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As a player, Melendez played primarily as a [[forward (association football)|forward]]. He was a player for [[Junior de Barranquilla|Barranquilla Juventud Junior]] who, in large part due to his efforts, became the most powerful amateur club in Colombia during that period. He was the first Colombian player to play for a foreign team in 1939 when was hired by the team 'Hispano Centro Gallego' in [[Cuba]]. When playing, he was considered the best Colombian footballer of his era.<ref>Aguirre Acuña, Ahmed (2003). Junior: Una historia de diamantes, Barranquilla: Fama Producciones.</ref> |
As a player, Melendez played primarily as a [[forward (association football)|forward]]. He was a player for [[Junior de Barranquilla|Barranquilla Juventud Junior]] who, in large part due to his efforts, became the most powerful amateur club in Colombia during that period. He was the first Colombian player to play for a foreign team in 1939 when was hired by the team 'Hispano Centro Gallego' in [[Cuba]]. When playing, he was considered the best Colombian footballer of his era.<ref>Aguirre Acuña, Ahmed (2003). Junior: Una historia de diamantes, Barranquilla: Fama Producciones.</ref> |
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Meléndez was also head coach of the [[Colombia national football team| |
Meléndez was also head coach of the [[Colombia national football team|Colombia national team]] and coached them to a fifth-place finish in the [[Copa América]] 1945 and in 1947 to an 8th-place finish.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arcotriunfal.com/739/cinco_anos_del_triunfo_colombiano_en_la_copa_america.html |title=Cinco años del triunfo colombiano en la Copa América |publisher=Arco triunfal |accessdate=25 February 2011}}</ref> He was also head coach of [[Junior de Barranquilla|Atletico Junior]] in the early 1940s, who were runners-up in the first [[Categoría Primera A|championship league football]] in 1948.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.atleticojunior.com/miuras.php?subaction=showfull&id=1130419932&archive=&start_from=&ucat=21& |title=Reseña histórica del Junior |publisher=Club Atlético Junior de Barranquilla |accessdate=25 February 2011}}</ref> Meléndez died on 20 May 2000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/MAM-1244412 |title=Murió en Barranquilla Roberto "El Flaco" Meléndez |publisher=El Tiempo |date=21 May 2000 |accessdate=25 February 2011}}</ref> |
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The [[Barranquilla]] main metropolitan stadium [[Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez]] was officially renamed after Meléndez, on the initiative of journalist Chelo de Castro on 17 March 1991.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/MAM-49553 |title=Roberto Meléndez |publisher=El Tiempo |date=25 March 1991 |accessdate=25 February 2011}}</ref> |
The [[Barranquilla]] main metropolitan stadium [[Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez]] was officially renamed after Meléndez, on the initiative of journalist Chelo de Castro on 17 March 1991.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/MAM-49553 |title=Roberto Meléndez |publisher=El Tiempo |date=25 March 1991 |accessdate=25 February 2011}}</ref> |
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| Full name | Roberto Meléndez Lara | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 31 March 1912 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Barranquilla, Colombia | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 20 May 2000 (aged 88) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Barranquilla, Colombia | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1930–1939 | Junior | ||||||||||||||||
| 1939 | Centro Gallego | ||||||||||||||||
| 1940–1947 | Junior | ||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1937–1947 | Colombia | ||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1945 | Colombia | ||||||||||||||||
| 1948 | Junior | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Roberto Meléndez Lara, nicknamed El Flaco, (born in Barranquilla, 31 March 1912 - died 20 May 2000) was a Colombian football player and coach who played in the 1930s and 1940s, in the amateur era of the sport.
As a player, Melendez played primarily as a forward. He was a player for Barranquilla Juventud Junior who, in large part due to his efforts, became the most powerful amateur club in Colombia during that period. He was the first Colombian player to play for a foreign team in 1939 when was hired by the team 'Hispano Centro Gallego' in Cuba. When playing, he was considered the best Colombian footballer of his era.[1]
Meléndez was also head coach of the Colombia national team and coached them to a fifth-place finish in the Copa América 1945 and in 1947 to an 8th-place finish.[2] He was also head coach of Atletico Junior in the early 1940s, who were runners-up in the first championship league football in 1948.[3] Meléndez died on 20 May 2000.[4]
The Barranquilla main metropolitan stadium Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez was officially renamed after Meléndez, on the initiative of journalist Chelo de Castro on 17 March 1991.[5]
Honours
- International
References
- ^ Aguirre Acuña, Ahmed (2003). Junior: Una historia de diamantes, Barranquilla: Fama Producciones.
- ^ "Cinco años del triunfo colombiano en la Copa América". Arco triunfal. Retrieved 25 February 2011.
- ^ "Reseña histórica del Junior". Club Atlético Junior de Barranquilla. Retrieved 25 February 2011.
- ^ "Murió en Barranquilla Roberto "El Flaco" Meléndez". El Tiempo. 21 May 2000. Retrieved 25 February 2011.
- ^ "Roberto Meléndez". El Tiempo. 25 March 1991. Retrieved 25 February 2011.
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Categories:
- Colombian footballers
- Colombian expatriate footballers
- Colombia international footballers
- Colombia national football team managers
- Atlético Junior footballers
- Atlético Junior managers
- Sportspeople from Barranquilla
- 1912 births
- 2000 deaths
- Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Colombia
- Competitors at the 1938 Central American and Caribbean Games
- Association football forwards
- Colombian football managers
- Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in football
- 20th-century Colombian people