. USA won the game 21. Soon after his return to Medelln, Escobar was killed by Humberto Castro Muoz, a bodyguard of members of a [13] Colombian cartel.

Career statistics
Club
This table is incomplete, thus some stats and totals could be incorrect.

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Club performance Season Club Colombia 1986 1987 1988 1989

[n 2]

League

Cup

Continental South America 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1+ 9 3+ 2 0 15 15 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 3

Other

Total

League

Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals League 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cup Other[n 1] 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 21 42 14 26 46 52 23 11 238 238 Total 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 3

Atltico Campeonato Nacional Profesional

21 42 12 26 37 49 21 11 222 222

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 Total Colombia Career total Atltico Nacional Categora Primera A

International
International appearances Team Year 1988 1989 1990 Colombia 1991 1992 1993 1994 Total International goals International goals Goal 1 Date 1988-05-24 Venue Wembley Stadium, Wembley, England Opponent Score Result Competition England 11 11 1988 Rous Cup Apps Goals 6 16 5 8 2 1 13 51 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

Death
After the 1994 FIFA World Cup, Escobar decided to return to Colombia instead of visiting relatives [2] in Las Vegas, Nevada. On the evening of 2 July 1994, six days after the elimination of Colombia from the World Cup, Escobar called his friends, and they went to a bar in the El Poblado neighbourhood. Then they went to a liquor store. Shortly afterwards, they arrived at the "El Indio"

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nightclub. His friends split up. At approximately 3 a.m., Escobar was alone in the parking lot of "El Indio" bar, in his car, when three men appeared. They began arguing with him. Two of the men took [3] out handguns. Escobar was shot 6 times. It was reported that the killer shouted Gol!" (imitating [14] [8] The killer shot Escobar with a .38 caliber pistol. The South American football commentators). group then took o in a Toyota pickup truck. Escobar was escorted to the hospital and was [3][15] pronounced dead 45 minutes later. The murder was widely believed to be a "punishment" for the infamous own goal. [16] It is not clear whether the murderer was connected to one of the gambling syndicates who had bet large amounts of money on Colombia to qualify for the second round. In the UK, the BBC issued a public apology after its football pundit Alan Hansen commented during the match between Argentina and Romania that "the Argentine defender warrants shooting for a mistake like that", on 3 July, a day after the [17] murder of Escobar. Escobar's funeral was attended by over 120,000 people. Every year people honour Escobar by bringing photographs of him to matches. In July 2002, the city of Medelln unveiled a statue in [18] honour of his memory. Humberto Castro Muoz, a bodyguard for members of a powerful Colombian cartel, was arrested on [19] Muoz also worked as a the night of 2 July 1994, confessing the next day the killing of Escobar. driver for Pedro and Juan Galln, who allegedly bet heavily on the Colombian team and was upset at [20] He was found guilty of Escobar's murder in June 1995. He was sentenced to 43 years having lost. in prison. The sentence was later reduced to 26 years because of his submitting to the ruling penal code in 2001. Humberto was released on good behaviour due to further reductions from prison work and study in 2005 after serving approximately 11 years. His three accomplices were absolved.

30 for 30
In 2009 and 2010 ESPN broadcast 30 for 30, a series of sports-themed documentaries timed to coincide with the 30th anniversary of the network. The Two Escobars, by directors Je and Michael Zimbalist, looked back at Colombia's World Cup run and the relationship of association football and the country's criminal gangs, notably the Medelln Cartel run by Pablo Escobar (that is unrelated to [21][22] Andrs). It is suggested in the program that, had Pablo Escobar still been alive, the Galln brothers would not have targeted Andrs Escobar, as it was widely known that Pablo Escobar was a fervent supporter of the Colombian national football team and was a friend of many players on the national team. Escobar had personally funded the construction of many of the football elds that exist in the poorer regions of Medelln and had indirectly funded many of the costs associated with training the Colombian players and preparing the national team for international play. The players visited him in prison prior to beginning their 1994 World Cup qualifying run. There are also allegations that the Galln brothers bribed the Prosecutor's Oce to redirect the investigation towards Muoz as the triggerman and the Prosecutor's Oce contends that Muoz was simply following orders from the Galln brothers but prosecutors lacked credible evidence to convict them. Pamela Cascardo, the girlfriend of Andrs Escobar, believes that the accusation of the Galln brothers' bribery of government ocials is supported by the fact that Muoz killed a national celebrity and only received 11 years in prison as punishment.

Honours
Atltico Nacional Primera A (1): 1991

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Runner-up (3): 1988, 1990, 1992 Copa Interamericana (1): 1989 Copa Libertadores (1): 1989[23] Intercontinental Cup Runner-up (1): 1989

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Legacy
The murder of Andres Escobar was a dark moment in Colombian history, tarnishing the image of the [24] Ironically, Andres was well-known for promoting a more positive image of country internationally. [25] Colombia. Because of this, he still regarded with respect throughout the country.

Notes
1. ^ Includes Intercontinental Cup. 2. ^ This season was cancelled before ending, however the appearances and goals are counted for statistical reasons.

