Marcos Tulio Coll Tesillo (23 August 1935 – 5 June 2017), also known as ''El Olímpico'' was a Colombian professional footballer. He played for

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and other clubs, and represented Colombia in the

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. He was famous for scoring the first and only until today Olympic goal in any

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, beating legendary goalkeeper

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in a 4–4 draw against the Soviets in

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Early life

Coll was born in

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in 1935.

Career

He started his career with Sporting Barranquilla (1952–55). In 1956, he played for

Independiente Medellín Deportivo Independiente Medellín, also known as Independiente Medellín or DIM, is a Colombian professional football club based in Medellín that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. They play their home games at Estadio Atanasio Girard ...

and played his first match for Colombia in a 1958 FIFA World Cup Qualifier in the same year. He later played for

Deportes Tolima Club Deportes Tolima S.A., commonly known as Deportes Tolima, or simply as Tolima, is a Colombian professional football club based in Ibagué, Tolima Department that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. Founded in 1954, the club has w ...

in 1960. Shortly thereafter in 1962 Coll joined

América de Cali América de Cali S. A., best known as América de Cali or América, is a Colombian professional football club based in Cali. It competes in the Categoría Primera A, the top-flight league of Colombian football. The team plays its home games at ...

where he was remembered with scoring a notable goal. In 1965 he played for

. In the period of 1970-1971 Coll played for

Atlético Junior Club Deportivo Popular Junior F.C. S.A. (), commonly known as Junior de Barranquilla, by its old name Atlético Junior, or simply as Junior, is a Colombian professional football team based in Barranquilla, that currently plays in the Categorí ...

after which he retired from his career as a footballer.

1962 Olympic goal

This achievement came in

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, on 3 June 1962, during the development of the game between Colombia and the

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of the first round of the World Cup. Colombia was down 4–1. Then they were given a corner kick. Marco Coll kicked the ball and scored a direct goal. Colombia would eventually tie with USSR with goals from

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and

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. At one interview, Coll claimed he aimed for the goal as the Colombian players were too short compared to their Russian opponents. Coll also said it was the first and only time he ever tried to score a goal from that position. The goal inspired a reaction to tie the game 4–4.

Death

Coll died on 5 June 2017, aged 81, in his native Barranquilla after a short illness.

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