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)
Unión Magdalena
Sporting
Independiente Medellín
Millonarios
1997–1998 Unicosta
Total 243 (51)
International career
1992 Colombia Olympics
*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, Millonarios and Unicosta.[1] He is one of Unicosta's all-time leading goal-scorers.[2] He ended his career early after having problems with his knee ligaments.[3]

International career

Zulbarán competed for Colombia at the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship in Saudi Arabia and the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.[4]

Personal life and death

In March 2002, Zulbarán was shot dead in a public market in downtown Santa Marta.[5]

References

  1. 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.
  2. Ballesteros, Frank (21 February 2004). "Colombia - All-Time Topscorers". RSSSF.
  3. "ASESINAN A EX JUGADOR DEL UNIÓN" [Former Unión footballer assassinated] (in Spanish). El Tiempo. 16 March 2002.
  4. "Jairo Calanche Bio Stats, and Results". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 14 December 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  5. "EL FINAL TRISTE DE MUCHOS FUTBOLISTAS" [The sad end of many players] (in Spanish). El Colombiano. January 2006.
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