Gerardo Bedoya, widely regarded as the world’s dirtiest footballer, needed just 21 minutes of his senior coaching debut to continue his remarkable run of red cards in his native Colombia.
Appearing in the dugout for the first time for Independiente Santa Fe as part of the new manager Alexis García’s coaching staff, Bedoya, who received a record 46 red cards during his playing career, was sent to the stands during his side’s fixture with Junior FC.
After Santa Fe had taken an early lead it was Vladimir Hernández’s equaliser that sent Bedoya over the edge. The 40-year-old, who won 49 caps for Colombia as a defensive midfielder, proceeded to berate the referee and his assistant for a full 10 minutes before he was sent to the stands.
Bedoya does have pedigree as a player, having helped Colombia to the Copa América title in 2001 but disciplinary incidents plagued his career and his 41st red card, in 2012, he was banned for 15 matches for an elbow and subsequent kick to the head aimed at the Millonarios player Jhonny Ramírez, after which he declared: “I’m not normally like this.”