References
1. ^ "Andrs Escobar's prole" (http://www.footballzz.co.uk /jogador.php?id=57711). Footballzz.co.uk. 2. ^ a b c Bonk, Thomas (3 July 1994). "Fallen Star Happiest at Home in Medellin" (http://articles.latimes.com/1994-07-03/news/ss11601_1_world-cup). Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 27 June 2010. 3. ^ a b c "The Case of the Fatal Goal" (http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article /0,9171,981082,00.html). Time magazine. 11 July 1994. Retrieved 27 June 2010. 4. ^ "Maturana: "Lo de Andrs pudo pasarle a cualquier colombiano" " (http://es.fa.com /worldcup/news/newsid=2222252 /index.html?intcmp=newsreader_news_box_2). FIFA.com (in Spanish). 11 November 2013. 5. ^ Davison, Phil (4 July 1994). "Medellin mourns its murdered sports star" (http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world /medellin-mourns-its-murdered-sportsstar-1411489.html). The Independent (London). 6. ^ http://www.theguardian.com/football /blog/2014/mar/25/world-cup-moments-andresescobar-death 7. ^ Almond, Elliott (3 July 1994). "World Cup USA '94: Unforgivable" (http://articles.latimes.com /1994-07-03/news/ss-11597_1_escobar-s-deathfa-ocials-world-cup-usa). Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 27 June 2010. 8. ^ a b "Andres Escobar" (http://www.lopaisa.com /andresescobar.html) (in Spanish). LoPaisa.com. Retrieved 28 June 2010. 9. ^ "The Martyr's Own Goal" (http://www.semana.com/gente/articulo/el-martirdel-autogol/104575-3) (in Spanish). Semana. 2 July 2009. Retrieved 28 June 2010. 10. ^ Darling, Juanita (17 July 1998). "In Memory of Slain Soccer Player, Boys Set Their Goals" (http://articles.latimes.com/1998/jul/17/news /mn-4559). Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 28 June 2010. 11. ^ "Andrs Escobar's prole" (http://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary /andres-escobar/). Worldfootball.net. 12. ^ http://www.youtube.com /watch?v=ADlkEKmCuOI 13. ^ Fensom, Michael, J. "Own goal at 1994 World Cup still connects slain Colombian Andres Escobar, former U.S. midelder John Harkes" (http://www.nj.com/soccer-news/index.ssf /2010/06 /andres_escobars_own_goal_murde.html). nj.com. Retrieved 12 November 2012. 14. ^ "CNNSI.com World Cup Hall of Fame Andrs Escobar" (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer /world/2002/world_cup/hof/escobar/). CNN. Retrieved 25 August 2009.

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15. ^ "Gunmen Killed Player Who Erred" (http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1994-07-03 /news/9407030116_1_jaime-gomez-gunmenescobar). Orlando Sentinel. 3 July 1994. Retrieved 28 June 2010. 16. ^ Drezner, Daniel (4 June 2006). "The Soccer Wars" (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn /content/article/2006/06 /02/AR2006060201401.html). Washington Post. p. B01. 17. ^ Weaver, Paul (1 April 2001). "World Cup can wait Sven has an election to win" (http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2001/apr /04/election2001.uk1). London: Guardian. 18. ^ "The Own Goal that Meant a Death Sentence" (http://www.marca.com/reportajes/2010/05 /estados_unidos_1994/2010/05/03/seccion_01 /1272882195.html) (in Spanish). Marca.com. 6 July 1994. Retrieved 28 June 2010. 19. ^ Ambrus, Steven (4 July 1994). "Mourning Fills Colombia : Shooting: Alleged gunman arrested in slaying of Escobar as nation tries to come to terms with latest violence" (http://articles.latimes.com/1994-07-04/sports /sp-11836_1_world-cup). Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 14 May 2012.

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20. ^ "3 Who Argued With Escobar Face Weapons, Drug Charges" (http://articles.latimes.com /1994-07-06/sports/sp-12330_1_world-cup). Los Angeles Times. 6 July 1994. Retrieved 27 June 2010. 21. ^ Hinckley, David (21 June 2010). " 'Two Escobars' draws parallel between football star Andres Escobar's murder, drug lord Pablo Escobar" (http://www.nydailynews.com /entertainment/tv-movies/escobars-drawsparallel-soccer-star-andres-escobar-murderdrug-lord-pablo-escobar-article-1.183431). New York Daily News. p. 2. Retrieved 2 July 2010. 22. ^ Riley, Daniel (21 June 2010). "Remember The Colombian Soccer Player Who Got Killed After Scoring An Own Goal? Well, They Made An Incredible Documentary About Him and Pablo Escobar" (http://www.gq.com/blogs/the-q /2010/06/remember-the-colombian-soccer-playerwho-got-killed-after-scoring-an-own-goal-wellthey-made-an-incr.html). GQ. Retrieved 2 July 2010. 23. ^ "Andrs Escobar's prole" (http://www.bdfa.com.ar/jugadores-ANDRESESCOBAR-62415.html). BDFA. 24. ^ http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2014/02 /14/ivory-coast-colombia-keen-shake-worldcup-order 25. ^ https://www.youtube.com /watch?v=6EilV9vgaEY

External links
Andrs Escobar (http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/17522.html) at NationalFootball-Teams.com Andrs Escobar (http://www.fa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players /player=174526/) FIFA competition record Andrs Escobar's prole (http://int.soccerway.com/players/andres-escobar-saldarriaga/103849/) at Soccerway.com Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Andrs_Escobar&oldid=601402598" Categories: 1967 births 1994 deaths Colombian footballers Atltico Nacional footballers BSC Young Boys players Colombia international footballers 1990 FIFA World Cup players 1994 FIFA World Cup players 1991 Copa Amrica players Colombian murder victims Deaths by rearm in Colombia People murdered by organized crime People murdered in Colombia Murdered footballers Association football defenders Colombian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Switzerland Colombian expatriates in Switzerland 1989 Copa Amrica players This page was last modied on 26 March 2014 at 20:06. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-prot organization.

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