Rolando Serrano

José Rolando Serrano Lazaro (13 November 1938 – 13 June 2022) was a Colombian footballer who played as a midfielder.

Rolando Serrano

Personal information
Full name	José Rolando Serrano Lazaro
Date of birth	(1938-11-13)13 November 1938
Place of birth	Pamplona, Colombia
Date of death	13 June 2022(2022-06-13) (aged 83)
Place of death	Cúcuta, Colombia
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1957–1960	Cúcuta Deportivo
1961–1963	América de Cali
1964	Cúcuta Deportivo
1964–1965	Unión Magdalena
1966–1967	Millonarios
1968–1969	Atlético Junior
International career
	Colombia
Managerial career
	Cúcuta Deportivo
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Serrano helped the Colombia national team qualify for its first ever World Cup: 1962 FIFA World Cup.^[2] It lost both its first and third group stage matches, but drew the Soviet Union team under 1960 European Football Championship winning coach Gavriil Kachalin.^[3] He also competed for Colombia in the 1963 South American Championship.^[4]

Later years

After retiring from playing, Serrano was appointed the manager of local club Cúcuta Deportivo in January 1982.^[2]

Serrano died on 13 June 2022, at the age of 83.^[5]

Personal life

His granddaughter Camila Osorio is a tennis player.