Rolando Serrano

José Rolando "Loco" Serrano Lazaro (born 13 November 1938 Pamplona, Colombia) was a Colombian football midfielder.

Rolando Serrano
Personal information
Full name José Rolando Serrano Lazaro
Date of birth (1938-11-13) November 13, 1938
Place of birth Colombia
National team
Colombia

Career

Serrano helped the Colombia national football team qualify for their first ever World Cup: 1962 FIFA World Cup.[1] The Colombia national football team lost both their first and third group stage matches, but drew the Soviet Union team under 1960 European Football Championship winning coach Gavriil Kachalin.[2] He also competed for Colombia in the 1963 South American Championship.[3]

After retiring from playing, Serrano was appointed the manager of local club Cúcuta Deportivo in January 1982.[1]

References

  1. "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.
  2. Rolando Serrano – FIFA competition record (archived)
  3. Tabeira, Martín (12 August 2009). "Southamerican Championship 1963". RSSSF.


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