Robert Siboldi
Róbert Dante Siboldi Badiola (born September 24, 1965 in Montevideo) is a retired football goalkeeper from Uruguay, who was nicknamed "Flaco" during his professional career. He is currently manager of Liga MX club Cruz Azul.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Róbert Dante Siboldi Badiola | ||
| Date of birth | September 24, 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Colonia Nicolich, Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Cruz Azul (Manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983–1988 | Peñarol | 0 | (0) |
| 1988–1989 | Gimnasia (LP) | 0 | (0) |
| 1989–1992 | Atlas | 108 | (0) |
| 1993–1994 | Cruz Azul | 32 | (0) |
| 1994–1995 | Puebla | 40 | (0) |
| 1995–2000 | Tigres UANL | 109 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Argentinos Juniors | 18 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Atlético Junior | 23 | (0) |
| 2002 | Gavilanes de Nuevo Laredo | 12 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1992–1997 | Uruguay | 34 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2009 | Cruz Azul II | ||
| 2009–2010 | Cruz Azul | ||
| 2012 | Dorados de Sinaloa | ||
| 2015 | Santos Laguna (Interim) | ||
| 2017–2018 | Santos Laguna | ||
| 2018–2019 | Veracruz | ||
| 2019– | Cruz Azul | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career
Siboldi played professional club football in Uruguay, Argentina, Mexico, and Colombia.
In Mexico, he played for Atlas, Cruz Azul, Puebla and UANL Tigres.
In Tigres, he came to the team in 1995. That season, 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 Monterrey. He played in Tigres for four years, until 1999.
International
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.
Coaching career
He was announced on May 4, 2009 as the new Cruz Azul coach, replacing Benjamin Galindo.
On 8 August 2018, Santos Laguna announced they had accepted Siboldi's resignation after a conflict with a player.[1][2]
Honours
Manager
- Cruz Azul Jasso
- Segunda División de México: Clausura 2007
- Santos Laguna
- Cruz Azul
References
- "Robert Dante Siboldi renuncia como entrenador de Santos" [Robert Dante Siboldi resigns as coach of Santos] (in Spanish). 8 August 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- "Robert Dante Siboldi renunció a Santos por conflicto 'de gravedad' con jugador" [Robert Dante Siboldi resigned from Santos due to a serious conflict with a player] (in Spanish). 8 August 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- (in Spanish) Profile
- (in Spanish) Argentine Primera Statistics
