Robert Siboldi
Robert Dante Siboldi Badiola (born 24 September 1965) is a Uruguayan professional manager and former footballer. During his playing career, he played as a goalkeeper and was nicknamed "Flaco." He is the current manager of Liga MX club Tigres UANL.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Robert Dante Siboldi Badiola | ||
Date of birth | September 24, 1965 | ||
Place of birth | Colonia Nicolich, Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | UANL (manager) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1983–1988 | Peñarol | 0 | (0) |
1988–1989 | Gimnasia (LP) | 0 | (0) |
1989–1992 | Atlas | 108 | (0) |
1993–1994 | Cruz Azul | 32 | (0) |
1994–1995 | Puebla | 40 | (0) |
1995–2000 | Tigres UANL | 109 | (0) |
2000–2001 | Argentinos Juniors | 18 | (0) |
2001–2002 | Atlético Junior | 23 | (0) |
2002 | Gavilanes de Nuevo Laredo | 12 | (0) |
International career | |||
1992–1997 | Uruguay | 34 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2009 | Cruz Azul Hidalgo | ||
2009–2010 | Cruz Azul | ||
2012 | Dorados de Sinaloa | ||
2015 | Santos Laguna (Interim) | ||
2017–2018 | Santos Laguna | ||
2018–2019 | Veracruz | ||
2019–2020 | Cruz Azul | ||
2021 | Tijuana | ||
2022 | Al-Ahli | ||
2023– | UANL | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Playing career
Club career
Siboldi played professional club football in Uruguay, Argentina, Mexico, and Colombia.
In Mexico, he played for Atlas, Cruz Azul, Puebla, and UANL Tigres.
He came to Tigres in 1995, a season in which 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, and played for Tigres until 1999.
International career
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.
Managerial career
He was announced on May 4, 2009, as the new Cruz Azul coach, replacing Benjamin Galindo.
On August 8, 2018, Santos Laguna announced they had accepted Siboldi's resignation after a conflict with a player.[1][2]
On April 19, 2021, Club Tijuana announced that Siboldi would take over the club after former coach Pablo Guede resigned following a 3-2 loss against Mazatlan FC.
On September 29, 2021, Club Tijuana announced that Siboldi would no longer be the coach for Club Tijuana leaving the club after 5 months in charge following a 3-0 loss against Club Necaxa the day before.[3]
On 5 March 2022, Siboldi was appointed as the manager of Saudi Arabian club Al-Ahli.[4] He was sacked on 4 September 2022.[5] He got the club relegated to the First Division for the first time in its history.
On April 10, 2023, Siboldi arrived to Tigres UANL as head coach, team where he played and became an idol in the 1990s.
Honours
Player
- Peñarol
- UANL
- Liga de Ascenso de México: Invierno 1996, Verano 1997
- Copa México: 1995–96
- Individual
- Mexican Primera División Golden Glove: 1989–90
Manager
- Cruz Azul Jasso
- Segunda División de México: Clausura 2007
- Santos Laguna
- Cruz Azul
- Individual
References
- "Robert Dante Siboldi renuncia como entrenador de Santos" [Robert Dante Siboldi resigns as coach of Santos] (in Spanish). 8 August 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- "Robert Dante Siboldi renunció a Santos por conflicto 'de gravedad' con jugador" [Robert Dante Siboldi resigned from Santos due to a serious conflict with a player] (in Spanish). 8 August 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- "Robert Dante Siboldi deja de ser director técnico de los Xolos de Tijuana". 29 September 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- "رسميًا.. الأهلي يُعلن تعاقده مع الأورغوياني روبرت سيبولدي".
- "بعد إقالة سيبولدي.. الأهلي يستعين بعنبر ويفاوض سييرا".
External links
- Robert Siboldi at Official Liga MX Profile
- Robert Siboldi at Soccerway
- Profile at Tenfield (in Spanish)
- Argentine Primera Statistics at Fútbol XXI (in Spanish)