Colombia national football team - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ Colombia national football team From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Colombia Nickname(s)Los Cafeteros (The Coffee Makers)AssociationFederación Colombianade FútbolConfederationCONMEBOL (South America)Head coach Jorge Luis Pinto, 2006-CaptainAquivaldo MosqueraMost capsCarlos Valderrama (111)Top scorerAdolfo Valencia (31)Home stadiumEstadio El Campín (Bogotá)FIFA codeCOLFIFA ranking23Highest FIFA ranking4 (December 1996)Lowest FIFA ranking41 (November 2003)Elo ranking18Highest Elo ranking5 (1994)Lowest Elo ranking93 (August 1965)     Home coloursAway coloursFirst 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 Uruguay {{country data Uruguay|country flagicon2|variant=|size=}}(Barranquilla, Colombia; 6 June 2004)[1] Colombia 5 - 0 Peru  (Barranquilla, Colombia; 4 June 2005)[2]Biggest defeat Argentina 6 - 0 Colombia (Guayaquil, Ecuador; 18 December 1947)World CupAppearances4 (First in 1962)Best resultRound 2, 1990Copa AméricaAppearances18 (First in 1945)Best resultWinners, 2001Confederations CupAppearances1 (First in 2003)Best result4th, 2003The Colombia National Team represents Colombia in international football competitions and is controlled by the Federación Colombiana de Fútbol. It is also a member of CONMEBOL.Contents1 History1.1 1962 FIFA World Cup1.2 Aftermath and growth of La Seleccion1.3 1990 FIFA World Cup1.4 1994 FIFA World Cup1.5 1998 FIFA World Cup1.6 2001 Copa America1.7 2002 FIFA World Cup1.8 2005 CONCACAF Copa de Oro1.9 2006 FIFA World Cup1.10 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games1.11 After Copa America 20072 Tragedies3 Current squad3.1 Recent players (Part of Pinto's 50 man list)4 World Cup Record5 Copa América Record6 Managers7 Most Caps8 Top Goalscorers9 Famous Players10 See also11 References12 External links13 Titles//[edit] HistoryColombia did not participate in the world cup qualifying rounds from 1930 to 1954 but were quite active. They went on to win the Central American Cup in 1946, a cup they would win again in 1970. Colombia would first enter World Cup qualifying in the 1958 qualifiers but were unsuccessful. Colombia tied with Uruguay in Bogotá 1-1 but lost in Montevideo 1-0. Later, Colombia narrowly lost against Paraguay 3-2 in Bogotá and later in Asunción 3-0 leaving Colombia at the bottom of CONMEBOL Group 3 with 1 point.[edit] 1962 FIFA World CupIn the 1962 qualifiers, they faced Peru in a two-game series and qualified for their first World Cup.CONMEBOL Group 3 Colombia 1 - 0 Peru Peru 1 - 1 ColombiaColombia qualified.At Chile 1962, Colombia lost 2-1 to Uruguay in their opening match. They then drew 4-4 with the Soviet Union in one of biggest shocks at Chile 1962. It should be noted that in this game, Colombia scored 4 goals against Soviet Union's goalie, Lev Yashin, considered the best goalie in soccer history. Unfortunately their campaign ended with a 5-0 defeat to Yugoslavia.Group 1 - Chile 1962 Final StandingsTeamPtsPldWDLGFGA USSR5321085 Yugoslavia4320183 Uruguay2310246 Colombia13012511[edit] Aftermath and growth of La SeleccionColombia entered the 1966 qualifiers and finished bottom of their group behind Chile and Ecuador. The 1970 qualifiers proved to be little better. In the 1974 qualifiers, Colombia finished behind Uruguay only on goal difference. In the 1975 Copa America, Colombia finished runners-up losing to Peru 2-0.For the 1990, South America was allocated three and a half berths at the 1990 finals, one of which went to Argentina as defending champions from Mexico 1986. The continent's nine remaining sides were split into three groups with the two automatic qualifying berths going to the two best group winners, in this instance Uruguay and Brazil. The group winner with the worst record would advance to the CONMEBOL / OFC Intercontinental Play-off. Thus Colombia had to take on the winners of the Oceania Zone. Curiously, this turned out to be Israel, after they finished ahead of Australia and New Zealand in the final qualifying group. Colombia qualified for their first FIFA World Cup since Chile 1962 after winning in Barranquilla 1-0, and tying in Israel 0-0.