Mengamori Kelam Piala Dunia 1994 Amerika Serikat: Tragedi Pembunuhan El Caballero Del Futbol, Andres36

Andres86's last appearance with the Colombian national team at the 1994 World Cup United States before being killed after returning to his hometown, Medellin. (Colombia Reports)

JAKARTA - The murder of Colombian footballer Andres86 in Medellin on July 2, 1994 became the dark memory left of the 1994 World Cup in the United States. The player, nicknamed El Caballero del Futbol, Ksatria Football, was killed by being shot in the parking lot of a cafe, just 10 days after the Colombian national team removed their suitcases for being knocked out in the competition in the group A of the world's most popular football tournament.

Colombia, a team dubbed Los Cafeteros, actually became a dark horse in the 1994 World Cup. They are predicted to be able to qualify from the group stage because they have qualified material for the players, including96 as a very quiet libero mobilizing Colombia's defense.

The doubt began to emerge when Colombia fell 1-3 from Romania in the inaugural match of group A. Host of the United States who will be the next opponent finds confidence, and this is evidenced by a 2-1 win over Los Cafeteros, the Kopi Farmer. One of the causes of Colombia's defeat was Andres voting's own goal.

In a counter-attack, US striker John Harkes in the 35th minute sent a low cross in front of a Colombian goal escorted by Oscar Cordoba.36ard tried to block the pass, but the ball skyrocketed into his own net. The US added a goal through Ernie Stewart in the 52nd minute. Colombia striker Adolfo Valencia's goal in the 90th minute was only able to narrow the defeat to 1-2.

When he lost in the first match to Romania, the threat of murder had stopped by the hotel where the Colombian national team headquarters in Pasadena. The defeat to the US added to the pressure on them, especially since one of the goals was the result of Marquez's suicide.

Colombia ended their work in the 1994 World Cup by being caretaker of group A. Two defeats, 1-3 from Romania and 1-2 from the US, and a 2-0 win over Switzerland only resulted in 3 points for Colombia. Their score was the lowest compared to Romania 6 and 4 for Switzerland and the US, respectively, the hosts who were also eliminated by losing goal difference to Switzerland.

Life doesn't end here. We have to go on. Life can't end here. No matter how difficult it is, we have to rise again. We only have two options: let anger paralyze us and violence continues, or we overcome and try our best to help others. That's our choice. Let's maintain respect. My warm greetings to everyone. This is the most amazing and rare experience. We will soon meet again because life doesn't end here," Andresnov told the newspaper published by Bogota, El Tiempo after Colombia was defeated by the US.

Unfortunately, the reality that happened was not what Andres86 had hoped for. Having failed at the 1994 World Cup, a group of the Colombian national team returned to their country. But less than two weeks after returning to their hometowns, Escobar met his death.

Shortly after spending the night with a colleague in a cafe, Escobar was confronted by a group of people in the parking lot. They claim that Marquez's responsibility is the culprit for causing those people to lose a large amount of money on the betting table due to the libero's own goal which looks calm.

They abused86, before finally shooting him. Six gunshot wounds from a 38-caliber gun penetratedprobe's body. He was rushed to the hospital but was only able to last 45 minutes.36ard died at the age of 27. A member of a drug cartel named Humberto Castro Munoz was arrested and proven to be the killer of Andres36. He was tried and sentenced to 43 years in prison.

Andres86 is an anomaly in the selection of quality footballers. His tall, thin body is actually less than ideal, but he is loved by the public because of his polite attitude on and off the pitch. voting is a figure loved by children and the media. Coach Francisco Manatura actually plans to make him the captain of the Colombian national team permanently, replacing Carlos Valderrama if he retires.

Andres36 was also attracted by coach Arrigo Sacchi to be brought to AC Milan from his home club, Atletico Nacional to replace Franco Baresi who began to retire. If made it out of Colombia, Marquez's future would be more brilliant. But fate said otherwise, because death picked him up less than two weeks after Colombia's work in the 1994 World Cup ended.