Pedro Sarmiento
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Pedro Enrique Sarmiento Solís (26 October 1956 – 30 October 2024) was a Colombian football manager and player.
Playing career
Club
Born in Medellín, Sarmiento played for Atlético Nacional and América de Cali during his professional career. After winning several national club titles he became a trainer. In 2004, he won the fourth title for Independiente Medellín.
International
Sarmiento made 37 appearances for the senior Colombia national team from 1980 to 1985,[1] including participating in nine qualifying matches for the 1982 and 1986 FIFA World Cups[2] and the 1983 Copa América.[3]
He also played for Colombia at the 1980 Olympic Games in the Moscow.[4]
Managerial career
After retiring from playing, Sarmiento became a manager. He started as an assistant to Francisco Maturana at América de Cali and later joined the coaching staffs of Norberto Peluffo at the Colombia national under-23 football team, Hernán Darío Gómez and Francisco Maturana at the senior national team, and Víctor Luna at Independiente Medellín from 2002 to 2003. In 2004 he became the incumbent manager of Independiente Medellín, with whom he won the 2004 Apertura tournament, and one year later he led Deportivo Cali to the title in the 2005 Finalización and a runner-up finish in the 2006 Apertura. Sarmiento also managed Santa Fe, Cúcuta Deportivo, Deportivo Pereira, Envigado, Águilas Doradas, Atlético Nacional (as interim manager), and Once Caldas.[5]
Death
Sarmiento died of polycythemia, a red blood cell disorder, on 30 October 2024, at the age of 68.[6]
References
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