[edit] 1990 FIFA World CupAt Italia '90, Colombia defeated United Arab Emirates 2-0, lost to Yugoslavia 1-0 and earned their place in the Round Of Sixteen after a dramatic 1-1 draw with West Germany, which would later win the cup. Colombia would be the only team Germany did not beat on their road to the cup.Group DTeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD West Germany53210103+7 Yugoslavia4320165+1 Colombia3311132+1 United Arab Emirates03003211-9During their Round Of Sixteen match against Cameroon, the game went into Extra Time after a 0-0 draw. In an unfortunate moment, goalkeeper Rene Higuita failed to protect the ball 35 yards (32 m) from the goal line, enabling Cameroon striker Roger Milla to snatch it from him, and score Cameroon's decisive second goal. Milla struck twice, giving Cameroon a 2-0 lead in Extra Time. Colombia would score in the 115th minute, but were unable to get an equalizer.[edit] 1994 FIFA World CupMain article: Colombia at the 1994 FIFA World CupColombia entered 1994 FIFA World Cup with high expectations. An impressive qualifying campaign included a historic 5-0 win over Argentina in Buenos Aires.Qualification - CONMEBOL Group 1August 1, 1993, Barranquilla, Colombia - Colombia 0 - 0  ParaguayAugust 1, 1993, Lima, Peru - Peru 0 - 1 ArgentinaAugust 8, 1993, Asunción, Paraguay - Paraguay 1 - 3 ArgentinaAugust 8, 1993, Lima, Peru - Peru 0 - 1 ColombiaAugust 15, 1993, Asunción, Paraguay - Paraguay 2 - 1 PeruAugust 18, 1993, Barranquilla, Colombia - Colombia 2 - 1 ArgentinaAugust 22, 1993, Buenos Aires, Argentina - Argentina 2 - 1 PeruAugust 22, 1993, Asunción, Paraguay - Paraguay 1 - 1 ColombiaAugust 29, 1993, Buenos Aires, Argentina - Argentina 0 - 0 ParaguayAugust 29, 1993, Barranquilla, Colombia - Colombia 4 - 0 PeruSeptember 5, 1993, Lima, Peru - Peru 2 - 2 ParaguaySeptember 5, 1993, Buenos Aires, Argentina - Argentina 0 - 5 ColombiaRankTeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD1 Colombia106420132112 Argentina7631279-23 Paraguay6614167-14 Peru16015412-8Colombia qualified. Argentina advanced to the CONMEBOL / CONCACAF / OFC Intercontinental Play-off.Group Stage: Romania: 3-1 :Colombia - June 18, 1994The match between Colombia and Romania was the first game for either side in the group phase. Romania took the lead in the 16th minute with their first attack of the match when Raducioiu took on three defenders before firing home a low shot. On the half hour mark, Hagi made it 2-0 when he noticed Cordoba out of position and dipped a cross over his head into the net. Valencia pulled a goal back for the Colombians in the 43rd minute when he headed in a corner from Perez. In the second half, Raducioiu put the result beyond doubt with his second goal in the final few minutes.Group Stage: USA: 2-1 :Colombia - June 22, 1994During the team's next game against the United States on June 22, Andrés Escobar was stretching to cut out a cross but he deflected the ball into his own net. The U.S. went on to get a second goal in the 56th minute thanks to Earnie Stewart.Group Stage: Colombia: 2-0 :Switzerland - June 26, 1994Colombia scored a 2-0 win over Switzerland. To the shock of the football world, Escobar was gunned down shortly after the team returned home.Group A - Final StandingsTeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD Romania63201550 Switzerland4311154+1 USA43111330 Colombia3310245-1USA1 - 1SwitzerlandColombia1 - 3RomaniaSwitzerland4 - 1RomaniaUSA2 - 1ColombiaSwitzerland0 - 2ColombiaUSA0 - 1Romania[edit] 