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Adolfo José Valencia Mosquera (born February 6, 1968 in Buenaventura, Colombia) is a soccer striker who has played all over the world. He was a major part of the Colombian national team during the 1994 and 1998 FIFA World Cups. February 6 is the 37th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the 1968 Gregorian calendar. ...
Seaside park near the main tourist jetty. ...
Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ...
The striker (wearing the red shirt) has run past the defender (in the white shirt) and is about to take a shot at the goal, while the goalkeeper positions himself to attempt to stop the ball. ...
First international Mexico 3 - 1 Colombia (Panama City, Panama; 10 February 1938) Biggest win Argentina 0 - 5 Colombia (Buenos Aires, Argentina; 5 September 1993) Colombia 5 - 0 Peru (Barranquilla, Colombia; 4 June 2005) Biggest defeat Argentina 9 - 1 Colombia (Santiago, Chile; 7 February 1945) World Cup Appearances 4 (First in...
The 1994 Football World Cup held in the USA was won by Brazil who beat Italy 3-2 on penalty kicks after the game and extra time ended 0-0. ...
Qualifying countries The 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th staging of the World Cup, was held in France from June 10 to July 12 after 60 years to celebrate the third edition scheduled in 1938. ...
Valencia, known as El Tren ("The Train") for his physique, has played for clubs in seven different countries: in his native Colombia (Independiente Santa Fe), Germany (Bayern Munich, where Franz Beckenbauer gave him the Nickname The Defoliator after witnessing several shots way over the goal into the woods during training sessions), Spain (Atlético Madrid), Italy (Reggiana), Greece (PAOK), United States (MetroStars), and Venezuela (Maracaibo). It has been suggested that Local trains be merged into this article or section. ...
Club Independiente Santa Fe is a Colombian football (soccer) team. ...
FC Bayern Munich (German: FC Bayern München) is a German football club based in Munich, the capital of the state of Bavaria. ...
Franz Anton Beckenbauer (born September 11, 1945) is a German football coach, manager, and former player, nicknamed der Kaiser (the emperor) because of his elegant style, his leadership qualities, his first name Franz (reminiscent of the Austrian emperors), and his dominance on the football pitch. ...
Club Atlético de Madrid is a Spanish football club based in Madrid. ...
A.C. Reggiana is an Italian football club, based in Reggio Emilia. ...
PAOK FC (Greek: ΠΑΟΚ - Πανθεσσαλονίκειος Αθλητικός Όμιλος Κωνσταντινουπολιτών - Panthessalonikeios Athlitikos Omilos Konstantinoupoliton), the Pan-Thessalonikan Athletic Club of Constantinopolitans, is a Greek association football club based in Thessaloniki, Greece. ...
MetroStars logo 2002-2005 The MetroStars was the name of a soccer club based in New Jersey that participated in Major League Soccer between 1996 and 2005. ...
Valencia scored two goals in the 1994 World Cup, including the last goal in an ill-fated match against the United States that later cost teammate Andres Escobar his life. Qualifying countries The 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 15th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in the United States from June 17 to July 17, 1994. ...
Andr s Escobar (March 13, 1967–1994) was a Colombian football player, who was shot and killed for an own goal that he scored in the 1994 Football World Cup. ...
In Valencia's first season with the MetroStars, 2000, he set a team record by scoring 16 league goals (21 in all competitions). MetroStars logo 2002-2005 The MetroStars was the name of a soccer club based in New Jersey that participated in Major League Soccer between 1996 and 2005. ...
 | Colombia squad - 1994 FIFA World Cup |
| | 1 Córdoba | 2 Escobar | 3 Mendoza | 4 Herrera | 5 Gaviria | 6 Gómez | 7 de Ávila | 8 Lozano | 9 Valenciano | 10 Valderrama | 11 Valencia | 12 Mondragón | 13 Ortiz | 14 Álvarez | 15 Perea | 16 Aristizábal | 17 Serna | 18 Cortés | 19 Rincón | 20 Pérez | 21 Asprilla | 22 Pazo | Coach: Maturana Image File history File links Flag_of_Colombia. ...
