Iván Valenciano

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Valenciano and the second or maternal family name is Pérez.
Iván Valenciano
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Personal information
Full name Iván René Valenciano Pérez
Date of birth (1972-03-18) 18 March 1972 (age 49)
Place of birth Barranquilla, Colombia
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1992 Atlético Junior 96 (47)
1993 Atalanta 5 (0)
1993–1996 Atlético Junior 64 (93)
1997 Veracruz[1] 10 (6)
1998–2001 Morelia[2] 30 (9)
1998 → (loan)[3] 6 (3)
1999 → Atlético Junior (loan) 10 (6)
1999 → Independiente Medellín (loan) 50 (35)
2000 → Bucaramanga (loan) 19 (9)
2001 → Gama (loan) 4 (0)
2001 → Deportivo Cali (loan) 13 (5)
2002 Millonarios[4] 5 (0)
2002 Real Cartagena[5] 1 (2)
2003 Unión Magdalena 17 (6)
2003 Deportes Quindío 14 (4)
2004 Olmedo 17 (3)
2005 Deportes Quindío 15 (0)
2005 Millonarios 8 (1)
2006 Atlético Junior 6 (1)
2006 Olmedo 11 (1)
2007 Independiente Medellín[6] 0 (0)
2007 → Centauros (loan) 13 (5)
2007 Valledupar 0 (0)
2008 Alianza Petrolera 8 (2)
Total 422 (238)
National team‡
1989–1991 Colombia U20[7] 6 (2)
1991–2000 Colombia 29 (13)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 November 2008
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 November 2008

Iván René Valenciano Pérez (born 18 March 1972) is a Colombian former footballer who played as forward.[8] He is the second top goalscorer of all-time in the Colombian Primera A with 217 goals, behind Argentine Sergio Galván Rey, who surpasses him with 224 goals.[9][10]

During his first spell at Atlético Junior, he scored many goals and was visibly overweight. Due to this, he earned the nickname "El Gordito de Oro" (The Golden Fat Man).

Club career[]

Junior[]

Valenciano was born in Barranquilla. He debuted as a professional player in the Junior from Barranquilla, on 23 October 1988 in a match against Independiente Santa Fe played in Bogotá, in which he scored a goal. Since then, there would be the beginning of a long history of goals that covered two decades – he was the top goal scorer for Junior six times. In 1991, only being 19 years old, he scored 30 goals, winning his first Golden Boot award.

Atalanta (Italy)[]

He participated in the Italian Serie A in 1992, playing for Atalanta, where he was unable to score a goal, though he was assigned a goal erroneously. Due to his underperformance, he returned to Barranquilla in the middle of the following year.

Junior[]

In 1993, playing for Junior, he won his first title and was the team's top scorer with 18 goals. He then won his second Golden Boot award in 94–95 season, in which Junior won its fourth domestic title, scoring 24 goals in 30 matches. In the season 95–96, he scored 36 goals, breaking his own record and winning another Golden Boot award, the last of the three he won during his football career in Colombia.

Veracruz[]

Valenciano was signed for Mexican club Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz. In the 1996–97 season, he made his debut in a match against Potros de Hierro from Atlante, to which he scored a goal on his debut. He then had an injury to his knee during a match against Panzas Verdes from León, leaving him out of the field for about 2 or 3 months. Given the relegation of his team, he was signed by Monarcas Morelia for which he played from 1997 to 1999. He then returned to Colombia.

Return to Colombia[]

In Colombia, besides Junior, he played for , Independiente Medellín, Atlético Bucaramanga, Deportivo Cali, Millonarios, Unión Magdalena, Deportes Quindío and Alianza Petrolera.

Farewell Match[]

On 11 July 2009, a testimonial match was carried out for Iván René Valenciano in the Roberto Meléndez Stadium.[11] For the friendly match, many recognised football players were invited such as the Dutch player Edgar Davids, the Chilean Iván Zamorano, the Uruguayan Paolo Montero, the Argentinian Sergio Goycochea, and the Colombians Carlos Valderrama, Faustino Asprilla, Arnoldo Iguarán, Mauricio Serna, Víctor Hugo Aristizábal, among others. The match ended up with an 8–7 win for the foreign team and Valenciano scoring two goals.[12]

International career[]

He played for the Colombia national football team and was a participant at the 1992 Summer Olympics and at the 1994 FIFA World Cup. For the national team he scored 13 goals in 29 games between 1991 and 2000. He made his debut for the national side on 15 July 1991 at the 1991 Copa América, when he replaced Arnoldo Iguarán in the 78th minute.[13]

Career statistics[]

International goals[]

Scores and results list Colombia's goal tally first.[7][14]

hide# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 15 August 1993 Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla, Colombia  Argentina
1–0
2–1
 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
2. 29 August 1993  Peru
1–0
4–0
3. 28 January 1994 Estadio Agustín Tovar, Barinas, Venezuela  Venezuela
2–1
2–1
 Friendly
4. 6 February 1994 Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia  Saudi Arabia
1–0
1–1
5. 5 May 1994 Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, United States  El Salvador
3–0
3–0
 1994 Miami Cup
6. 30 November 1995 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States  Mexico
1–1
2–2
 Friendly
7. 6 March 1996 Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, United States  Honduras
1–1
 2–1
8.
2–1
9. 15 December 1996 Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo, San Cristóbal, Venezuela  Venezuela
2–0
2–0
 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
10. 8 September 1999 Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, United States  Trinidad and Tobago
1–0
 3–4 Friendly
11.
2–3
12.
3–3
13. 4 June 2000 Estadio Nemesio Camacho, Bogotá, Colombia  Venezuela
3–0
3–0
 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification

References[]

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2018.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ Tiempo, Casa Editorial El (5 July 2001). "COLOMBIANOS EN VENTA". El Tiempo.
  3. ^ Tiempo, Casa Editorial El (25 May 1998). "UN PUNTO SALVÓ DUPLA VALENCIANO-CANTILLO". El Tiempo.
  4. ^ Tiempo, Casa Editorial El (26 January 2005). "MILLONARIOS HACE HOY SU PRESENTACIÓN OFICIAL". El Tiempo.
  5. ^ "Liga Colombiana (Águila) - Fútbol Colombiano". www.colombia.com.
  6. ^ Tiempo, Casa Editorial El (24 February 2007). "Regresa Valenciano y no para un "reality"". El Tiempo.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b "Iván Valenciano International Matches"., 11v11.com Retrieved on 8 August 2014
  8. ^ (in Spanish) Fútbol colombiano: El "gordo" teme volver a las canchas como "flaco" – Xinhuanet Archived 28 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved 11 October 2007)
  9. ^ Tiempo, Casa Editorial El. "Sergio Galván, el 'Rey' del gol en la historia del fútbol colombiano". futbolred.com.
  10. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20100429072914/http://www.conmebol.com/conmebol/activeCountry.html?x=9&sub=4&id=15136
  11. ^ Barranquilla despide al Bombardero[permanent dead link], El País (Colombia), 11 de julio de 2009
  12. ^ Valenciano jugó por última vez, Univisión, 12 de julio de 2009.
  13. ^ "RDFC". RDFC. Archived from the original on 6 June 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  14. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Iván Valenciano". www.national-football-teams.com.
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