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."
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Full name | Robert Dante Siboldi Badiola | ||
Date of birth | (1965-09-24) September 24, 1965 (age 57) | ||
Place of birth | Colonia Nicolich, Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
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) |
National team | |||
1992–1997 | Uruguay | 34 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
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 | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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.
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.
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 in its history.
Mexican Primera División Golden Glove: 1989–90
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