Andrés Escobar

Andrés Escobar (13 March 1967 - 2 July 1994) was a Colombian footballer. He played for Colombia national team.

Death
Escobar was shot and killed in Medellín at aged 27. It is believed that he was murdered because he scored an own goal against his team in the 1994 FIFA World Cup which caused the United States to win 2 – 1 and caused gambling losses to a lot of powerful drug lords.
International career statistics

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|1988||5||1
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|1989||16||0
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|1990||5||0
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|1991||8||0
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|1992||2||0
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|1993||1||0
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|1994||13||0
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!Total||50||1
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References

Category:1967 births
Category:1994 deaths
Category:1990 FIFA World Cup players
Category:1994 FIFA World Cup players
Category:Colombian footballers
Category:Murdered sportspeople
Category:Murders by firearm in Colombia