First international Mexico 3 - 1 Colombia (Panama City, Panama; 10 February 1938) Biggest win Argentina 0 - 5 Colombia (Buenos Aires, Argentina; 5 September 1993) Colombia 5 - 0 Peru (Barranquilla, Colombia; 4 June 2005) Biggest defeat Argentina 9 - 1 Colombia (Santiago, Chile; 7 February 1945) World Cup Appearances 4 (First in...
Qualifying countries The 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 15th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in the United States from June 17 to July 17, 1994. ...
Image File history File links Flag_of_Colombia. ...
Óscar Eduardo Córdoba Arce (born February 3, 1970 in Cali) is retired Colombian football (soccer) goalkeeper. ...
Andrés Escobar Saldarriaga (March 13, 1967 - July 2, 1994) was a Colombian football player, who was shot and killed in MedellÃn. ...
Alexis Antonio Mendoza (born November 8, 1961 in Barranquilla) is a retired football defender who was capped 67 times and scored 2 international goals for Colombia between 1987 and 1997. ...
Luis Fernando Herrera (born June 12, 1962 in MedellÃn) is a retired football defender who was capped 61 times and scored 1 international goal for Colombia between 1987 and 1996. ...
Hermán Gaviria Carvajal (born November 27, 1969 in Carepa, Antioquia – died October 24, 2002 in Cali) was a Colombian football midfielder, who played in the 1994 World Cup for Colombia. ...
Gabriel Jaime Gómez (born December 8, 1959 in MedellÃn) is a retired football midfielder who was capped 49 times and scored 2 international goals for Colombia between 1985 and 1995. ...
Antony de Ãvila (born December 21, 1964) is a former Colombian soccer striker. ...
John Harold Lozano (born March 30, 1972 in Cali) is a Colombian football player. ...
Iván René Valenciano (born 18 March 1972) is a Colombian football player. ...
Carlos Valderrama (poster) Carlos Alberto Valderrama Palacio (born September 2, 1961 in Santa Marta) is a former Colombian soccer player, a midfielder often considered the best Colombian player of all time [citation needed]. Nicknamed El Pibe (The Kid), Valderrama is recognizable for his enormous dyed blondish-orange bush of hair...
Faryd Aly Camilo Mondragon (born June 21, 1971 in Cali, Colombia) is a Colombian football goalkeeper. ...
Nestor OrtÃz Meña (born in Turbo, September 20, 1968) is a former Colombian football (soccer) player in defender role. ...
Leonel Ãlvarez (born July 30, 1965 in Remedios, Colombia) is a Colombian football defensive midfielder, one of the best in the countrys history. ...
Luis Carlos Perea (born December 29, 1963 in Turbo) is a former football defender from Colombia. ...
VÃctor Hugo Aristizábal (born December 9, 1971 in MedellÃn) is a football striker from Colombia. ...
Mauricio Serna (born 22 January 1968) is a retired Colombian football player. ...
Óscar Fernando Cortés (born 19 October 1968) is a retired Colombian football player. ...
Freddy Eusebio Rincón Valencia (born August 14, 1966 in Buenaventura, Colombia), is a Colombian soccer player, now retired. ...
Wilson Enrique Pérez (born August 9, 1967 in Barranquilla) is a retired football defender who was capped 47 times and scored 3 international goals for Colombia between 1989 and 1994, including three matches at the 1994 World Cup. ...
Faustino Hernán Asprilla Hinestroza (born November 10, 1969 in Tuluá) is a former Colombian football player. ...
José MarÃa Pazo (born 4 April 1964) is a retired Colombian football goalkeeper. ...
Francisco Maturana, also known as Pacho (born February 2, 1949 in Quibdó) is a Colombian ex-football player and later a successful football manager. ...
