Oscar Bolaño

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Bolaño and the second or maternal family name is Meza.

Óscar Bolaño
Personal information
Full name Óscar Emilio Bolaño Meza
Date of birth (1951-05-14)14 May 1951
Place of birth Santa Marta
Date of death 29 January 2017(2017-01-29) (aged 65)
Position(s) Defender
International career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1973–1983 Colombia 29 (0)

Óscar Emilio Bolaño Meza (14 May 1951 – 29 January 2017) was a Colombian footballer.

Club career

For Independiente Santa Fe and Atlético Junior Bolaño appeared in the Copa Libertadores. With both teams he won the Colombian football championship.

Honours

Independiente Santa Fe
Atlético Junior

International career

He played in 29 matches for the Colombian national team from June 1975 to August 1983. He was part of Colombia's squad for the 1975, 1979 and 1983 Copa América tournaments.

Personal life

His children Oscar, Hugo and Jorge also were footballers. Jorge Bolaño was captain of Atlético Junior between 1996 and 1999 and played with Colombia in the 1998 FIFA World Cup.

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