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Colombian footballer (1970-2002)

Jairo Zulbarán
Personal information
Full name Jairo Luís Zulbarán
Date of birth (1970-01-07)7 January 1970
Place of birth Santa Marta, Colombia
Date of death 15 March 2002(2002-03-15) (aged 32)
Place of death Santa Marta, Colombia
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1991 Unión Magdalena
1991 Sporting Club
1992 Independiente Medellín
1993-1995 Millonarios
1995-1997 Unión Magdalena
1997–1998 Unicosta
Total 243 (51)
International career
1989–1992 Colombia U20
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jairo Luís Zulbarán, known as Calanche (7 January 1970 – 15 March 2002), was a Colombian football forward.

Club career

Born in Santa Marta, Zulbarán began his professional football career with Unión Magdalena and would play for Sporting de Barranquilla, Independiente Medellín, Real Cartagena, Millonarios and Unicosta. He is one of Unicosta's all-time leading goal-scorers. He ended his career early after having problems with his knee ligaments.

International career

Zulbarán competed for Colombia at the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship in Saudi Arabia and the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.

Personal life and death

In March 2002, Zulbarán was shot dead in a public market in downtown Santa Marta.

Notes

  1. Sometimes written as "Sulbarán""Jairo CALANCHE SULBARAN - olympics.com".EFE (15 March 2002). "Asesinado ex jugador de fútbol Jairo Calanche Sulbarán". Caracol Radio (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 March 2024.

References

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  2. Tiempo, Casa Editorial El (22 August 1991). "SPORTING: COCTEL PUBLICITARIO". El Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  3. YoSoyElCarlos (3 December 2015). "Equipos desaparecidos del Fútbol Colombiano - Vol I: el Sporting de Barranquilla". La Monserga del Fútbol (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  4. Tiempo, Casa Editorial El (14 January 1992). "NOTICIAS DEL INDEPENDIENTE MEDELLIN". El Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  5. Tiempo, Casa Editorial El; TIEMPO, REDACCION EL (3 June 1994). "NACIONAL NO GANA, PERO SE MANTIENE..." ElTiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  6. Tiempo, Casa Editorial El (20 January 1993). "CALANCHE, AZUL". El Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  7. Tiempo, Casa Editorial El (15 May 1995). "TRES EMPATES SIN GOLES EL SÁBADO". El Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  8. Tiempo, Casa Editorial El (16 March 2002). "ASESINAN A EX JUGADOR DEL UNIÓN". El Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  9. Ruiz M., Juan Guillermo (7 January 2012). "Un día como hoy en el fútbol: Enero 7" [On this day in football: January 7]. GolGolGol Futbol. Archived from the original on 21 February 2013.
  10. Ballesteros, Frank (21 February 2004). "Colombia - All-Time Topscorers". RSSSF.
  11. "ASESINAN A EX JUGADOR DEL UNIÓN" [Former Unión footballer assassinated] (in Spanish). El Tiempo. 16 March 2002.
  12. "Jairo Calanche Bio Stats, and Results". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 14 December 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  13. "EL FINAL TRISTE DE MUCHOS FUTBOLISTAS" [The sad end of many players] (in Spanish). El Colombiano. January 2006. Archived from the original on 4 July 2012.

External links

Colombia squad – 1992 Summer Olympics
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