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 goalkeeper and was nicknamed "Flaco."

Playing career

Club career

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

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, and

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. He came to Tigres in

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, a season in which the team was relegated to Primera División A. 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

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, 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 Uruguay national football team.

Managerial career

He was announced on May 4, 2009, as the new Cruz Azul coach, replacing

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. 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, Club Tijuana announced that Siboldi would take over the club after former coach

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resigned following a 3-2 loss against Mazatlan FC. On September 29, 2021, Club Tijuana announced that Siboldi would no longer be the coach for Club Tijuana 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:

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;UANL * Liga de Ascenso de México: Invierno 1996, Verano 1997 * Copa México: 1995–96 ;Individual

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Golden Glove: 1989–90

Manager

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

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: Clausura 2018 ;Cruz Azul * Leagues Cup:

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;Individual *

Manager of the Tournament: 2017–18

References

External links

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