Eudalio Arriaga

Eudalio Eulises Arriaga Blandón (born 19 September 1975) is a former Colombian footballer that played as a forward.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Arriaga and the second or maternal family name is Blandón.
Eudalio Arriaga
Personal information
Full name Eudalio Eulises Arriaga Blandón
Date of birth (1975-09-19) 19 September 1975
Place of birth Turbo, Antioquia, Colombia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1998 Envigado ? (?)
1999–2003 Junior 129 (20)
2002 → Barcelona 19 (5)
2003–2005 Puebla 72 (9)
2006 Junior 28 (4)
2007 Danubio 9 (1)
2007 Bucaramanga 10 (1)
2007 Universidad San Martín 5 (0)
2008 Cúcuta Deportivo 11 (1)
National team
2001–2004 Colombia 14 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 August 2008

Career

Born in Turbo, Antioquia, Arriaga began playing professional football with Envigado. He made his league debut under manager Gabriel Jaime Gómez, appearing as a second-half substitute against Deportivo Cali on 23 March 1995. He would score his first league goal against América de Cali on 11 March 1996.[1]

Arriaga played for a number of clubs in Colombia including Junior where he played over 100 games. He has also played in Mexico with Puebla, Barcelona Sporting Club in Ecuador, Danubio of Uruguay and Universidad San Martín of Peru. He is famous for his particular running gait, as one of his legs is shorter than the other, akin to football legend Garrincha, which made several narrators call him "Bamboleo" (wobble).

Arriaga played 14 times for the Colombia national team between 2001 and 2004. In 2001 he was part of the Colombia squad that won their first ever Copa América.

International goals

Colombia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Arriaga goal.

International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 17 July 2001Estadio Metropolitano, Barranquilla, Colombia Chile2–02–02001 Copa América

Titles
Season Team Title
2001ColombiaCopa América
Apertura 2005PueblaMexican 2nd division
Apertura 2006PueblaMexican 2nd division
Clausura 2007DanubioPrimera División Uruguaya

References
  1. Meluk, Gabriel; Ascencio, Jose Orlando (12 November 1998). "PROHIBIDO METER LA PATA" (in Spanish). El Tiempo.


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