• Jorge Bolano won 36 Colombia caps and was part of their 1998 World Cup squad

By LUKE AUGUSTUS

The football world is in mourning following the passing of former Colombia international Jorge Bolano at the age of 47.

Bolano’s death was confirmed on Sunday by local media. He died in the city of Cututa – which is located 262 miles away from the country’s capital of Bogota.

According to Bogota newspaper El Tiempo, the former Parma, Modena, Lecce and Sampdoria midfielder suffered a heart attack while attending a relative’s birthday party.

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