Andres Escobar - Profile

Birth	13-03-1967 / 02-07-1994 (aged 27)
Place	Medellin, Colombia
Height	1.84 m
Position	Centre back
Colombia	51 caps, 1 goal
Season	Club	Lg	Caps	Gols
1986–1989	Atletico Nacional	COL	80	1
1989–1990	Young Boys	SWI	8	0
1990–1994	Atletico Nacional	COL	158	2
			246	3

1	Copa Libertadores	1989
1	Copa Interamericana	1989
1	Primera A	1991
2	World Cups played	1990, 1994

On July 2, 1994, Escobar was murdered in the aftermath of the 1994 FIFA World Cup, reportedly as retaliation for having scored an own goal which contributed to the team's elimination from the tournament.