1998 FIFA World CupMain article: Colombia at the 1998 FIFA World CupColombia began their qualification rounds in South America well and ended in third place with 28 points, 2 points below Argentina who was in 1st place with 30 points. They ended in Group G with Tunisia, England, and Romania.Qualification For France 98: A total of 10 CONMEBOL teams entered the competition. The South American zone was allocated 5 places (out of 32) in the final tournament. Brazil, the defending champions, qualified automatically, leaving 4 spots open for competition between 9 teams.Final StandingsRankTeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD1 Argentina30168622313102 Paraguay2916925211473 Colombia2816844231584 Chile25167453218145 Peru25167451920-16 Ecuador2116637222117 Uruguay21166371821-38 Bolivia17164571821-39 Venezuela3160313841-33Argentina, Paraguay, Colombia and Chile qualified.Group Stage: Romania: 1-0 :ColombiaIn their opening match 24-year-old Adrian Ilie of Valencia gave Romania a 1-0 victory over Colombia after he placed a magnificent chip shot in the 44th minute from some 15 yards (14 m) that sailed over goalkeeper Farid Mondragon into the net.Group Stage: Tunisia: 0-1 :ColombiaColombia's second match was against Tunisia. Colombia's Leider Preciado's strike seven minutes from the end gave Colombia a 1-0 win over Tunisia.Group Stage: England: 2-0 :ColombiaAlthough England needed only a draw to guarantee a place in the final 16, Anderton drove home a fiercely-struck angled drive in the 20th minute. Beckham curled in a 30-yard (27 m) free kick nine minutes later leaving the game 2-0 with England winning. This meant Colombia was out for good.Group G - Final StandingsTeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD Romania7321042+2 England6320152+3 Colombia3310213-2 Tunisia1301214-3England2 - 0TunisiaRomania1 - 0ColombiaColombia1 - 0TunisiaRomania2 - 1EnglandColombia0 - 2EnglandRomania1 - 1Tunisia[edit] 2001 Copa AmericaColombia's exit at France 98' marked the end of an era, as many expected, but one last moment of glory came at Copa América 2001.The Copa América 2001 was held in Colombia, from July 11 to July 29, 2001. It was organised by CONMEBOL, South America's football governing body. Prior to the tournament, three meetings were held by CONMEBOL authorities who were concerned about potential security issues in Colombia, for what Venezuela offered to host the competition . At last minute, the CONMEBOL decided to return the organization to Colombia, and the tournament was held on schedule. Complaining for the sudden decision, and claiming that Argentine players had received death threats from terrorist groups, the Argentine Football Association decided to withdraw from the competition. Because Canada and Argentina withdrew, on July 6 and July 10 respectively, Honduras and Costa Rica were invited. There were no terrorist incidents within the competition. The teams were divided into three groups of four teams each. The formation of the groups was made by CONMEBOL, in a public drawing of lots. Each team plays one match against each of the other teams within the same group. Three (3) points are awarded for a win, one (1) point for a draw and zero (0) points for a defeat. First and second placed teams, in each group, advance to the quarter-finals. The best third placed team and the second best third placed team, also advance to the quarter-finals. Colombia was placed in Group A with Venezuela, Chile, and Ecuador. Colombia finished on top of the Group A with 9 pointsGroup Stage: Colombia 2-0 :VenezuelaA goal in each half was enough to secure Copa America hosts Colombia a victory over Venezuela. Freddy Grisales scored Colombia's first in the 15th minute, and Victor Hugo Aristizabal made it 2-0 on the hour from the penalty spot.Group Stage: Colombia 1-0 :EcuadorA goal by Victor Hugo