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| Colombia squad - 1998 FIFA World Cup |
| | 1 O. Córdoba | 2 I. Córdoba | 3 Palacios | 4 Santa | 5 Bermúdez | 6 Serna | 7 de Ávila | 8 Lozano | 9 Valencia | 10 Valderrama | 11 Asprilla | 12 Calero | 13 Cabrera | 14 Bolaño | 15 Aristizábal | 16 Moreno | 17 Estrada | 18 Pérez | 19 Rincón | 20 Ricard | 21 Preciado | 22 Mondragón | Coach: Gómez Image File history File links Flag_of_Colombia. ...
First international Mexico 3 - 1 Colombia (Panama City, Panama; 10 February 1938) Biggest win Argentina 0 - 5 Colombia (Buenos Aires, Argentina; 5 September 1993) Colombia 5 - 0 Peru (Barranquilla, Colombia; 4 June 2005) Biggest defeat Argentina 9 - 1 Colombia (Santiago, Chile; 7 February 1945) World Cup Appearances 4 (First in...
Qualifying countries The 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th staging of the World Cup, was held in France from June 10 to July 12 after 60 years to celebrate the third edition scheduled in 1938. ...
Image File history File links Flag_of_Colombia. ...
Óscar Eduardo Córdoba Arce (born February 3, 1970 in Cali) is retired Colombian football (soccer) goalkeeper. ...
Iván Ramiro Córdoba (born August 11, 1976 in MedellÃn) is a Colombian international football player. ...
Ever Antonio Palacios (born 18 January 1969) is a Colombian football player, who played for a few clubs, including Deportivo Cali, Atlético Nacional, Bellmare Hiratsuka (Japan) and Kashiwa Reysol (Japan). ...
José Fernando Santa (born November 12, 1970) is a retired football defender who was capped 25 times for Colombia between 1995 and 1998. ...
Jorge Bermúdez (born 18 June 1971 in Armenia) is a Colombian football defender. ...
Mauricio Serna (born 22 January 1968) is a retired Colombian football player. ...
Antony de Ãvila (born December 21, 1964) is a former Colombian soccer striker. ...
John Harold Lozano (born March 30, 1972 in Cali) is a Colombian football player. ...
Carlos Valderrama (poster) Carlos Alberto Valderrama Palacio (born September 2, 1961 in Santa Marta) is a former Colombian soccer player, a midfielder often considered the best Colombian player of all time [citation needed]. Nicknamed El Pibe (The Kid), Valderrama is recognizable for his enormous dyed blondish-orange bush of hair...
Faustino Hernán Asprilla Hinestroza (born November 10, 1969 in Tuluá) is a former Colombian football player. ...
Miguel Angel Calero (born 14 April 1971) is a Colombian football goalkeeper. ...
Wilmer Cabrera (born September 15, 1967 in Barranquilla) is a retired football defender who was capped 48 times and scored 3 international goals for Colombia between 1989 and 1993. ...
Jorge Bolaño (born 28 April 1977 in Santa Marta) is a Colombian football player. ...
VÃctor Hugo Aristizábal (born December 9, 1971 in MedellÃn) is a football striker from Colombia. ...
Luis Antonio Moreno (born 25 December 1970) is a retired Colombian footballer. ...
Andrés Estrada (born November 12, 1967) is a Colombian football (soccer) player in midfielder role. ...
John Wilmar Pérez (born 2 February 1970 in MedellÃn) is a Colombian football player. ...
Freddy Eusebio Rincón Valencia (born August 14, 1966 in Buenaventura, Colombia), is a Colombian soccer player, now retired. ...
Hamilton Ricard (born January 1, 1974 in Chocó) is a Colombian footballer. ...
Léider Calimenio Preciado (born 26 February 1977) is a Colombian football player. ...
Faryd Aly Camilo Mondragon (born June 21, 1971 in Cali, Colombia) is a Colombian football goalkeeper. ...
Hernán DarÃo Gómez, also known as Bolillo (born February 3, 1956 in MedellÃn) is a Colombian ex-football player and later a successful football manager. ...
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