Nelson Abadía
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nelson Abadía Aragón[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 June 1956 | ||
| Place of birth | Cali, Colombia | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Colombia (women) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2004–2005 | Tauro | ||
| 2005 | Dimerco Popayán | ||
| 2006–2007 | Centauros Villavicencio | ||
| 2008 | Patriotas Boyacá | ||
| 2016 | América de Cali Women | ||
| 2017– | Colombia (women) | ||
| 2020–2021 | Colombia U-20 (women) | ||
Nelson Abadía Aragón (born 5 June 1956) is a Colombian football manager. Since 2017, he currently serves as manager of the Colombia women's team. He is the father of footballer Mario Abadía.
Managerial career
At the end of the 1990s, Abadía managed the "B" team of América de Cali in Categoría Primera C organized by Difutbol. There, he was in charge of several players who turned professional such as Sandro Zuluaga, Alex del Castillo and Róbinson Zapata.[2]
In 2004, Abadía was appointed by the Panamanian football club Tauro F.C.[3] By 2005, the team was within 3 points of playing in the finals.[4] In 2006, he managed the now defunct Centauros Villavicencio in Categoría Primera B.[5][6] In 2008, he managed Patriotas Boyacá who were 6 points away from playing in the Primera B final.[7]
Since 2014, Abadía has been part of the Colombian women's team, first as Fabián Taborda's technical assistant and then promoted to manager.[8][9]
Honours
Manager
Colombia Women
References
- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 – Squad List: Colombia (COL)" (PDF). FIFA. 11 July 2023. p. 6. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ "DE LA MANO DE NELSON ABADÍA". El Tiempo (in Spanish).
- ^ "Nelson Abadía continuará a cargo de la dirección técnica de los taurinos". portal.critica.com.pa (in Spanish).
- ^ "Hoy sale el otro finalista". Prensa (in Spanish).
- ^ "Nelson Abadía, técnico de Centauros, realiza un balance del segundo semestre del 2006". El Tiempo (in Spanish).
- ^ "Centauros está a la caza de talentos para sus divisiones menores el próximo año". El Tiempo (in Spanish).
- ^ "Patriotas se la juega toda en cuadrangulares semifinales". El Tiempo (in Spanish).
- ^ "Nelson Abadía, nuevo DT de la Selección Colombia Femenina". Caracol Radio. 20 September 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- ^ "Vallecuacano Nelson Abadía es nuestro nuevo DT de la Selección Colombia Femenina". El País (in Spanish). 20 September 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
External links
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- 1956 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Cali
- Colombian football managers
- Colombian expatriate football managers
- Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Panama
- Expatriate football managers in Panama
- Tauro F.C. managers
- Colombia women's national football team managers
- Association football coaches
- 20th-century Colombian people
- 21st-century Colombian people
- Patriotas Boyacá managers
- Atlético Huila managers
- 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup managers