José Rolando Serrano Lazaro (13 November 1938 – 13 June 2022) was a Colombian footballer who played as a midfielder.

Rolando Serrano
Personal information
Full name José Rolando Serrano Lazaro
Date of birth (1938-11-13)13 November 1938
Place of birth Pamplona, Colombia
Date of death 13 June 2022(2022-06-13) (aged 83)
Place of death Cúcuta, Colombia
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1957–1960 Cúcuta Deportivo
1961–1963 América de Cali
1964 Cúcuta Deportivo
1964–1965 Unión Magdalena
1966–1967 Millonarios
1968–1969 Atlético Junior
International career
Colombia
Managerial career
Cúcuta Deportivo
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Serrano helped the Colombia national team qualify for its first ever World Cup: 1962 FIFA World Cup.[2] It lost both its first and third group stage matches, but drew the Soviet Union team under 1960 European Football Championship winning coach Gavriil Kachalin.[3] He also competed for Colombia in the 1963 South American Championship.[4]

After retiring from playing, Serrano was appointed the manager of local club Cúcuta Deportivo in January 1982.[2]

Serrano died on 13 June 2022, at the age of 83.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Rolando Serrano at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ a b "Silvio Salazar y Rolando Serrano hicieron noticia 25 años atrás" (in Spanish). Arcotrifunal.com. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
  3. ^ Rolando SerranoFIFA competition record (archived)
  4. ^ Tabeira, Martín (12 August 2009). "Southamerican Championship 1963". RSSSF.
  5. ^ Murió exmundialista Rolando Serrano, abuelo de Camila Osorio (in Spanish)