Andrés Escobar

Andrés Escobar (13 March 1967 - 2 July 1994) was a Colombian footballer. He played for Colombia national team.

Andrés Escobar

XIV World Cup, 1990
Personal information
Full name	Andrés Escobar Saldarriaga
Date of birth	(1967-03-13)13 March 1967
Place of birth	Medellín, Colombia
Date of death	2 July 1994(1994-07-02) (aged 27)
Place of death	Medellín, Colombia
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Defender (retired)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1987-1989 1989-1990 1990-1994	Atlético Nacional Young Boys Atlético Nacional
International career
1988-1994	Colombia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Death

Escobar was shot and killed in Medellín at aged 27. It is believed that he was murdered because he scored an own goal against his team in the 1994 FIFA World Cup which caused the United States to win 2 – 1 and caused gambling losses to a lot of powerful drug lords.^[1]

International career statistics

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Colombia national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1988	5	1
1989	16	0
1990	5	0
1991	8	0
1992	2	0
1993	1	0
1994	13	0
Total	50	1