Andrés Escobar

Andrés Escobar's story breaks my heart every time. A Colombian centre-back nicknamed The Gentleman for his calm, clean style, he embodied the dignified side of the sport, and then an own goal at the 1994 World Cup was followed by his murder at home, at just 27. No player illustrates the terrifying weight football can be forced to carry more painfully than he does. I refuse to remember him only as a tragedy, though. That composed, fair-minded presence on the pitch is exactly what deserves to be honored and retold, so that what he stood for outlasts how he was lost.

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Name (English)

Andrés Escobar

Name (Japanese)

アンドレス・エスコバル

Reading

あんどれす・えすこばる

Born

March 13, 1967 – July 2, 1994

Origin

Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia

Height

184 cm

Occupation

association football player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Goat

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9s%20Escobar
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E3%83%AC%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A8%E3%82%B9%E3%82%B3%E3%83%90%E3%83%AB
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q210616

Tags

• Gilan Province
• association football player

Last updated

September 25, 2026

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