Francisco Zuluaga
Francisco " Cobo " Zuluaga Rodríguez ( born February 4, 1929 in Medellín, Colombia, † November 8, 1993 ) was a Colombian football player and coach.
Player
Association
Zuluaga, who is on the court by its speed, but also altruism as well as his sense of community distinguishing central defender, played in the club in the days of El Dorado called high phase of the Colombian club football for the Colombian club Millonarios CD lot. There he made his debut in 1948, the year in which the Colombian professional football emerged. In the following years he played on the side of Alfredo Di Stéfano, Gabriel Ochoa Uribe, Julio Cozzi and Adolfo Pedernera and 1949 Colombian champion. This success was repeated his team in the years 1951-1953, so that three more league titles Zuluagas led to growth track record. 1953 continued his club is also characterized by two final victories against Boca Juniors in the final of the Copa Colombia through. In addition, the Millonarios won that year the Pequeña Copa del Mundo de Clubes, called Small Club World Cup, attended the Rapid Wien, Español Barcelona and River Plate. In addition to another win in the Copa Colombia in 1956 when prevailed in the finals against Independiente Medellín and Pereira, winning the championships followed. With these six won in 1959 and 1961 Colombian league titles is the captain and the only Colombian regular players of the so-called Ballet Azul accruing Zuluaga the most successful player in this regard. In 1956, he helped out briefly in rows of Argentine clubs CA Huracán, as this completed a tour of Colombia. After Zuluaga the Millonarios had almost half decades kept the faith and climb with 494 completed games for the club record player, he moved in 1962 to Independiente Santa Fe. In 1966, he finally ended his career. At this time he was at Atletico Nacional under contract.
National
He took with the Colombian national team at the World Cup in 1962 as part of their captain .. He shot in the game against Uruguay national team 's first goal of Colombia in World Cup history, which at this tournament in 1962 should remain the only one. In addition, he also belonged to the squad of Colombia in the Copa América 1957 in Peru.
Achievements
- 6x Colombian champion (1949, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1959, 1961 )
- 2x winner of the Copa Colombia (1953, 1956)
- Winner of the Pequeña Copa del Mundo de Clubes 1953
Coach
After his career, he worked as a coach. First as an assistant coach Nestor Raul Rossi, who previously also was one of his teammates, worked with the Millonarios, he held from 1968 to 1969 the head coach function. In this role, he also oversaw the selection of his native country during the World Cup qualifier in the years 1968 to 1969. Subsequently, he also took on engagements with his previous clubs Atlético Nacional and Huracan.