Iván Córdoba

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Iván Córdoba
Full name	Iván Ramiro Córdoba
Date of birth	August 11, 1976
Place of birth	Medellín, Colombia
Height	1.73m
Position	Central-back
Club information
Current club	Internazionale
Number	2
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (goals)
1994-96 1996-98 1998-99 2000-	Deportivo Rionegro Nacional Medellin San Lorenzo Internazionale	42(1) 73(1) 59(8) 200(11)
National team**
	Colombia	35 (3)
* Professional club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of July 2005. ** National team caps and goals correct as of 1 September 2006.

Iván Ramiro Córdoba (born August 11, 1976 in Medellín) is a Colombian international football player. He made his name playing for San Lorenzo in Argentina but signed for Italian side Internazionale in the winter transfer window, January 2000, which cost the club 16 million euro. rejecting the offer from Real Madrid in doing so.

Naturally a central defender and world rated man-marker, he is athletic and relies mostly on his pace and reliable timing, being only 173 cm tall and thus vulnerable in the air. Cordoba is also a versatile defender. He sometimes plays as right back and has even filled the left back position. He is generally considered one of the best central defenders in the world today.

He captained the Colombia national football team to win the 2001 Copa América competition, scoring the only goal in the final. Cordoba also played for his country in the 1998 FIFA World Cup.

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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