Andrés Balanta

Andrés Balanta
Personal information
Full name	Andrés Felipe Balanta Cifuentes
Date of birth	18 January 2000
Place of birth	Cali, Colombia
Date of death	29 November 2022 (aged 22)
Place of death	San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Youth career
	Deportivo Cali
Senior career*
Years	Team
2018–2022	Deportivo Cali
2022	→ Atlético Tucumán (loan)
Total
International career
2017	Colombia U17
2019	Colombia U20
2020	Colombia U23
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Andrés Felipe Balanta Cifuentes (18 January 2000 – 29 November 2022) was a Colombian professional footballer who played as defensive midfielder for Deportivo Cali and Atlético Tucumán. He represented his nation at the youth level.^[3] In June 2022, he joined Atlético Tucumán on loan from Deportivo Cali until June 2023 with a purchase option at the express request of the technical director Lucas Pusineri, this being his first international experience.

On 29 November 2022, during training, Balanta collapsed to the ground from cardiorespiratory arrest. Medical personnel unsuccessfully attempted resuscitation for 40 minutes.^[4]

References

^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Colombia" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
^ ^a ^b Andrés Balanta at WorldFootball.net
^ Andrés Balanta at Soccerway
^ Tiempo, Casa Editorial El. "Clubes colombianos envían mensaje por fallecimiento de Andrés Balanta". futbolred.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 November 2022.

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[1] "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Colombia" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.

[wf-2] Andrés Balanta at WorldFootball.net

[3] Andrés Balanta at Soccerway

[4] Tiempo, Casa Editorial El. "Clubes colombianos envían mensaje por fallecimiento de Andrés Balanta". futbolred.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 November 2022.

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