Robert Siboldi

Róbert Siboldi

Personal information
Full name	Róbert Dante Siboldi Badiola
Date of birth	September 24, 1965
Place of birth	Empalme Nicolich, Uruguay
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) - 85Kg
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1983-1988	Peñarol
1988-1989	Gimnasia (LP)
1989-1992	Atlas	108	(0)
1993-1994	Cruz Azul	32	(0)
1994-1995	Puebla	40	(0)
1995-2000	UANL Tigres	109	(0)
2000-2001	Argentinos Juniors	18	(0)
2001-2002	Atlético Junior
2002	Gavilanes
National team
1992-1997	Uruguay	34	(0)
Teams managed
2008-2009	Cruz Azul II
2009-2010	Cruz Azul
2012	Dorados de Sinaloa
2015	Santos Laguna (Interim)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of August 16, 2015. † 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

• 1 Liga de Ascenso de México (Tigres de la UANL, seasons 1996-1997).

References

• (Spanish) Profile
• (Spanish) Argentine Primera Statistcs