Pedro Sarmiento
Pedro Enrique Sarmiento Solís (born 26 October 1956) is a Colombian football manager and former player.
Playing career[]
Club[]
Born in Medellín, Sarmiento played for Atlético Nacional and América de Cali during his professional career. After winning several national club titles he became a trainer. In 2004, he won the fourth title for Independiente Medellín.
International[]
Sarmiento made 37 appearances for the senior Colombia national football team from 1980 to 1985,[1] including participating in nine qualifying matches for the 1982 and 1986 FIFA World Cups[2] and the 1983 Copa América.[3]
He also played for Colombia at the 1980 Olympic Games in the Moscow.[4]
Managerial career[]
After he retired from playing, Sarmiento began coaching football. He has led Deportivo Cali, América de Cali, Santa Fe and Independiente Medellín and Cúcuta Deportivo.[5]
References[]
- ^ "Colombia - Record International Players". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 2008-12-30. Retrieved 2009-03-25.
- ^ Pedro Sarmiento – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ "Copa América 1983". RSSSF. Retrieved 2009-03-25.
- ^ "Pedro Sarmiento". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2009-03-25.
- ^ "Pedro Sarmiento es el nuevo entrenador del Cúcuta Deportivo colombiano" [Pedro Sarmiento is the new Colombian manager for Cúcuta Deportivo] (in Spanish). Terra Deportes. 28 January 2008.
- 1956 births
- Living people
- Colombian footballers
- Footballers from Medellín
- Colombia international footballers
- Footballers at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers of Colombia
- 1983 Copa América players
- Categoría Primera A players
- Atlético Nacional footballers
- América de Cali footballers
- Colombian football managers
- Deportivo Cali managers
- América de Cali managers
- Independiente Santa Fe managers
- Independiente Medellín managers
- Envigado F.C. managers
- Deportivo Pereira managers
- Association football midfielders
- Colombian football biography stubs