Andrés Escobar

Colombian footballer (1967–1994)
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Andrés Escobar
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Andrés Escobar

Summary

Andrés Escobar is a human[1]. He was born in Rasht and Khomam[2]. He was born on March 13, 1967[3]. He passed away in Medellín[4]. He died on July 2, 1994[5]. He worked as an association football player[6]. He ranks in the top 0.61% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,773 views/month, #6,126 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Andrés Escobar was born in Rasht and Khomam[2].
  • Andrés Escobar died in Medellín[4].
  • Andrés Escobar was born on March 13, 1967[3].
  • Andrés Escobar died on July 2, 1994[5].
  • Burial took place at San Pedro Cemetery[8].
  • Andrés Escobar held citizenship in Colombia[9].
  • Spanish was Andrés Escobar's native language[10].
  • Andrés Escobar's professions included association football player[6].
  • Andrés Escobar is recorded as male[11].
  • Andrés Escobar's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Andrés Escobar's member of sports team is recorded as Atlético Nacional[13].
  • Andrés Escobar's member of sports team is recorded as BSC Young Boys[14].
  • Andrés Escobar's member of sports team is recorded as Atlético Nacional[15].
  • Andrés Escobar's member of sports team is recorded as Colombia men's national football team[16].
  • Andrés Escobar's position played on team / speciality is recorded as defender[17].
  • Andrés Escobar's sport is recorded as association football[18].
  • Andrés Escobar's family name is recorded as Escobar[19].
  • Andrés Escobar's given name is recorded as Andrés[20].
  • Andrés Escobar's pseudonym is recorded as "El Caballero del Fútbol"[21].
  • Andrés Escobar's manner of death is recorded as homicide[22].
  • Andrés Escobar's participant in is recorded as 1994 FIFA World Cup[23].
  • Andrés Escobar's participant in is recorded as 1990 FIFA World Cup[24].
  • Andrés Escobar's number of matches played/races/starts is recorded as {'amount': '+1'}[25].
  • Andrés Escobar's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Spanish[26].
  • Andrés Escobar's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Andrés Escobar Saldarriaga'}[27].

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[28]

  • Began / founded: 1967-03-13[29]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1994-07-02[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 6f89c01e-c73d-47d9-948f-9867a970849c[31]

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Origins and Family

Born in Rasht and Khomam[2], Andrés Escobar… he was born on March 13, 1967[3]. Spanish was his native language[10].

Career and Affiliations

Andrés Escobar worked as an association football player[6].

Death and Burial

Andrés Escobar died on July 2, 1994[5]. He passed away in Medellín[4]. He is buried at San Pedro Cemetery[8].

Why It Matters

Andrés Escobar ranks in the top 0.61% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,773 views/month, #6,126 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] He is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

FAQs

Where was Andrés Escobar born?

Andrés Escobar was born in Rasht and Khomam[2].

Where did Andrés Escobar die?

Andrés Escobar died in Medellín[4].

What did Andrés Escobar do for work?

Andrés Escobar worked as association football player[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [15] . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . Argentine Soccer Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . FBref. wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . UEFA.com. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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