Jorge Eladio Bolaño Correa (28 April 1977 – 6 April 2025) was a Colombian professional footballer who played as a
midfielder
In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in t ...
.
Bolaño played for the
Colombia national team and was a participant at the
1998 FIFA World Cup
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.
Biography
Bolaño was born in
Santa Marta
Santa Marta (), officially the Distrito Turístico, Cultural e Histórico de Santa Marta (), is a port List of cities in Colombia, city on the coast of the Caribbean Sea in northern Colombia. It is the capital of Magdalena Department and the fou ...
, Colombia on 28 April 1977. His father
Oscar Bolaño and his brothers Hugo and Oscar Jr also were footballers.
Bolaño died due to a heart attack in
Cúcuta
Cúcuta (), officially San José de Cúcuta, is a Colombian municipality, capital of the department of Norte de Santander and nucleus of the Metropolitan Area of Cúcuta. The city is located in the homonymous valley, at the foot of the East ...
, Colombia, on 6 April 2025, at the age of 47.
Jorge Bolaño, morto a 47 anni l'ex centrocampista colombiano del Parma
Career statistics
:''Scores and results list Colombia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bolaño goal.''
Honours
Junior
* Campeonato Colombiano: 1993,1995
Parma
* Coppa Italia
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: 2001–02
References
External links
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1977 births
2025 deaths
Colombian men's footballers
Colombian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
Categoría Primera A players
Serie A players
Serie B players
Atlético Junior footballers
Parma Calcio 1913 players
UC Sampdoria players
US Lecce players
Modena FC 2018 players
Cúcuta Deportivo footballers
Colombia men's international footballers
1998 FIFA World Cup players
1999 Copa América players
2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
Men's association football midfielders
Footballers from Magdalena Department
20th-century Colombian sportsmen
21st-century Colombian sportsmen
Footballers from Santa Marta
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