Andrés Escobar

Who was Andrés Escobar?

Andrés Escobar Saldarriaga, commonly known as Andrés Escobar, was a Colombian footballer who played as a defender. He played for Atlético Nacional, BSC Young Boys, and the Colombia national team.

Escobar was shot and killed in Medellín, and it is widely believed that was caused due to his own goal in the 1994 FIFA World Cup against the United States, which supposedly would have caused gambling losses to several powerful drug lords of the time. Although it is also strongly believed in Colombia that he wasn't a victim in relation to football, but by the issues that were occurring within the country itself at the time.

Escobar is still held in the highest regard by Colombian fans, and is especially mourned and remembered by Atlético Nacional's fans. Escobar is known for his famous line "Life doesn't end here".