Robert Siboldi

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Robert Siboldi
Personal information
Full name Robert Dante Siboldi Badiola
Date of birth (1965-09-24) September 24, 1965 (age 59)
Place of birth Colonia Nicolich, Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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)
International career
1992–1997 Uruguay 34 (0)
Managerial career
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
2023–2024 Tigres UANL
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert Dante Siboldi Badiola (born 24 September 1965) is a Uruguayan professional manager and former footballer.

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A talented goalkeeper, Siboldi played most of his club career in Mexico and for the Uruguay national team between 1992-1997.

As a manager, Siboldi has been Liga MX champion twice, with Santos Laguna and Tigres UANL, respectively, in only three playoffs disputed. Both of his Liga MX championships were as interim coach.

Playing career

Club career

Siboldi played professional club football in Uruguay, Argentina, Mexico, and Colombia.

In Mexico, he played for Atlas, Cruz Azul, Puebla, and UANL Tigres.

He arrived 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 idol between the fans of the team. He played for Tigres until 1999.

International career

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.

Managerial career

Early career

Siboldi 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]

Tijuana

On 19 April 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 29 September 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]

Al-Ahli

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 time in its history.

Tigres UANL

On 10 April 2023, Siboldi became the head coach of Tigres UANL. At the time, they had 9 points with only 3 games remaining. Tigres UANL secured their spot in the playoffs during the final match of the season. On 28 May, Tigres UANL defeated Guadalajara in the final to win the league title.

On 2 June 2024, Siboldi's assistant was accused of leaking privileged information to rival club Monterrey. Siboldi confronted the club's management and asked them to provide evidence, but the club refused to do so. On 4 June, Siboldi was dismissed from his position. [6]

Honours

Player

Peñarol
Tigres UANL
Individual

Manager

Cruz Azul Jasso
Santos Laguna
Cruz Azul
Tigres UANL
Individual

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References

  1. "Robert Dante Siboldi renuncia como entrenador de Santos" [Robert Dante Siboldi resigns as coach of Santos] (in Spanish). 8 August 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  2. "Robert Dante Siboldi renunció a Santos por conflicto 'de gravedad' con jugador" [Robert Dante Siboldi resigned from Santos due to a serious conflict with a player] (in Spanish). 8 August 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  3. "Robert Dante Siboldi deja de ser director técnico de los Xolos de Tijuana". 29 September 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  4. "رسميًا.. الأهلي يُعلن تعاقده مع الأورغوياني روبرت سيبولدي". 5 March 2022.
  5. "بعد إقالة سيبولدي.. الأهلي يستعين بعنبر ويفاوض سييرا".
  6. "Siboldi está fuera de Tigres, el club lo hizo oficial" (in Spanish). ESPN México. 4 June 2024.