{{Short description|Uruguayan footballer and manager (born 1965)}} {{family name hatnote|Siboldi|Badiola|lang=Spanish}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Robert Siboldi | image = | fullname = Robert Dante Siboldi Badiola | height = 1.90 m | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1965|9|24}} | birth_place = Colonia Nicolich, Montevideo, Uruguay | position = Goalkeeper | currentclub = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 1983–1988 | years2 = 1988–1989 | years3 = 1989–1992 | years4 = 1993–1994 | years5 = 1994–1995 | years6 = 1995–2000 | years7 = 2000–2001 | years8 = 2001–2002 | years9 = 2002 | clubs1 = Peñarol | clubs2 = Gimnasia (LP) | clubs3 = Atlas | clubs4 = Cruz Azul | clubs5 = Puebla | clubs6 = Tigres UANL | clubs7 = Argentinos Juniors | clubs8 = Atlético Junior | clubs9 = Gavilanes de Nuevo Laredo | caps1 = 0 | caps2 = 0 | caps3 = 108 | caps4 = 32 | caps5 = 40 | caps6 = 109 | caps7 = 18 | caps8 = 23 | caps9 = 12 | goals1 = 0 | goals2 = 0 | goals3 = 0 | goals4 = 0 | goals5 = 0 | goals6 = 0 | goals7 = 0 | goals8 = 0 | goals9 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 1992–1997 | nationalteam1 = Uruguay | nationalcaps1 = 34 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | manageryears1 = 2009 | manageryears2 = 2009 | manageryears3 = 2012 | manageryears4 = 2015 | manageryears5 = 2017–2018 | manageryears6 = 2018–2019 | manageryears7 = 2019–2020 | manageryears8 = 2021 | manageryears9 = 2022 | manageryears10 = 2023–2024 | manageryears11 = 2025 | managerclubs1 = Cruz Azul Hidalgo | managerclubs2 = Cruz Azul (interim) | managerclubs3 = Dorados de Sinaloa | managerclubs4 = Santos Laguna (interim) | managerclubs5 = Santos Laguna | managerclubs6= Veracruz | managerclubs7 = Cruz Azul | managerclubs8 = Tijuana | managerclubs9 = Al-Ahli | managerclubs10 = Tigres UANL | managerclubs11 = Mazatlán }}
'''Robert Dante Siboldi Badiola''' (born 24 September 1965) is a Uruguayan professional manager and former footballer.
A talented goalkeeper, Siboldi played most of his club career in Mexico and for the Uruguay national team between 1992-1997.
As a manager, Siboldi has been Liga MX champion twice, with Santos Laguna and Tigres UANL, respectively, in only three playoffs disputed. Both of his Liga MX championships were as interim coach.
==Playing career== ===Club career=== Siboldi played professional club football in Uruguay, Argentina, Mexico, and Colombia.
In Mexico, he played for Atlas, Cruz Azul, Puebla, and UANL Tigres.
He arrived to Tigres in 1995, a season in which the team was relegated to Primera División A. Siboldi chose to stay, and was instrumental in returning the team to First Division within the year. He became an idol between the fans of the team. He played for Tigres until 1999.
===International career=== Siboldi made his international debut on June 21, 1992, in a friendly against Australia (2-0). He obtained a total number of 34 international caps for the Uruguay national football team.
==Managerial career== ===Early career=== Siboldi was announced on May 4, 2009, as the new Cruz Azul coach, replacing Benjamin Galindo.
