Juan Sebastián Botero

Retirement and managerial career In 2013 and after playing for Deportivo Rionegro and Atlético Huila again, Botero decided to retire from his activity as a professional soccer player in Colombia. From that moment on, he dedicated himself to coaching minor soccer divisions in the South American country, including the youth teams of Independiente Medellín and Fortaleza C.E.I.F. Likewise, in later years, he began to give sports conferences, narrating and teaching about the soccer sports career, starting in minor divisions, until reaching the professional soccer environment. being at the role until the end of the 2023 Apertura tournament, when he returned to his previous role as head coach of Independiente Medellín's under-20 squad, with which he won the domestic youth championship in 2025.

On April 21, 2026 he was recalled as caretaker coach of Independiente Medellín's first team, replacing Alejandro Restrepo. He left Independiente Medellín on June 4, 2026 after being appointed as head coach of Categoría Primera B club Bogotá.

Clubs Most of his sports career was developed in Colombia, a country where he continued to live after retiring as a professional player.