Robert Dante Siboldi Badiola (born 24 September 1965) is a

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professional

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and former

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. During his playing career, he played as a

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and was

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d "Flaco."

Playing career

Club career

Siboldi played professional club football in Uruguay, Argentina, Mexico, and Colombia. In Mexico, he played for

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, Puebla, and

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. He came to Tigres in

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, a season in which the team was relegated to

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. Siboldi chose to stay, and was instrumental in returning the team to First Division within the year. He became an icon of the city of Monterrey, and played for Tigres until 1999.

International career

Siboldi made his international debut on June 21, 1992, in a friendly against Australia (2-0). He obtained a total number of 34 international caps for the

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Managerial career

He was announced on May 4, 2009, as the new

coach, replacing Benjamin Galindo. On August 8, 2018,

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announced they had accepted Siboldi's resignation after a conflict with a player. On April 19, 2021,

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announced that Siboldi would take over the club after former coach Pablo Guede resigned following a 3-2 loss against Mazatlan FC. On September 29, 2021,

announced that Siboldi would no longer be the coach for

leaving the club after 5 months in charge following a 3-0 loss against

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the day before. On 5 March 2022, Siboldi was appointed as the manager of Saudi Arabian club Al-Ahli. He was sacked on 4 September 2022. He got the club relegated to the First Division for the first time in its history.

Honours

Player

;Peñarol *

Uruguayan Primera División The Liga Profesional de Primera División (American Spanish , en, First Division Professional League, local: , ''First Division''), named "Torneo Uruguayo Copa Coca-Cola" for sponsorship reasons, is the highest professional football league in Uru ...

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* Copa Libertadores:

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;UANL * Liga de Ascenso de México: Invierno 1996, Verano 1997 *

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: 1995–96 ;Individual Mexican Primera División Golden Glove: 1989–90

Manager

;Cruz Azul Jasso * Segunda División de México: Clausura 2007 ;Santos Laguna * Liga MX: Clausura 2018 ;Cruz Azul *

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;Individual * Liga MX Manager of the Tournament: 2017–18

References

External links

Robert Siboldi
at Official Liga MX Profile
Robert Siboldi
at Soccerway
Profile at Tenfield

Argentine Primera Statistics at Fútbol XXI
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