{{short description|Colombian footballer (1935-2017)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}} {{family name hatnote|Coll|Tesillo|lang=Spanish}} {{More footnotes|date=July 2017}}
{{Infobox football biography | name = Marcos Coll | image = Marcos Coll 1963 (Cropped).jpg | fullname = Marco Tulio Coll Tesillo | height = {{height|m=1.72|precision=0}} | birth_date = {{birth date|1935|8|23|df=y}} | birth_place = Barranquilla, Colombia | death_date = {{Death date and age|2017|6|5|1935|8|23|df=y}} | death_place = Barranquilla, Colombia | position = Midfielder | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 1952–1955 | years2 = 1955 | years3 = 1956–1959 | years4 = 1960 | years5 = 1960–1965 | years6 = 1965–1969 | years7 = 1970–1971 | clubs1 = Sporting Club de Barranquilla | clubs2 = Medellín | clubs3 = Deportes Tolima | clubs4 = Club Atlético Platense | clubs5 = América de Cali | clubs6 = Deportes Tolima | clubs7 = Atlético Junior | caps1 = | goals1 = | caps2 = | goals2 = | caps3 = | goals3 = | caps4 = | goals4 = | caps5 = | goals5 = | caps6 = | goals6 = | caps7 = | goals7 = | nationalyears1 = 1956–1962 | nationalteam1 = Colombia | nationalcaps1 = 11 | nationalgoals1 = 5 | alt = Marcos Coll 1962. }}
'''Marco Tulio Coll Tesillo'''<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-06-06 |title=Olympic goal scorer Marcos Coll dies aged 81 |url=https://inside.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup/2018russia/news/olympic-goal-scorer-marcos-coll-dies-aged-81-2893130-x3527 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250521151756/https://inside.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup/2018russia/news/olympic-goal-scorer-marcos-coll-dies-aged-81-2893130-x3527 |archive-date=2025-05-21 |access-date=2025-12-30 |website=Inside FIFA}}</ref> (23 August 1935 – 5 June 2017), also known as ''El Olímpico'' was a Colombian professional footballer. He played for América de Cali and other clubs, and represented Colombia in the 1962 FIFA World Cup. He was famous for scoring the first and only Olympic goal in any men's FIFA World Cup, beating legendary goalkeeper Lev Yashin in a 4–4 draw against the Soviets in 1962.
==Early life== Coll was born in Barranquilla in 1935.
== Career == He started his career with Sporting Barranquilla (1952–55). In 1956, he played for Independiente Medellín and played his first match for Colombia in a 1958 FIFA World Cup Qualifier in the same year. He later played for Deportes Tolima in 1960. Shortly thereafter in 1962 Coll joined América de Cali where he was remembered with scoring a notable goal. In 1965 he played for Deportes Tolima. In the period of 1970-1971 Coll played for Atlético Junior after which he retired from his career as a footballer.{{citation needed|date=July 2017}}
===1962 Olympic goal=== {{unreferenced section|date=July 2017}} This achievement came in Arica, Chile, on 3 June 1962, during the development of the game between Colombia and the USSR of the first round of the World Cup. Colombia was down 4–1. Then they were given a corner kick. Marco Coll kicked the ball and scored a direct goal. Colombia would eventually tie with USSR with goals from Antonio Rada and Marino Klinger. At one interview, Coll claimed he aimed for the goal as the Colombian players were too short compared to their Russian opponents. Coll also said it was the first and only time he ever tried to score a goal from that position.<ref>EFE (19 May 2018) [https://www.futbolred.com/seleccion-colombia/gol-olimpico-en-mundiales-lo-anoto-marcos-coll-con-colombia-en-1962-84500 "A 26 días del Mundial de Rusia: Colombia, 26 goles y uno olímpico"] futbolred.com. Retrieved 30 April 2019 (Spanish).</ref> The goal inspired a reaction to tie the game 4–4.
== Death == Coll died on 5 June 2017, aged 81, in his native Barranquilla after a short illness.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://peru21.pe/deportes/colombia-fallece-marcos-coll-autor-unico-gol-olimpico-mundial-2284562|title=Colombia: Fallece, Marcos Coll, autor del único gol olímpico en un Mundial|date=6 June 2017|website=peru21.pe|accessdate=1 July 2017|archive-date=26 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170726231635/http://peru21.pe/deportes/colombia-fallece-marcos-coll-autor-unico-gol-olimpico-mundial-2284562|url-status=dead}}</ref>
== See also ==
*Olympic goal *1962 FIFA World Cup
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[https://es.fifa.com/news/el-gol-olimpico-de-luto-fallece-marcos-coll-2893127 News/FIFA.com (In Spanish)] *[https://books.google.com/books?id=3nVaDwAAQBAJ&dq=gol+olimpico+marco+coll&pg=PA9 Tom Williams: Do You Speak Football?: A Glossary of Football Words and Phrases...] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20070928050012/http://www.elheraldo.com.co/revistas/informe7deabril/noti16.htm Worlds best Sporting people-Including Marcos Coll (In Spanish)] {{Colombia squad 1962 FIFA World Cup}} {{Colombia squad 1963 South American Championship}} {{Deportes Tolima managers}} {{Atlético Junior managers}}
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