Jairo Arias

Jairo Arias
Personal information
Full name Jairo Arias Serna
Date of birth (1936-11-29)November 29, 1936
Place of birth Colombia
Date of death October 13, 2023(2023-10-13) (aged 86)
Place of death Houston, Texas, U.S.
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1957–1959 Atlético Nacional 82 (21)
1960 Independiente Santa Fe 15 (2)
1961–1962 Atlético Nacional 72 (14)
1963–1964 Once Caldas 57 (4)
1964 Unión Magdalena 21 (0)
1965 Once Caldas 1 (0)
Total 248 (41)
International career
1962–1963 Colombia 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 16, 2013

Jairo Arias Serna (2 November 1938 – 13 October 2023) was a Colombian footballer.[1] He was a member of the Colombia national football team at the 1962 FIFA World Cup which was held in Chile.[2] Arias died in Houston, Texas on 13 October 2023, at the age of 84.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Jairo Arias". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  2. ^ Jairo Arias – FIFA competition record (archived)
  3. ^ "Adiós a Jairo 'niño' Arias, ex jugador de la Selección y Atlético Nacional". Tele Medellín. 14 October 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2024.


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