Jairo Zulbarán Explained

Jairo Zulbarán
Fullname:Jairo Luís Zulbarán
Birth Date:7 January 1970
Birth Place:Santa Marta, Colombia
Death Place:Santa Marta, Colombia
Position:Forward
Years1:1989–1991[1]
Years2:1991[2] [3]
Years3:1992[4]
Years4:1993-1995[5] [6]
Years5:1995-1997[7]
Years6:1997–1998
Totalcaps:243
Totalgoals:51
Nationalyears1:1989–1992

Jairo Luís Zulbarán,[8] known as Calanche (7 January 1970 – 15 March 2002), was a Colombian football forward.

Club career

Born in Santa Marta, Zulbarán began his professional football career with Unión Magdalena and would play for Sporting de Barranquilla, Independiente Medellín, Real Cartagena,[9] Millonarios and Unicosta.[10] He is one of Unicosta's all-time leading goal-scorers.[11] He ended his career early after having problems with his knee ligaments.[12]

International career

Zulbarán competed for Colombia at the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship in Saudi Arabia and the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.[13]

Personal life and death

In March 2002, Zulbarán was shot dead in a public market in downtown Santa Marta.[14]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Espectador . El . 2009-11-14 . ELESPECTADOR.COM . 2024-01-29 . ELESPECTADOR.COM . spanish.
  2. Web site: Tiempo . Casa Editorial El . 1991-08-22 . SPORTING: COCTEL PUBLICITARIO . 2024-01-30 . El Tiempo . spanish.
  3. Web site: YoSoyElCarlos . 2015-12-03 . Equipos desaparecidos del Fútbol Colombiano - Vol I: el Sporting de Barranquilla . 2024-01-30 . La Monserga del Fútbol . es.
  4. Web site: Tiempo . Casa Editorial El . 1992-01-14 . NOTICIAS DEL INDEPENDIENTE MEDELLIN . 2024-01-29 . El Tiempo . spanish.
  5. Web site: Tiempo . Casa Editorial El . TIEMPO . REDACCION EL . 1994-06-03 . NACIONAL NO GANA, PERO SE MANTIENE... . 2024-02-24 . ElTiempo . spanish.
  6. Web site: Tiempo . Casa Editorial El . 1993-01-20 . CALANCHE, AZUL . 2024-01-29 . El Tiempo . spanish.
  7. Web site: Tiempo . Casa Editorial El . 1995-05-15 . TRES EMPATES SIN GOLES EL SÁBADO . 2024-02-24 . El Tiempo . spanish.
  8. Sometimes written as "Sulbarán"Web site: Jairo CALANCHE SULBARAN - olympics.com . Web site: EFE . 2002-03-15 . Asesinado ex jugador de fútbol Jairo Calanche Sulbarán . 2024-03-16 . Caracol Radio . es.
  9. Web site: Tiempo . Casa Editorial El . 2002-03-16 . ASESINAN A EX JUGADOR DEL UNIÓN . 2024-01-29 . El Tiempo . spanish.
  10. Web site: GolGolGol Futbol. Ruiz M., Juan Guillermo. Un día como hoy en el fútbol: Enero 7. On this day in football: January 7. 7 January 2012. dead. https://archive.today/20130221145343/http://colombia.golgolgol.net/movil/un-di-a-como-hoy-en-el-futbol-enero-7_1048-120221.html. 21 February 2013.
  11. Web site: Ballesteros, Frank. Colombia - All-Time Topscorers. RSSSF. 21 February 2004.
  12. Web site: El Tiempo. ASESINAN A EX JUGADOR DEL UNIÓN. Former Unión footballer assassinated. Spanish. 16 March 2002.
  13. Web site: Sports-reference.com . Jairo Calanche Bio Stats, and Results . 17 December 2012 . dead . http://www.olympedia.org/athletes/24480. 14 December 2012 .
  14. Web site: January 2006 . EL FINAL TRISTE DE MUCHOS FUTBOLISTAS . The sad end of many players . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120704203322/http://www.elcolombiano.com/proyectos/capsulas/historico/2006/enero/9.htm . 4 July 2012 . El Colombiano . Spanish.

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