Éder Álvarez Balanta

Éder Álvarez Balanta, Colombian footballer

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Born: February 28, 1993
Age in 2026: 33
Zodiac sign: Pisces
Birth year: 1993

About Éder Álvarez Balanta

Éder Fabián Álvarez Balanta is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or centre-back for the Colombia national team. River Plate former coach Ramón Díaz has compared Álvarez Balanta's talents to that of 1970s legend Daniel Passarella. In just his third league match, he scored his first goal against Godoy Cruz. Álvarez Balanta scored yet another goal in his very next match, this time against Quilmes Atlético Club. In River Plate's match against Lanús, Álvarez Balanta received his first ever red card within the last two minutes of regulation time. On 12 March 2015, Balanta scored his first goal in the Copa Libertadores in 1–1 draw against Juan Aurich of Peru.

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The world when Éder Álvarez Balanta was born

Éder Álvarez Balanta was born in 1993. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1993

#1 song"I Will Always Love You" – Whitney Houston
Top movieSchindler's List
Top TV show60 Minutes
Best-selling bookThe Client – John Grisham

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentMichael Jordan retires (first time) to play baseball
Top headlineWorld Trade Center bombing
Technology milestoneMosaic browser makes the web accessible to everyone
Defining fadBeanie Babies (early)
Notable inventionMosaic web browser
World population5.53 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderBill Clinton
Sports championToronto Blue Jays (World Series)
Also wonChicago Bulls (NBA)
U.S. population257.8M

1993 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Éder Álvarez Balanta's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1993	2026
Gas	$1.11	$3.45/gal
Average home	$104,000	$435,000
Average income	$38,651	$67,500
Minimum wage	$4.25	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$4.14	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.29	$0.73
Population	257.8M	341 million

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