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Nelson Abadía
Colombian footballer manager
Nelson Abadía Aragón (born 5 June 1956) is a Colombian football manager. From 2017 until 31 August 2023, he served as manager of the Colombia women's team. He is the father of footballer Mario Abadía.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nelson Abadía Aragón[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1956-06-05) 5 June 1956 (age 67) | ||
| Place of birth | Cali, Colombia | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1982–1983 | Cúcuta Deportivo | ||
| 1986–1988 | Cúcuta Deportivo | ||
| 1989–1990 | Deportivo Pereira | ||
| 1990–1992 | Boca Juniors de Cali (youth) | ||
| 1994–1995 | Lanceros Boyacá | ||
| 1995–1996 | Atlético Huila | ||
| 1999–2000 | Delfín | ||
| 2003 | Dimerco Popayán [es] | ||
| 2004–2005 | Tauro | ||
| 2006–2007 | Centauros Villavicencio | ||
| 2008 | Patriotas Boyacá | ||
| 2008 | Dépor | ||
| 2013–2014 | Llaneros (youth) | ||
| 2014–2016 | Colombia Women (assistant) | ||
| 2016 | América de Cali (women) | ||
| 2017–2023 | Colombia Women | ||
| 2020–2021 | Colombia Women U20 | ||
At the end of the 1990s, Abadía managed the "B" team of América de Cali in Categoría Primera C organized by Difutbol. There, he was in charge of several players who turned professional such as Sandro Zuluaga, Alex del Castillo and Róbinson Zapata.[2]
In 2004, Abadía was appointed by the Panamanian football club Tauro F.C.[3] By 2005, the team was within 3 points of playing in the finals.[4] In 2006, he managed the now defunct Centauros Villavicencio in Categoría Primera B.[5][6] In 2008, he managed Patriotas Boyacá who were 6 points away from playing in the Primera B final.[7]
From 2014 until 31 August 2023, Abadía was part of the Colombian women's team, first as Fabián Taborda's technical assistant and then promoted to manager.[8][9]
Manager
Colombia Women
- "FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 – Squad List: Colombia (COL)" (PDF). FIFA. 11 July 2023. p. 6. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- "DE LA MANO DE NELSON ABADÍA". El Tiempo (in Spanish).
- "Nelson Abadía continuará a cargo de la dirección técnica de los taurinos". portal.critica.com.pa (in Spanish).
- "Hoy sale el otro finalista". Prensa (in Spanish).
- "Nelson Abadía, técnico de Centauros, realiza un balance del segundo semestre del 2006". El Tiempo (in Spanish).
- "Centauros está a la caza de talentos para sus divisiones menores el próximo año". El Tiempo (in Spanish).
- "Patriotas se la juega toda en cuadrangulares semifinales". El Tiempo (in Spanish).
- "Nelson Abadía, nuevo DT de la Selección Colombia Femenina". Caracol Radio. 20 September 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- "Vallecuacano Nelson Abadía es nuestro nuevo DT de la Selección Colombia Femenina". El País (in Spanish). 20 September 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2020.