Santiago Escobar Saldarriaga (born 13 January 1964) is a Colombian

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manager and former player who played as a

defensive midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. ...

Club career

Born in

Medellín Medellín ( ; or ), officially the Special District of Science, Technology and Innovation of Medellín (), is the List of cities in Colombia, second-largest city in Colombia after Bogotá, and the capital of the department of Antioquia Departme ...

, Escobar played football for

Atlético Nacional Atlético Nacional S. A., best known as Atlético Nacional, is a Colombian professional football club based in Medellín. The club is one of only three clubs to have played in every first division tournament in the country's history, the other ...

Deportivo Pereira Deportivo Pereira is a professional Colombian football team based in Pereira, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. They play their home games at the Hernán Ramírez Villegas stadium. History Early years While there are several am ...

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 ...

, Sporting de Barranquilla,

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Millonarios Millonarios Fútbol Club, known simply as Millonarios, is a Colombian professional football club based in Bogotá, that competes in the Categoría Primera A, top flight of football in Colombia. It is one of the most successful and iconic clubs i ...

and

Deportes Quindío Deportes Quindío is a Colombian professional football club based in Armenia that currently plays in the Categoría Primera B. The club was founded on 8 January 1951, and its best achievement was winning the 1956 league tournament. They play thei ...

. He also appeared for the Olympic team.

Coaching career

Following his retirement from football, he became a football manager; he is known for leading

to win the

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and 2011 Categoría Primera A. He also won the 2010

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with

Club Bolívar Club Bolívar () is a Bolivian professional football club that currently plays in the Bolivian Primera División. Founded in 1925 in honor of military leader Simón Bolívar, the club has used light blue kits throughout its history, which is why ...

Personal life

Escobar is the brother of the late footballer

Andrés Escobar Andrés Escobar Saldarriaga (; 13 March 1967 – 2 July 1994) was a Colombian professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He played for Atlético Nacional, BSC Young Boys, and the Colombia national team. Nicknamed ''The Gentleman'', ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Escobar, Santiago 1964 births Living people Colombian men's footballers Footballers from Medellín Men's association football midfielders Atlético Nacional footballers Deportivo Pereira footballers América de Cali footballers Atlético Junior footballers Millonarios F.C. players Deportes Quindío footballers Categoría Primera A players Colombian football managers Estudiantes de Mérida managers Atlético Nacional managers Deportivo Pasto managers Once Caldas managers Atlético Junior managers Independiente Medellín managers Club Bolívar managers La Equidad managers Deportivo Táchira F.C. managers C.D. Universidad Católica del Ecuador managers Club Universidad de Chile managers S.D. Aucas managers Orense S.C. managers Venezuelan Primera División managers Categoría Primera A managers Bolivian Primera División managers Chilean Primera División managers Colombian expatriate football managers Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Venezuela Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Bolivia Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Chile Expatriate football managers in Venezuela Expatriate football managers in Bolivia Expatriate football managers in Ecuador Expatriate football managers in Chile 20th-century Colombian sportsmen