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Jorge Bolaño

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Bolaño and the second or maternal family name is Correa.

Jorge Bolaño
Personal information
Full name Jorge Eladio Bolaño Correa
Date of birth (1977-04-28)28 April 1977
Place of birth Santa Marta, Colombia
Date of death 6 April 2025(2025-04-06) (aged 47)
Place of death Cúcuta, Colombia
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1999 Atlético Junior 145 (10)
1999–2007 Parma 84 (0)
2002–2003 → Sampdoria (loan) 0 (0)
2003–2004 → Lecce (loan) 16 (0)
2007–2009 Modena 54 (2)
2010–2012 Cúcuta Deportivo 58 (0)
Total 357 (12)
International career
1995–2003 Colombia 36 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jorge Eladio Bolaño Correa (28 April 1977 – 6 April 2025) was a Colombian professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Bolaño played for the Colombia national team and was a participant at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.

Biography

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Bolaño was born in Santa Marta, Colombia on 28 April 1977. His father Oscar Bolaño and his brothers Hugo and Oscar Jr also were footballers.

Bolaño died due to a heart attack in Cúcuta, Colombia, on 6 April 2025, at the age of 47.[1]

Career statistics

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Scores and results list Colombia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bolaño goal.
List of international goals scored by Jorge Bolaño[2]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 11 July 1999 Estadio Feliciano Cáceres, Luque, Paraguay  Chile 1–0 3–2 1999 Copa América

Honours

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Junior

Parma

References

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  1. ^ Jorge Bolaño, morto a 47 anni l'ex centrocampista colombiano del Parma (in Italian)
  2. ^ "Bolaño, Jorge". National Football Teams. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
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Sporting positions
Preceded by Atlético Junior captain
1996–1999 		Succeeded by
Marquinho


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