- Born
- Died
- Birth nameAndrés Escobar Saldarriaga
- Height5′ 11¾″ (1.82 m)
- Andrés Escobar was born on March 13, 1967 in Medellín, Colombia. He died on July 2, 1994 in Medellín, Colombia.
- Andrés Escobar was a Colombian professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He was murdered on July 2, 1994, outside a Medellín nightclub following Colombia's elimination from the 1994 FIFA World Cup. The shooting was widely attributed to an own goal he scored in a 2-1 loss to the United States, which contributed to Colombia's early exit from the tournament.
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