Aristizábal in the 29th minute gave Colombia a 1-0 vicoryGroup Stage: Colombia 2-0 :ChileTwo goals left Colombia as group leader with 9 points.Quarter-Finals: Colombia 3-0 :PeruThe hosts beat Peru with a double from Victor Hugo Aristazabal and one from Giovanni Hernandez.Semi-Finals: Colombia 2-0 :HondurasThe hosts took the lead after five minutes with a strike from Bedoya. The host nation eventually doubled their lead after 62 minutes, with Aristizabal scoring.Final: Colombia 1-0 :MexicoHosts Colombia won their first Copa America title by beating Mexico in Bogotá. Their captain Ivan Cordoba scored the decisive goal early in the second half with a header from a free kick. It was a fairytale success for Colombia after the decision to go ahead with the tournament after it had initially been cancelled. Even the fact that Argentina, regarded by most observers as the strongest side in the region, elected not to take part and that most countries fielded weakened teams failed to dampen the celebrations in Bogotá.Copa América Winners:: COLOMBIA (1st title)[edit] 2002 FIFA World CupFor Korea/Japan 2002, hopes were high for Colombia, but a weak attack and internal turnmoil crushed their hopes. Colombia only managed a 6th place in the qualification round. Uruguay and Colombia both had 27 points but due to goal differences, Uruguay advanced to the Play-Offs with Australia.Final StandingsRankTeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD1 Argentina431813414215272 Ecuador3118945232033 Brazil30189363117144 Paraguay3018936292365 Uruguay2718765191366 Colombia2718765201557 Bolivia18184682133-128 Peru161844101425-119 Venezuela161851121844-2610 Chile121833121527-12Fixtures & ResultsMarch 28, 2000, Bogotá, Colombia - Colombia 0 - 0 BrazilApril 26, 2000, La Paz, Bolivia - Bolivia 1 - 1 ColombiaJune 4, 2000, Bogotá, Colombia - Colombia 3 - 0 VenezuelaJune 29, 2000, Bogotá, Colombia - Colombia 1 - 3 ArgentinaJuly 19, 2000, Lima, Peru - Peru 0 - 1 ColombiaJuly 25, 2000, Quito, Ecuador - Ecuador 0 - 0 ColombiaAugust 15, 2000, Bogotá, Colombia - Colombia 1 - 0 UruguaySeptember 2, 2000, Santiago, Chile - Chile 0 - 1 ColombiaOctober 7, 2000, Bogotá, Colombia - Colombia 0 - 2 ParaguayNovember 15, 2000, São Paulo, Brazil - Brazil 1 - 0 ColombiaMarch 27, 2001, Bogotá, Colombia - Colombia 2 - 0 BoliviaApril 24, 2001, San Cristóbal, Venezuela - Venezuela 2 - 2 ColombiaJune 3, 2001, Buenos Aires, Argentina - Argentina 3 - 0 ColombiaAugust 16, 2001, Bogotá, Colombia - Colombia 0 - 1 PeruSeptember 5, 2001, Bogotá, Colombia - Colombia 0 - 0 EcuadorOctober 7, 2001, Montevideo, Uruguay - Uruguay 1 - 1 ColombiaNovember 7, 2001, Bogotá, Colombia - Colombia 3 - 1 ChileNovember 14, 2001, Asunción, Paraguay - Paraguay 0 - 4 Colombia[edit] 2005 CONCACAF Copa de Oro  The Colombian team playing a friendly match against England national football team in New Jersey, United States (2005)The 2005 CONCACAF Copa de Oro, or Gold Cup, was played in July 2005 in the United States. Colombia and South Africa were invited guests. Colombia was placed in Group A with Panama, Honduras, and Trinidad and Tobago. There were 3 Groups with 4 teams each ,which meant that all 3 first place and second place finishers would advance to the quarter finals and so would the best two third place finishersGroup Stage: Panama: 1-0 : ColombiaColombia's opening match was against Panama where they lost 1-0. Tejada, who plays for Colombian club Envigado, netted the game's lone score in the 70th minute.Group Stage: Honduras: 2-1 : ColombiaThe next match was against Honduras where they lost again 2-1. Two late goals gave Honduras the advantage as the catrachos defeated Colombia 2-1 in Group A action of the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup The win is the first for Honduras in the tournament since 2000, when they also defeated Colombia.Group Stage: Trinidad and Tobago: 0-2 : ColombiaThe third match was against Trinidad and Tobago where they won a 2-0 victory.Quarterfinals: Colombia: 2-1 : MexicoColombia reached the quarterfinals to face Mexico. Colombia beat Mexico 2-1 as an unexpected goal from Abel Aguilar helped the South American squad advance to the semifinals.Semifinals: Panama: 3-2 : ColombiaColombia reached the semifinals only to be defeated by Panama, the underdogs of the tournament. Panama clipped Colombia 3-2 in front of more than 40,000 people at Giants Stadium.