Pedro Sarmiento

For other uses, see Pedro Sarmiento (disambiguation).

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sarmiento and the second or maternal family name is Solís.

Pedro Enrique Sarmiento Solís (26 October 1956 – 30 October 2024) was a Colombian football manager and player.

Pedro Sarmiento

Personal information
Full name	Pedro Enrique Sarmiento Solís
Date of birth	(1956-10-26)26 October 1956
Place of birth	Medellín, Colombia
Date of death	30 October 2024(2024-10-30) (aged 68)
Place of death	Medellín, Colombia
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Atlético Nacional
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1976–1984	Atlético Nacional	346	(23)
1985–1989	América de Cali	101	(2)
Total		488	(26)
International career
1980–1985	Colombia	37	(3)
Managerial career
1992–1994	América de Cali (assistant)
1995–1998	Colombia (assistant)
2002–2003	Independiente Medellín (assistant)
2003	Colombia (assistant)
2004–2005	Independiente Medellín
2005–2006	Deportivo Cali
2006–2007	Santa Fe
2008	Cúcuta Deportivo
2009	Deportivo Pereira
2010–2013	Envigado
2013–2014	Independiente Medellín
2016	Rionegro Águilas
2019	Unión Magdalena
2022	Atlético Nacional (assistant)
2022	Atlético Nacional (interim)
2023	Once Caldas
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Club

Born in Medellín, Sarmiento played for Atlético Nacional and América de Cali during his professional career. After winning several national club titles he became a trainer. In 2004, he won the fourth title for Independiente Medellín.

International

Sarmiento made 37 appearances for the senior Colombia national team from 1980 to 1985,^[1] including participating in nine qualifying matches for the 1982 and 1986 FIFA World Cups^[2] and the 1983 Copa América.^[3]

He also played for Colombia at the 1980 Olympic Games in the Moscow.^[4]

Managerial career

After retiring from playing, Sarmiento became a manager. He started as an assistant to Francisco Maturana at América de Cali and later joined the coaching staffs of Norberto Peluffo at the Colombia national under-23 football team, Hernán Darío Gómez and Francisco Maturana at the senior national team, and Víctor Luna at Independiente Medellín from 2002 to 2003. In 2004 he became the incumbent manager of Independiente Medellín, with whom he won the 2004 Apertura tournament, and one year later he led Deportivo Cali to the title in the 2005 Finalización and a runner-up finish in the 2006 Apertura. Sarmiento also managed Santa Fe, Cúcuta Deportivo, Deportivo Pereira, Envigado, Águilas Doradas, Atlético Nacional (as interim manager), and Once Caldas.^[5]

Death

Sarmiento died of polycythemia, a red blood cell disorder, on 30 October 2024, at the age of 68.^[6]