Francisco "Cobo" Zuluaga Rodríguez (4 February 1929 in
Medellín
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, Colombia – 8 November 1993) was a Colombian
footballer
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.
He competed for the
Colombia national football team
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at the
1962 FIFA World Cup
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, which was held in
Chile
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.
Playing career
Club
At age 15, Zuluaga began playing as a central
defender for
Medellín
Medellín ( or ), officially the Municipality of Medellín ( es, Municipio de Medellín), is the second-largest city in Colombia, after Bogotá, and the capital of the department of Antioquia. It is located in the Aburrá Valley, a central re ...
side 7 de Agosto. Next, he joined Unión Indulana where he would be recruited by
Millonarios
Millonarios Fútbol Club is a professional Colombian football team based in Bogotá, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. They play their home games at the El Campín stadium.
Millonarios was initially created in 1937 by students f ...
. He made his professional debut with Millonarios in 1948, and won five Colombian league titles with the club. He finished his career playing for
Santa Fe and
Atlético Nacional
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.
Managerial career
After retiring as a player, Zuluaga became a football manager. He had a spell in charge of the Colombia national team between 1968 and 1969 during its failed bid to qualify for the
1970 FIFA World Cup
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in Mexico.
References
1929 births
1993 deaths
Colombian men's footballers
Footballers from Medellín
Colombia men's international footballers
1962 FIFA World Cup players
Colombian football managers
Colombia national football team managers
Millonarios F.C. players
Independiente Santa Fe footballers
Atlético Nacional footballers
Categoría Primera A players
Men's association football central defenders
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