[edit] 2006 FIFA World Cup2006 FIFA World Cup -Germany was an important moment for Colombia, having failed to qualify for the 2002 World Cup. Head coach Francisco "Pacho" Maturana led the team through 4 FIFA qualifiers and was fired after losing to Brazil 2-1 in Barranquila, getting thrashed 4-0 by a weak Bolivia and suffering a shocking 1-0 defeat at home to Venezuela. Following a 1-1 tie with Argentina he was fired and Reinaldo Rueda was placed as the new coach. Colombia seemed to have improved and defeated Peru and Uruguay 5-0 during qualifying, managed a 3-0 victory over arch-rivals Ecuador, and tied with Brazil 0-0 in São Paulo. Towards the end Colombia (21 pts), Chile (21pts), and Uruguay (22 pts) had a chance to target the playoffs with Australia. Colombia (21 pts) traveled to Asuncion hoping for three points against Paraguay (28), who sealed their place in Germany while Chile battled against Ecuador and Uruguay against Argentina. As in the 2002 qualifiers, the last match of Argentina was against Uruguay, and in both occasions Uruguay needed a favourable result to reach 5th place in order to make the playoffs to earn a place in the World Cup. Even though Colombia won its match against Paraguay, Uruguay also won the match against Argentina, again reaching the position to play the playoff for the last ticket to Germany. Both Argentina and Paraguay had already qualified. Colombia ended with 24 pts, once again behind an Uruguay with 25 pts.Final StandingsTeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD Brazil3418972351718 Argentina34181044291712 Ecuador281884623194 Paraguay281884623230 Uruguay25186752328-5 Colombia241866624168 Chile22185761822-4 Venezuela181853102028-8 Peru18184682028-8 Bolivia141842122037-17Fixtures & ResultsSeptember 7, 2003, Barranquilla, Colombia - Colombia 1 - 2 BrazilSeptember 10, 2003, La Paz, Bolivia - Bolivia 4 - 0 ColombiaNovember 15, 2003, Barranquilla, Colombia - Colombia 0 - 1 VenezuelaNovember 19, 2003, Barranquilla, Colombia - Colombia 1 - 1 ArgentinaMarch 31, 2004, Lima, Peru - Peru 0 - 2 ColombiaJune 2, 2004, Quito, Ecuador - Ecuador 2 - 1 ColombiaJune 6, 2004, Barranquilla, Colombia - Colombia 5 - 0 UruguaySeptember 5, 2004, Santiago, Chile - Chile 0 - 0 ColombiaOctober 9, 2004, Barranquilla, Colombia - Colombia 1 - 1 ParaguayOctober 13, 2004, Maceió, Brazil - Brazil 0 - 0 ColombiaNovember 17, 2004, Barranquilla, Colombia - Colombia 1 - 0 BoliviaMarch 26, 2005, Maracaibo, Venezuela - Venezuela 0 - 0 ColombiaMarch 30, 2005, Buenos Aires, Argentina - Argentina 1 - 0 ColombiaJune 4, 2005, Barranquilla, Colombia - Colombia 5 - 0 PeruJune 8, 2005, Barranquilla, Colombia - Colombia 3 - 0 EcuadorSeptember 4, 2005, Montevideo, Uruguay - Uruguay 3 - 2 ColombiaOctober 8, 2005, Barranquilla, Colombia - Colombia 1 - 1 ChileOctober 12, 2005, Asunción, Paraguay - Paraguay 0 - 1 Colombia[edit] 2006 Central American and Caribbean GamesGroup StageJuly 16Colombia7-0Netherlands AntillesatCartagena, ColombiaJuly 20Colombia2-3PanamaatCartagena, ColombiaQuarter Finals[edit] After Copa America 2007After Copa America 2007, the Colombian national football team boomed with recent success in the South American 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. After embarrasing losses against Paraguay, and Argentina in the Copa America, many