Robert Siboldi

Róbert Siboldi
Personal information
Full nameRóbert Dante Siboldi Badiola
Date of birthSeptember 24, 1965
Place of birthEmpalme Nicolich, Uruguay
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) - 85Kg
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1983-1988Peñarol
1988-1989Gimnasia (LP)
1989-1992Atlas108(0)
1993-1994Cruz Azul32(0)
1994-1995Puebla40(0)
1995-2000UANL Tigres109(0)
2000-2001Argentinos Juniors18(0)
2001-2002Atlético Junior
2002Gavilanes
National team
1992-1997Uruguay34(0)
Teams managed
2008-2009Cruz Azul II
2009-2010Cruz Azul
2012Dorados de Sinaloa
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of March 2008.
† Appearances (Goals).

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.

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 to be the new Cruz Azul coach and will replace Benjamin Galindo.

Honours as a player

National championships

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