Marcos Coll
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marco Tulio Coll Tesillo | ||
| Date of birth | 23 August 1935 | ||
| Place of birth | Barranquilla, Colombia | ||
| Date of death | 5 June 2017 (aged 81) | ||
| Place of death | Barranquilla, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1952–1955 | Sporting | ||
| 1955 | Medellín | ||
| 1956–1959 | Deportes Tolima | ||
| 1960 | River Plate | ||
| 1960–1965 | América de Cali | ||
| 1965–1969 | Deportes Tolima | ||
| 1970–1971 | Atlético Junior | ||
| International career | |||
| 1956–1962 | Colombia | 11 | (5) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Marco Tulio Collin Tesillo[1] (23 August 1935 – 5 June 2017) also known as El Olímpico was a Colombian professional footballer who played for Junior de Barranquilla and other clubs, and represented Colombia in the 1962 FIFA World Cup. He was famous for scoring the only Olympic goal in any FIFA World Cup, beating legendary goalkeeper Lev Yashin in a 4–4 draw against the Soviets in 1962.
Death
Coll died on 5 June 1990, aged 81, in his native Barranquilla after a short illness.[2]
1962 Olympic goal
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The only Olympic goal Marco Coll scored during a World Cup was at Arica, Chile in 1962. Colombia was down 4-1. Then they were given a corner kick. Marco Coll kicked the ball and scored a direct goal. Colombia would eventually tie with USSR with goals from Antonio Rada and Marino Klinger. At one interview, Coll claimed he aimed for the goal as the Colombian players were too short compared to their Russian opponents. Coll also said it was the first and only time he ever tried to score a goal from that position.[3]
Pundits reporting the event went on to blame Lev Yashin for not guarding his post properly. The goal inspired a reaction to tie the game 4-4. Colombia went on to lose to Yugoslavia 5-0 and to finish last in their group.
See also
References
- ^ Estéwil Quesada F. (6 June 2017) "Marco Coll siempre creyó que su gol olímpico fue de Dios" eltiempo.com. Retrieved 30 April 2019 (Spanish).
- ^ "Colombia: Fallece, Marcos Coll, autor del único gol olímpico en un Mundial". peru21.pe. 6 June 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ^ EFE (19 May 2018) "A 26 días del Mundial de Rusia: Colombia, 26 goles y uno olímpico" futbolred.com. Retrieved 30 April 2019 (Spanish).
External links
- Wikipedia articles needing copy edit from April 2019
- 1935 births
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- Footballers from Barranquilla
- Colombian footballers
- Colombia international footballers
- 1962 FIFA World Cup players
- Categoría Primera A players
- Independiente Medellín footballers
- Deportes Tolima footballers
- River Plate footballers
- América de Cali footballers
- Atlético Junior footballers
- Colombian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Argentina
- Atlético Junior managers
- Association football midfielders