Pedro Enrique Sarmiento Solís (born 26 October 1956) is a Colombian
football
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manager and former player. He is the current manager of
Categoría Primera A
The Categoría Primera A (), commonly referred to as Liga BetPlay Dimayor (between 2015 and 2019 ''Liga Águila'') due to sponsorship by online betting company BetPlay, is a Colombian professional league for association football clubs. It is the ...
club
Once Caldas
Once Caldas S.A., simply known as Once Caldas, is a professional Colombian football team based in Manizales, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. They play their home games at the Palogrande stadium.
They were the surprise winners ...
.
Playing career
Club
Born in
Medellín
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, Sarmiento played for
Atlético Nacional
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and
América de Cali
América de Cali S. A., best known as América de Cali or América, is a Colombian professional football club based in Cali. It competes in the Categoría Primera A, the top-flight league of Colombian football. The team plays its home games at ...
during his professional career. After winning several national club titles he became a trainer. In 2004, he won the fourth title for
Independiente Medellín
Deportivo Independiente Medellín, also known as Independiente Medellín or DIM, is a Colombian professional football club based in Medellín that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. They play their home games at Estadio Atanasio Girardo ...
.
International
Sarmiento made 37 appearances for the senior
Colombia national football team
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from 1980 to 1985, including participating in nine qualifying matches for the
1982
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and
1986 FIFA World Cup
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s and the
1983 Copa América.
He also played for Colombia at the
1980 Olympic Games in the
Moscow
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.
Managerial career
After retiring from playing, Sarmiento began coaching football. He has led
Deportivo Cali
Asociación Deportivo Cali, best known as Deportivo Cali, is a Colombian sports club based in Cali, most notable for its football team, which currently competes in the Categoría Primera A.
Deportivo Cali is one of the most successful footba ...
,
América de Cali
América de Cali S. A., best known as América de Cali or América, is a Colombian professional football club based in Cali. It competes in the Categoría Primera A, the top-flight league of Colombian football. The team plays its home games at ...
,
Santa Fe,
Independiente Medellín
Deportivo Independiente Medellín, also known as Independiente Medellín or DIM, is a Colombian professional football club based in Medellín that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. They play their home games at Estadio Atanasio Girardo ...
and
Cúcuta Deportivo
Cúcuta Deportivo Fútbol Club S. A. is a professional Colombian football club based in Cúcuta, which plays in the Categoria Primera B.
The club was officially founded on 10 September 1924, and its first appearance in a professional league ...
.
References
External links
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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
Atlético Nacional managers
Águilas Doradas Rionegro managers
Once Caldas managers
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