Colombians nonetheless anticipated a successful run for 2010 FIFA World Cup classification. In the first match of the qualifying round, Colombia, defying expectations that they would lose to Brazil, drew 0-0 with Brazil at home. Not long after that, Colombia surprisingly tied 0-0 again with Bolivia national football team, but many argue that this was largely due to the fact that the altitude of La Paz contributes to usual losses or ties for non-Bolivian teams. However, Colombia would find their very first win after defeating a weak Venezuela national football team 1-0, with a stupendous free kick courtesy of Ruben Dario Bustos. In their next game, Colombia would defy expectations again by beating Argentina, at the time ranked first in the world. On November 17, 2007, In Bogotá against Argentina, Lionel Messi beat the defense before scoring past goalkeeper Agustín Julio. Colombia turned the game around in the second half, however, when Ruben Dario Bustos got his second free kick goal of the qualifying campaign, and not long after that, Dayro Moreno scored his first international goal for Colombia. Colombia won the match 2-1, obtaining 4th place in the world cup qualifiers. On June 14, 2008 Colmbia tied Peru 1-1 moving Colombia up to 3rd place in the world cup qualifiers after a Brazilian loss to Paraguay. Another 0-0 between Ecuador and Colombia in Quito was on June 18, 2008 and Colombia remain at 3rd place and as the only undefeated country in the qualification after Bolivia won Paraguay 4-2.[edit] TragediesIn 1994, defender Andrés Escobar scored an own goal in a World Cup match against the United States; shortly after the team returned to Colombia, Escobar was murdered in the city of Medellín, Colombia.[citation needed][edit] Current squadThe following players named for their WCQ against Uruguay on September 6th 2008 and on Chile September 10th [1]No.Pos.PlayerDoB (Age)CapsGoalsClub1GKAgustín JulioOctober 25, 1974 (1974-10-25) (age 33)70 Santa Fe12GKRóbinson ZapataSeptember 30, 1978 (1978-09-30) (age 29)30 SteauaDFAquivaldo MosqueraJune 22, 1981 (1981-06-22) (age 27)171 Sevilla14DFLuis Amaranto PereaJanuary 30, 1979 (1979-01-30) (age 29)370 Atletico Madrid18DFJuan Camilo ZúñigaDecember 14, 1985 (1985-12-14) (age 22)20 A.C. Siena3DFCristian ZapataSeptember 30, 1986 (1986-09-30) (age 21)50 Udinese16DFPablo Stifer ArmeroNovember 2, 1986 (1986-11-02) (age 21)40 América de CaliDFPedro PortocarreroJune 13, 1977 (1977-06-13) (age 31) Cúcuta DeportivoDFHumberto Antonio MendozaOctober 2, 1984 (1984-10-02) (age 23)10 Atlético NacionalDFJulián Estiven VélezFebruary 9, 1982 (1982-02-09) (age 26)30 Atlético NacionalMFJose AmayaJuly 16, 1980 (1980-07-16) (age 28) Atlético Nacional10MFGiovanni HernándezJune 16, 1976 (1976-06-16) (age 32)355 Atlético Junior19MFYulian AnchicoMay 28, 1984 (1984-05-28) (age 24)121 Santa FeMFGustavo Adrian RamosJanuary 26, 1986 (1986-01-26) (age 22)10 América de Cali6MFFabián Andrés VargasApril 17, 1980 (1980-04-17) (age 28)290 Club Atlético Boca Juniors15MFCarlos SánchezFebruary 6, 1986 (1986-02-06) (age 22) Valenciennes FC20MFMacnelly TorresApril 5, 1984 (1984-04-05) (age 24)91 Colo-Colo8MFFreddy GuarínJune 30, 1986 (1986-06-30) (age 22)70 F.C. PortoFWWason RenteríaJuly 4, 1985 (1985-07-04) (age 23)63 S.C. BragaFWTressor MorenoJanuary 11, 1979 (1979-01-11) (age 29)287 San Luis11FWHugo RodallegaJuly 25, 1985 (1985-07-25) (age 23)196 Necaxa7FWEdixon PereaApril 20, 1984 (1984-04-20) (age 24)186 Grêmio9FWRadamel FalcaoFebruary 10, 1986 (1986-02-10) (age 22)72 River Plate17FWDayro MorenoSeptember 16, 1985 (1985-09-16) (age 22)21 SteauaMFJonathan EstradaMarch 1, 1983 (1983-27-01) (age 24)10 Club Deportivo Los MillonariosFWMilton RodriguezApril 4, 1976 (1976-28-04) (age 31)10 Club Deportivo Los Millonarios[edit] Recent players (Part of Pinto's 50 man list)No.Pos.PlayerDoB (Age)CapsGoalsClubGKJose Fernando CuadradoJune 1, 1985 (1985-06-01) (age 23)10 Club Deportivo Los MillonariosGKDavid Ospina RamírezAugust 31, 1988 (1988-08-31) (age 19)100 OGC NiceDFJosimar MosqueraOctober 12, 1982 (1982-10-12) (age 25)20 Arsenal de SarandíDFNelson RivasMarch 25, 1983 (1983-03-25) (age 25)10 Inter MilanDFJulián Estiven VélezFebruary 9, 1982 (1982-02-09) (age 26)30 Genoa C.F.C.5MFJose AmayaJuly 16, 1980 (1980-07-16) (age 28) Santos2DFWalter Jose MorenoMay 18, 1978 (1978-05-18) (age 30)40 Atlético NacionalDFCarlos ValdezMay 22, 1985 (1985-05-22) (age 23)20 América de CaliDFAlexis HenriquezJanuary 2, 1983 (1983-01-02) (age 25)00 Once CaldasDFJavier ArizalaApril 21, 1984 (1984-04-21) (age 24) Santa Fe13DFRubén Darío BustosAugust 28, 1981 (1981-08-28) (age 27)102 Internacional4DFElvis GonzalezFebruary 20, 1982 (1982-02-20) (age 26) Cúcuta DeportivoMFGiovanni MorenoJuly 1, 1986 (1986-07-01) (age 22)-- Atlético NacionalMFLuis Fernando MosqueraJuly 17, 1986 (1986-07-17) (age 22)11 Santa FeMFStalin MottaMarch 28, 1984 (1984-03-28) (age 24)10 La EquidadMFJaime CastrillónApril 5, 1983 (1983-04-05) (age 25)146 Independiente MedellinMFDanilson CórdobaSeptember 6, 1986 (1986-09-06) (age 21)20 Independiente MedellínMFPaulo Cesar ArangoAugust 27, 1984 (1984-08-27) (age 24)20 América de Cali16MFFreddy GrisalesSeptember 22, 1975 (1975-09-22) (age 32)376 Independiente21MFJuan Carlos EscobarOctober 30, 1982 (1982-10-30) (age 25) FC Krylia Sovetov SamaraMFAlvaro DominguezAugust 10, 1981 (1981-08-10) (age 27)62 FC SionMFElkin SotoJuly 4, 1980 (1980-07-04) (age 28) FSV Mainz 05MFAldo RamírezApril 18, 1981 (1981-04-18) (age 27)31 Monarcas Morelia7MFAndrés ChitivaJuly 13, 1979 (1979-07-13) (age 29)62 Indios de Ciudad JuárezMFDavid FerreiraAugust 9, 1979 (1979-08-09) (age 29)153 Clube Atlético ParanaenseFWRoberto PoloDecember 21, 1980 (1980-12-21) (age 27)31 La EquidadFWFreddy MonteroJuly 26, 1987 (1987-07-26) (age 21)10 Deportivo CaliFWCarlos RenteríaMarch 4, 1986 (1986-03-04) (age 22)10 Atlético Nacional[edit] World Cup Record1930 - Did not enter1934 - Did not enter1938 - Withdrew1950 - Did not enter1954 - Did not enter1958 - Did not qualify1962 - Group Stage1966 to 1986 - Did not qualify1990 - Round Of Sixteen1994 - Group Stage1998 - Group Stage2002 - Did not qualify2006 - Did not qualify[edit] Copa América Record1916 to 1942 - Did not enter1945 - Fifth place1946 - Withdrew1947 - Eighth place1949 - Eighth place1953 to 1956 - Withdrew1957 - Fifth place1959 - Withdrew1959 - Withdrew1963 - Seventh place1967 - Did not qualify1975 - Runners-up 1979 - Round 11983 - Round 11987 - Third place1989 - Round 11991 - Fourth place1993 - Third place1995 - Third place1997 - Quarterfinals1999 - Quarterfinals2001 - Winners2004 - Fourth place2007 - Round 1[edit] ManagersCOLOMBIA NATIONAL TEAM MANAGERS SINCE 1938FROMTO Alfonso Novoa1938-02-101938-02-23 Fernando Paternoster1938-08-081938-08-21 Roberto Meléndez1945-01-211945-02-21 José Arana Cruz1946-12-091946-12-20 Lino Taioli1947-12-021947-12-29 Pedro López1957-03-161957-04-01 Rafael Orlandi1957-06-161957-07-07 Adolfo Pedernera1961-02-051962-06-07 Gabriel Ochoa Uribe1963-03-101963-03-31 Efraín Sánchez1963-09-011963-09-04 Antonio Julio de la Hoz1965-06-201965-08-07 Cesar López Fretes1966-11-301966-12-11 Francisco Zuluaga1968-10-161969-08-24 Cesar López Fretes1970-05-201970-05-20 Toza Veselinovic1972-03-291973-07-05 Efraín Sánchez1975-07-201975-10-28 Blagoje Vidinic1976-10-151979-09-05 Carlos Bilardo1980-01-051981-09-13 Efraín Sánchez1983-02-141984-10-11 Gabriel Ochoa Uribe1985-02-011985-11-03 Francisco Maturana1987-06-111990-06-23 Luis Augusto García1991-01-291991-07-21 Humberto Ortíz1992-07-081992-08-02 Francisco Maturana1993-02-241994-06-26 Hernán Darío Gómez1995-01-311998-06-26 Javier Alvarez1999-02-091999-11-19 Luis Augusto García2000-02-122001-04-24 Francisco