Marcos Coll

Marcos Coll

Personal information
Full name	Marcos Tulio Coll Tesillo
Date of birth	August 23, 1935 (1935-08-23) (age 76)
Place of birth	Barranquilla, Colombia
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Youth career
?	?
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1952–1955	Sporting Barranquilla
1955	Independiente Medellín
1956–1959	Deportes Tolima
1960	Atletico Bucaramanga
1960–1965	América de Cali
1965–1969	Deportes Tolima
1970–1971	Junior Barranquilla
National team
1956–1962	Colombia	?	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 March 2008. † Appearances (Goals).

Marcos Tulio Coll Tesillo (born 23 August 1935 in Barranquilla, Colombia, also known as "El Olimpico") was a former International professional footballer who played for América de Cali and other clubs, and represented Colombia in the 1962 FIFA World Cup. He is notable for scoring an Olympic goal against USSR after getting a corner kick.

Biography

Coll was born in Barranquilla in 1935. He started his career with Sporting Barranquilla 1952-1955. Then in 1956 he played for Independiente Medellín and played his first match for Colombia in a 1958 FIFA World Cup Qualifier the same year. He later played for Deportes Tolima in 1960 and then shortley went to América de Cali and played in the 1962 scoring a notable goal. Then in 1965 he played for Deportes Tolima and then in 1970-1971 played for Atlético Junior then retiring football.

1962 Olympic Goal

The only olympic goal ever scored during a World Cup was scored in 1962 while Colombia was down 4-1, Colombia were given a corner kick. Marcos Coll kicked the ball and scored a direct goal. Colombia would eventually tie with USSR with goals from Antonio Rada and Marino Klinger. They went on to lose to Yugoslavia 5-0 and to finish last in their group.

See also

• Olympic goal
• 1962 FIFA World Cup

External links

• Player Bio and Information
• Exclusive interview from 2001 (In Spanish)
• Worlds best Sporting people-Including Marcos Coll (In Spanish)
• Exclusive Interview from 2001 translated into English

Persondata
Name	Coll, Marcos
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Short description
Date of birth	23 August 1935
Place of birth	Barranquilla, Colombia
Date of death
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