Nelson Abadía
Nelson Abadía Aragón | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 5, 1956 Cali, Colombia |
| Occupation | Football coach |
| Years active | 1990s–2023 |
| Known for | Manager of Colombia women's national football team (2017–2023) |
Nelson Abadía Aragón (born 5 June 1956) is a Colombian football coach. He was in charge of the Colombian women's squad from 2017 until 31 August 2023. He is also the father of professional footballer Mario Abadía.
Managerial career
During the late 1990s, Abadía took charge of América de Cali's reserve team competing in Categoría Primera C, where he contributed to the development of players such as Sandro Zuluaga, Alex del Castillo, and Róbinson Zapata.
In 2004, he assumed the managerial role at Panamanian side Tauro F.C., leading the club to a position near the finals by the following year. The year 2006 saw him managing Centauros Villavicencio, a now-defunct club in Categoría Primera B. By 2008, he was at the helm of Patriotas Boyacá, guiding them to finish six points short of reaching the Primera B final.
Between 2014 and August 2023, Abadía was involved with Colombia's women's national team, initially serving as an assistant coach under Fabián Taborda before being promoted to head coach.
Manager
Colombia Women
- Pan American Games: Champions of the 2019 edition
External links
- 1956 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Cali
- Colombian football managers
- Colombian expatriate football managers
- Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Panama
- Expatriate football managers in Panama
- Tauro F.C. managers
- Colombia women's national football team managers
- Association football coaches
- 20th-century Colombian people
- 21st-century Colombian people
- Cúcuta Deportivo managers
- Patriotas Boyacá managers
- Atlético Huila managers
- 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup managers
- Delfín S.C. managers
- Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador
- Expatriate football managers in Ecuador