Sebastián Botero

Juan Sebastián Botero (born July 4, 1986, in Ames, Iowa), is an American-born Colombian soccer midfielder that played for Atlético Huila in the Colombian First Division before retiring from his professional activity as a soccer player.[2] His parents moved from Colombia to the United States before he was born.[1]

Sebastián Botero
Personal information
Full name Juan Sebastián Botero
Date of birth (1986-07-04) July 4, 1986
Place of birth Ames, IA,[1] United States
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) midfielder[1]
Club information
Current team
 Atlético Huila
Youth career
1999–2003 Independiente Medellín
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2007 Independiente Medellín 46 (?)
2007 FC Dallas 0 (0)
2008–2009 Atlético Huila
2009 Once Caldas
2009 Independiente Medellín
2012 Cúcuta Deportivo
2013 Leones F. C.
2013 Atlético Huila 8 (0)
National team‡
2003 Colombia U-17
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of August 23, 2007
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of August 23, 2007

Football career

Then, Botero and his family moved back to Colombia when he was one year old, and he joined the Independiente Medellín youth system at age 13. He made his professional first team debut for Medellin at age 17, on August 3, 2003, versus Atletico Huila. In his four years with the club, he went on to make 46 first team appearances, playing his final game in June 2007 against Cúcuta Deportivo.[3][4]

In 2003, Botero played for Colombia's Under-17 national team in the South American championships, held in Bolivia, scoring a goal against Paraguay while also playing against Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, and Uruguay. This Colombian team was directed by coach Eduardo Lara.[5]

Botero was on the development roster with FC Dallas during 2007,[6] but was waived at the end of the year. He was later picked up to play for CD Atlético Huila to perform in the Copa Mustang in Colombia.

He was later chosen by Atlético Huila to play in the Colombian First Division in Colombia. He played for Once Caldas during the second half of 2009. Then, in 2012 he was hired by Cúcuta Deportivo.[7]

Retirement from professional football

In 2013 and after playing with the Rionegro club and again with Atlético Huila, Botero decided to retire from his activity as a professional soccer player in Colombia. From that moment on, he dedicated himself to coaching minor soccer divisions in the South American country, including Deportivo Independiente Medellín. Likewise, in later years, he began to give sports conferences, narrating and teaching about the soccer sports career, starting in minor divisions, until reaching the professional soccer environment.[8]

Clubs

Most of his sports career was developed in Colombia, a country where he continued to live after retiring as a professional player.

Club Country Year
Independiente Medellín  Colombia 2004–2007
FC Dallas  United States 2007
Atlético Huila  Colombia 2008–2009
Once Caldas  Colombia 2009
Cúcuta Deportivo  Colombia 2012
Rionegro  Colombia 2013
Atlético Huila  Colombia 2013

References
  1. Soccerway
  2. "FC Dallas Signs Colombian / American Midfielder Sebastian Botero". Our Sports Central - www.oursportscentral.com. United States of America: Major League Soccer (MLS) – FC Dallas. August 22, 2007. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  3. "Sebastián Botero". Divina Mente – www.divinamente.com.co (in Spanish). DivinaMente S.A.S. 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  4. "FC Dallas Signs Colombian / American Midfielder Sebastian Botero". Major League Soccer. August 22, 2007.
  5. "Lista de jugadores de Colombia para el Sudamericano de Bolivia (List of Colombian players for the South American in Bolivia)". Colombia.com - www.colombia.com (in Spanish). April 29, 2003. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  6. "FC Dallas Signs Colombian / American Midfielder Sebastian Botero". Our Sports Central - www.oursportscentral.com. United States of America: Major League Soccer (MLS) – FC Dallas. August 22, 2007. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  7. "S. Botero". Soccer Way - www.int.soccerway.com. Perform Group. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  8. "Sebastián Botero". Divina Mente – www.divinamente.com.co (in Spanish). DivinaMente S.A.S. 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
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