On August 8, 2018, Santos Laguna announced they had accepted Siboldi's resignation after a conflict with a player.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.marca.com/claro-mx/futbol/liga-mx/2018/08/08/5b6b48b446163f739f8b4621.html|title=Robert Dante Siboldi renuncia como entrenador de Santos|language=es|trans-title=Robert Dante Siboldi resigns as coach of Santos|date=8 August 2018|access-date=8 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/2018/08/08/robert-dante-siboldi-renuncio-a-santos-por-conflicto-de-gravedad-con-jugador|title=Robert Dante Siboldi renunció a Santos por conflicto 'de gravedad' con jugador|language=es|trans-title=Robert Dante Siboldi resigned from Santos due to a serious conflict with a player|date=8 August 2018|access-date=8 August 2018}}</ref>
===Tijuana=== On 19 April 2021, Club Tijuana announced that Siboldi would take over the club after former coach Pablo Guede resigned following a 3-2 loss against Mazatlan FC. On 29 September 2021, Club Tijuana announced that Siboldi would no longer be the coach for Club Tijuana leaving the club after 5 months in charge following a 3-0 loss against Club Necaxa the day before.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.marca.com/claro-mx/futbol/liga-mx/2021/09/30/6155213ce2704e64b88b45ce.html|title=Robert Dante Siboldi deja de ser director técnico de los Xolos de Tijuana|date=29 September 2021|access-date=29 September 2021}}</ref>
===Al-Ahli=== On 5 March 2022, Siboldi was appointed as the manager of Saudi Arabian club Al-Ahli.<ref>{{cite web |title=رسميًا.. الأهلي يُعلن تعاقده مع الأورغوياني روبرت سيبولدي |date=5 March 2022 |url=https://akhbaar24.argaam.com/article/detail/591355}}</ref> He was sacked on 4 September 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=بعد إقالة سيبولدي.. الأهلي يستعين بعنبر ويفاوض سييرا |url=https://albiladdaily.com/2022/09/04/%D8%A8%D8%B9%D8%AF-%D8%A5%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A9-%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A8%D9%88%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%87%D9%84%D9%8A-%D9%8A%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B9%D9%8A%D9%86-%D8%A8%D8%B9%D9%86%D8%A8%D8%B1/}}</ref> He got the club relegated to the First Division for the first time in its history.
===Tigres UANL=== On 10 April 2023, Siboldi became the head coach of Tigres UANL. At the time, they were in contention for a playoff spot with only three games remaining. Tigres UANL went on to win the league title, beating Guadalajara in the final.
On 2 June 2024, after allegations surfaced that Siboldi's assistant had leaked privileged information to Monterrey, Siboldi demanded evidence from club management, who refused, leading to his dismissal two days later.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com.mx/futbol/mexico/nota/_/id/13746999/siboldi-fuera-tigres-oficial-clubes|title=Siboldi está fuera de Tigres, el club lo hizo oficial|publisher=ESPN México|language=es|date=4 June 2024}}</ref>
===Mazatlán=== On 20 May 2025, Mazatlán announced Siboldi as their new head coach. On December 12, Siboldi resigned from his position following the announcement of the club’s sale and its impending disappearance.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pigeón |first=Eduardo |date=2025-12-11 |title=Robert Dante Siboldi deja Mazatlán: No seguirá con el equipo en el Clausura 2026 |url=https://esto.com.mx/946518-robert-dante-siboldi-deja-mazatlan-tras-solo-un-semestre-en-el-club/ |access-date=2025-12-23 |website=ESTO |language=es}}</ref>
==Honours== ===Player=== ;Peñarol * Uruguayan Primera División: 1985, 1986 * Copa Libertadores: 1987
;Tigres UANL * Liga de Ascenso de México: Invierno 1996, Verano 1997 * Copa México: 1995–96
;Individual * Mexican Primera División Golden Glove: 1989–90
===Manager=== ;Cruz Azul Jasso * Segunda División de México: Clausura 2007
;Santos Laguna * Liga MX: Clausura 2018
;Cruz Azul * Leagues Cup: 2019
;Tigres UANL * Liga MX: Clausura 2023 * Campeón de Campeones: 2023 *Campeones Cup: 2023
;Individual * Liga MX Manager of the Tournament: 2017–18
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [http://ligamx.net/cancha/cuerpotecnico/3582/robert-dante-siboldi-badiola Robert Siboldi] at Official Liga MX Profile * [https://us.soccerway.com/coaches/robert-dante-siboldi-badiola/224276/ Robert Siboldi] at Soccerway * [https://web.archive.org/web/20020706204225/http://www.tenfieldigital.com.uy/servlet/hprfchsj?0,2,2/43/,1,878 Profile at Tenfield] {{in lang|es}} * {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20110711055539/http://www.futbolxxi.com/Futbolista.aspx?ID=12382&SEOFutbolista=Siboldi+Badiola+Robert+Dante Argentine Primera Statistics at Fútbol XXI]}} {{in lang|es}}
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