Sebastián Botero Explained

Sebastián Botero
Fullname:Juan Sebastián Botero
Birth Date:4 July 1986
Birth Place:Ames, IA,[1] United States
Height:1.830NaN0
Youthyears1:1999–2003
Youthclubs1:Independiente Medellín
Years1:2003–2007
Years2:2007
Years3:2008–2009
Years4:2009
Years5:2009
Years6:2012
Years7:2013
Years8:2013
Clubs4:Once Caldas
Clubs5:Independiente Medellín
Clubs6:Cúcuta Deportivo
Clubs7:Deportivo Rionegro
Clubs8:Atlético Huila
Caps1:46
Goals1:?
Caps2:0
Goals2:0
Caps8:8
Goals8:0
Nationalyears1:2003
Nationalteam1:Colombia U-17
Manageryears1:2014–2020
Managerclubs1:Independiente Medellín (youth)
Manageryears2:2020–2022
Managerclubs2:Fortaleza C.E.I.F. (youth)
Manageryears3:2022–
Managerclubs3:Independiente Medellín (youth)
Manageryears4:2023
Managerclubs4:Independiente Medellín (caretaker)
Pcupdate:August 23, 2007
Ntupdate:August 23, 2007

Juan Sebastián Botero (born July 4, 1986, in Ames, Iowa), is an American-born Colombian soccer manager and former midfielder.[2] His parents moved from Colombia to the United States before he was born. He is the current coach of the youth squads of Colombian club Independiente Medellín.

Football career

Then, Botero and his family moved back to Colombia when he was one year old, and he joined the Independiente Medellín youth system at age 13. He made his professional first team debut for Medellín at age 17, on August 3, 2003, versus Atlético Huila. In his four years with the club, he went on to make 46 first team appearances, playing his final game in June 2007 against Cúcuta Deportivo.[3] [4]

In 2003, Botero played for the Colombia national under-17 football team in the South American U-17 Championship held in Bolivia, scoring a goal against Paraguay while also playing against Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, and Uruguay. This Colombian team was managed by coach Eduardo Lara.[5]

Botero was on the development roster with FC Dallas during 2007,[2] but was waived at the end of the year. He was later picked up to play for Atlético Huila to perform in the Copa Mustang in Colombia, and played for Once Caldas during the second half of 2009. Then, in 2012 he was hired by Cúcuta Deportivo.[6]

Retirement and managerial career

In 2013 and after playing for Deportivo Rionegro and Atlético Huila again, Botero decided to retire from his activity as a professional soccer player in Colombia. From that moment on, he dedicated himself to coaching minor soccer divisions in the South American country, including the youth teams of Independiente Medellín and Fortaleza C.E.I.F.[7] Likewise, in later years, he began to give sports conferences, narrating and teaching about the soccer sports career, starting in minor divisions, until reaching the professional soccer environment.[3]

On May 9, 2023, he was appointed as the caretaker coach of Independiente Medellín.[8]

Clubs

Most of his sports career was developed in Colombia, a country where he continued to live after retiring as a professional player.

ClubCountryYear
Independiente Medellín2004–2007
FC Dallas2007
Atlético Huila2008–2009
Once Caldas2009
Cúcuta Deportivo2012
Deportivo Rionegro2013
Atlético Huila2013

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://int.soccerway.com/players/juan-sebastian-botero-arango/22414/ Soccerway
  2. Web site: FC Dallas Signs Colombian / American Midfielder Sebastian Botero . Our Sports Central - www.oursportscentral.com . Major League Soccer (MLS) – FC Dallas . April 3, 2022 . United States of America . English . August 22, 2007.
  3. Web site: Sebastián Botero . Divina Mente – www.divinamente.com.co . DivinaMente S.A.S. . April 3, 2022 . Spanish . 2022.
  4. Web site: Major League Soccer. FC Dallas Signs Colombian / American Midfielder Sebastian Botero. August 22, 2007.
  5. Web site: Lista de jugadores de Colombia para el Sudamericano de Bolivia (List of Colombian players for the South American in Bolivia) . Colombia.com - www.colombia.com . April 3, 2022 . Spanish . April 29, 2003.
  6. Web site: S. Botero . Soccer Way - www.int.soccerway.com . Perform Group . April 3, 2022 . English.
  7. Web site: Sebastián Botero volverá a trabajar en la cantera del DIM. Sebastián Botero will work in DIM's youth setup again. es. El Colombiano. 17 October 2022. 9 May 2023.
  8. Web site: ¿El que quieren está ocupado? DIM toma decisión temporal sobre DT. Is the one they want busy? DIM make a temporary decision on manager. es. Futbolred. 9 May 2023. 9 May 2023.