Maturana2001-06-032001-11-14 Reynaldo Rueda2002-05-072002-05-12 Francisco Maturana2002-11-202003-11-19 Reynaldo Rueda2004-02-18November 2006 Jorge Luis PintoJanuary 2007—[edit] Most CapsPlayerColombia careerCaps (Goals)Carlos Valderrama1985-1998111 (11)Leonel Álvarez1985-1997101 (1)Freddy Rincón1990-200184 (17)Luis Carlos Perea1987-199478 (2)Óscar Córdoba1993-200371 (0)René Higuita1987-199969 (3)Arnoldo Iguarán1979-199368 (25)Alexis Mendoza1987-199768 (2)Víctor Aristizábal1993-200366 (15)Luis Fernando Herrera1987-199662 (1)[edit] Top GoalscorersPlayerColombia careerGoals (Caps)Adolfo Valencia1992-199831 (60)Arnoldo Iguarán1979-199325 (68)Faustino Asprilla1993-200120 (57)Freddy Rincón1990-200117 (84)Víctor Aristizábal1993-200315 (66)Iván Valenciano1991-200013 (29)Willington José Ortiz1973-198513 (49)Antony de Ávila1983-199813 (53)Carlos Valderrama1985-199811 (111)Juan Pablo Ángel1996-20069 (33)[edit] Famous Players This is a list of famous or notable sports persons with no clear inclusion or exclusion criteria, and as such should not be treated as encylopedic. 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(April 2008)Leonel ÁlvarezJuan Pablo ÁngelFaustino AsprillaJorge BermúdezIván CórdobaÓscar CórdobaMiguel CaleroAlfredo Di Stéfano (Argentine, also played for Argentina and Spain)Andrés EscobarGiovanni HernándezRené HiguitaAly Faryd Camilo MondragónLuis Amaranto PereaHugo RodallegaFreddy RincónCarlos ValderramaAdolfo ValenciaMario YepesMarcos CollWillington Ortiz[edit] See alsoColombia national under-17 football teamColombia national under-20 football team[edit] References^ FIFA.com^ FIFA.com[edit] External linksColombia FARSSSF archive of results 1938-RSSSF archive of most capped players and highest goalscorersRSSSF archive of coaches 1938-[edit] TitlesPreceded by1999 - BrazilSouth American Champions2001 (First title)Succeeded by2004 - BrazilInternational footballv • d • eFIFA | World Cup | Confederations Cup | U-20 World Cup | U-17 World Cup Olympics | Asian Games | All-Africa Games | Pan American Games | Island Games | Minor TournamentsWorld Rankings | Player of the Year | Teams | Competitions | Organizations | Codes Asia: AFC - Asian Cup Africa: CAF - Africa Cup of Nations North America: CONCACAF - Gold Cup South America: CONMEBOL - Copa América Oceania: OFC - Nations Cup Europe: UEFA - European Championship Non-FIFA: NF-Board - Viva World Cup National football teams of South America (CONMEBOL)v • d • eArgentina | Bolivia | Brazil | Chile | Colombia | Ecuador | Paraguay | Peru | Uruguay | Venezuela | Football in Colombiav • d • eLeague competitionsCOLFUTBOLCup competitionsFirst LeagueDIMAYORCopa ColombiaSecond LeagueColombiaThird LeagueU-20League systemU-17List of venuesList of clubsRetrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia_national_football_team" Categories: Unverifiable lists of sporting persons | Football in Colombia | Colombia national football teamHidden categories: All articles with unsourced statements | Articles with unsourced statements | Articles that may contain original research since April 2008 | All articles that may contain original research Views Article Discussion Edit this page History Personal tools Log in / create account if (window.isMSIE55) fixalpha(); Navigation Main page Contents Featured content Current events Random article Search Interaction About Wikipedia Community portal Recent changes Contact Wikipedia Donate to Wikipedia Help Toolbox What links here Related changesUpload fileSpecial pages Printable version Permanent linkCite this page Languages العربية Català Deutsch Español Français 한국어 Bahasa Indonesia Italiano עברית Latviešu Lietuvių Magyar मराठी Nederlands 日本語 Polski Português Русский Suomi Svenska Tiếng Việt Türkçe 吴语 中文   This page was last modified on 29 August 2008, at 13:35. 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