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.

Andrés Balanta
Personal information
Full name Andrés Felipe Balanta Cifuentes[1]
Date of birth (2000-01-18)18 January 2000
Place of birth Cali, Colombia
Date of death 29 November 2022(2022-11-29) (aged 22)
Place of death San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder[2]
Youth career
Deportivo Cali
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2022 Deportivo Cali 96 (4)
2022Atlético Tucumán (loan) 7 (0)
Total 103 (4)
International career
2017 Colombia U17 13 (0)
2019 Colombia U20 11 (0)
2020 Colombia U23 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

References

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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.
  2. ^ a b 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.