Eudalio_Arriaga
Eudalio Arriaga
Colombian footballer (born 1975)
Eudalio Eulises Arriaga Blandón (born 19 September 1975) is a former Colombian footballer that played as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eudalio Eulises Arriaga Blandón | ||
| Date of birth | (1975-09-19) 19 September 1975 (age 48) | ||
| Place of birth | Turbo, Antioquia, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1998 | Envigado | ? | (?) |
| 1999–2003 | Junior | 129 | (20) |
| 2002 | → Barcelona | 19 | (5) |
| 2003–2005 | Puebla | 72 | (9) |
| 2006 | Junior | 28 | (4) |
| 2007 | Danubio | 9 | (1) |
| 2007 | Bucaramanga | 10 | (1) |
| 2007 | Universidad San Martín | 5 | (0) |
| 2008 | Cúcuta Deportivo | 11 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2001–2004 | Colombia | 14 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 August 2008 | |||
Born in Turbo, Antioquia, Arriaga began playing professional football with Envigado. He made his league debut under manager Gabriel Jaime Gómez, appearing as a second-half substitute against Deportivo Cali on 23 March 1995. He would score his first league goal against América de Cali on 11 March 1996.[1]
Arriaga played for a number of clubs in Colombia including Junior where he played over 100 games. He has also played in Mexico with Puebla, Barcelona Sporting Club in Ecuador, Danubio of Uruguay and Universidad San Martín of Peru. He is famous for his particular running gait, as one of his legs is shorter than the other, akin to football legend Garrincha, which made several narrators call him "Bamboleo" (wobble).
Arriaga played 14 times for the Colombia national team between 2001 and 2004. In 2001 he was part of the Colombia squad that won their first ever Copa América.
International goals
Colombia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Arriaga goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 July 2001 | Estadio Metropolitano, Barranquilla, Colombia |  Chile | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2001 Copa América |
| Season | Team | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Colombia | Copa América |
| Apertura 2005 | Puebla | Mexican 2nd division |
| Apertura 2006 | Puebla | Mexican 2nd division |
| Clausura 2007 | Danubio | Primera División Uruguaya |
- Meluk, Gabriel; Ascencio, Jose Orlando (12 November 1998). "PROHIBIDO METER LA PATA" (in Spanish). El Tiempo.
- Eudalio Arriaga at National-Football-Teams.com
- Eudalio Arriaga at Soccerway
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