Jairo Arias

Jairo Arias

Personal information
Full name	Jairo Arias Serna
Date of birth	(1936-11-29)November 29, 1936
Place of birth	Colombia
Date of death	October 13, 2023(2023-10-13) (aged 86)
Place of death	Houston, Texas, U.S.
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1957–1959	Atlético Nacional	82	(21)
1960	Independiente Santa Fe	15	(2)
1961–1962	Atlético Nacional	72	(14)
1963–1964	Once Caldas	57	(4)
1964	Unión Magdalena	21	(0)
1965	Once Caldas	1	(0)
Total		248	(41)
National team
1962–1963	Colombia	4	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 16, 2013

Jairo Arias Serna (2 November 1938 – 13 October 2023) was a Colombian footballer.^[1] He was a member of the Colombia national football team at the 1962 FIFA World Cup which was held in Chile.^[2] Arias died in Houston, Texas on 13 October 2023, at the age of 84.^[3]

References

1. "Jairo Arias". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
2. Jairo Arias – FIFA competition record (archived)
3. "Adiós a Jairo 'niño' Arias, ex jugador de la Selección y Atlético Nacional". Tele Medellín. 14 October 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2024.