Robert Dante Siboldi Badiola (born 24 September 1965) is a Uruguayan professional manager and former footballer. During his playing career, he played as a goalkeeper and was nicknamed "Flaco." 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 came 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 icon of the city of Monterrey, and 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 He 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. On April 19, 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 September 29, 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. On 5 March 2022, Siboldi was appointed as the manager of Saudi Arabian club Al-Ahli. He was sacked on 4 September 2022. He got the club relegated to the First Division for the first time in its history. Honours Player Peñarol Uruguayan Primera División: 1985, 1986 Copa Libertadores: 1987 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 Individual Liga MX Manager of the Tournament: 2017–18 References External links Robert Siboldi at Official Liga MX Profile Robert Siboldi at Soccerway Profile at Tenfield Argentine Primera Statistics at Fútbol XXI 1965 births Club Puebla players Living people Uruguayan footballers Uruguayan expatriate footballers Association football goalkeepers Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata footballers Argentinos Juniors footballers Expatriate footballers in Argentina Atlas F.C. footballers Cruz Azul footballers Cruz Azul managers Tigres UANL footballers