Full name Jairo Luis Zulbaran Name Jairo Zulbaran Role Football player | Height 1.75 m Playing position Position Forward | |
Date of birth (1970-01-07)7 January 1970 Date of death 15 March 2002(2002-03-15) (aged 32) Died March 15, 2002, Santa Marta, Colombia | ||
Place of birth Santa Marta, Colombia | ||
Jairo Luís Zulbarán known as Calanche (7 January 1970 – 15 March 2002) was a Colombian football forward.
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Club career
Born in Santa Marta, Zulbarán began his professional football career with Unión Magdalena and would play for Sporting de Barranquilla, Independiente Medellín, Millonarios and Unicosta. He is one of Unicosta's all-time leading goal-scorers. He ended his career early after having problems with his knee ligaments.
International career
Zulbarán competed for Colombia at the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship in Saudi Arabia and the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.
Personal life and death
In March 2002, Zulbarán was shot dead in a public market in downtown Santa Marta.
References
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