Birthday profile

Arnoldo Iguarán

Colombian footballer

Born
January 18, 1957
Age in 2026
69
Zodiac sign
Capricorn
Birth year
1957

About Arnoldo Iguarán

Arnoldo Alberto Iguarán Zúñiga, also known as El Guajiro, is a Colombian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He earned 68 caps for the Colombia national team between 1979 and 1993, playing at the 1990 FIFA World Cup and two Copa América tournaments. With 25 international goals, he was the nation's sole top scorer of all time until Radamel Falcao surpassed him in 2017. Regardless, the match report credited Iguarán with both goals and both FIFA and the Colombian Football Federation have Iguarán on record with 25 goals. Iguarán returned to Cúcuta Deportivo and retired from playing at age 40, making him one of the oldest players in Colombian league history. Iguarán is also considered one of the best players ever in the Colombia national team, having previously held the goalscoring record with 25 goals in 68 games between 1979 and 1993, until it was matched by Radamel Falcao in 2015. He spent 12 years at Millonarios, and won the Colombian league in 1987 and 1988 with the club.

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Arnoldo Iguarán timeline

  1. Iguarán is also considered one of the best players ever in the Colombia national team, having previously held the goalscoring record with 25 goals in 68 games between 1979 and 1993, until it was matched by Radamel Falcao in 2015.
  2. He earned 68 caps for the Colombia national team between 1979 and 1993, playing at the 1990 FIFA World Cup and two Copa América tournaments.
  3. He spent 12 years at Millonarios, and won the Colombian league in 1987 and 1988 with the club.

The world when Arnoldo Iguarán was born

Arnoldo Iguarán was born in 1957. 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 1957

  • #1 song"All Shook Up" – Elvis Presley
  • Top movieThe Bridge on the River Kwai
  • Top TV showGunsmoke
  • Best-selling bookOn the Road – Jack Kerouac

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentMilwaukee Braves win the World Series
  • Top headlineSoviet Union launches Sputnik — Space Race begins
  • Technology milestoneSputnik 1 becomes first artificial satellite in orbit
  • Defining fadHula hoops (early buzz)
  • Notable inventionFrisbee
  • World population2.87 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderDwight D. Eisenhower
  • Sports championMilwaukee Braves (World Series)
  • Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
  • U.S. population171.2M

1957 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Arnoldo Iguarán's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19572026
Gas$0.31$3.45/gal
Average home$12,200$435,000
Average income$6,700$67,500
Minimum wage$1.00$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.51$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population171.2M341 million

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