Jairo Zulbarán


Jairo Luís Zulbarán, known as Calanche, was a Colombian football forward.

Club career

Born in Santa Marta, Zulbarán began his professional football career with Unión Magdalena and would play for Sporting de Barranquilla, Independiente Medellín, Real Cartagena, Millonarios and Unicosta. He is one of Unicosta's all-time leading goal-scorers. He ended his career early after having problems with his knee ligaments.

International career

Zulbarán competed for Colombia at the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship in Saudi Arabia and the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.

Personal life and death

In March 2002, Zulbarán was shot dead in a public market in downtown Santa Marta.