Nelson Abadía

Nelson Abadía Aragón (born 5 June 1956) is a Colombian football manager. Since 2017, he currently serves as manager of the Colombia women's team. He is the father of footballer Mario Abadía.

Nelson Abadía
Personal information
Full name Nelson Abadía Aragón[1]
Date of birth (1956-06-05) 5 June 1956
Place of birth Cali, Colombia
Team information
Current team
 Colombia (women)
Managerial career
Years Team
2004–2005 Tauro
2005 Dimerco Popayán
2006–2007 Centauros Villavicencio
2008 Patriotas Boyacá
2016 América de Cali (women)
2017– Colombia (women)
2020–2021 Colombia U-20 (women)

Managerial career

At the end of the 1990s, Abadía managed the "B" team of América de Cali in Categoría Primera C organized by Difutbol. There, he was in charge of several players who turned professional such as Sandro Zuluaga, Alex del Castillo and Róbinson Zapata.[2]

In 2004, Abadía was appointed by the Panamanian football club Tauro F.C.[3] By 2005, the team was within 3 points of playing in the finals.[4] In 2006, he managed the now defunct Centauros Villavicencio in Categoría Primera B.[5][6] In 2008, he managed Patriotas Boyacá who were 6 points away from playing in the Primera B final.[7]

Since 2014, Abadía has been part of the Colombian women's team, first as Fabián Taborda's technical assistant and then promoted to manager.[8][9]

Honours

Manager

Colombia Women

References
  1. "FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 – Squad List: Colombia (COL)" (PDF). FIFA. 11 July 2023. p. 6. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  2. "DE LA MANO DE NELSON ABADÍA". El Tiempo (in Spanish).
  3. "Nelson Abadía continuará a cargo de la dirección técnica de los taurinos". portal.critica.com.pa (in Spanish).
  4. "Hoy sale el otro finalista". Prensa (in Spanish).
  5. "Nelson Abadía, técnico de Centauros, realiza un balance del segundo semestre del 2006". El Tiempo (in Spanish).
  6. "Centauros está a la caza de talentos para sus divisiones menores el próximo año". El Tiempo (in Spanish).
  7. "Patriotas se la juega toda en cuadrangulares semifinales". El Tiempo (in Spanish).
  8. "Nelson Abadía, nuevo DT de la Selección Colombia Femenina". Caracol Radio. 20 September 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  9. "Vallecuacano Nelson Abadía es nuestro nuevo DT de la Selección Colombia Femenina". El País (in Spanish). 20 September 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
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