Colombia national football team

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Colombia
Nickname(s)	Los Cafeteros (The Coffee Makers)
Association	Federación Colombiana de Fútbol
Confederation	CONMEBOL (South America)
Head coach	Jorge Luis Pinto, 2006-
Captain	Aquivaldo Mosquera
Most caps	Carlos Valderrama (111)
Top scorer	Adolfo Valencia (31)
Home stadium	Estadio El Campín (Bogotá)
FIFA code	COL
FIFA ranking	19
Highest FIFA ranking	4 (December 1996)
Lowest FIFA ranking	41 (November 2003)
Elo ranking	16
Highest Elo ranking	5 (1994)
Lowest Elo ranking	93 (August 1965)
First kit 　 Second kit
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 Uruguay (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 Cup
Appearances	4 (First in 1962)
Best result	Round 2, 1990
Copa América
Appearances	17 (First in 1945)
Best result	Winners, 2001
Confederations Cup
Appearances	1 (First in 2003)
Best result	4th, 2003

The 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.

Contents 1 History 1.1 1962 FIFA World Cup 1.2 Aftermath and growth of La Seleccion 1.3 1990 FIFA World Cup 1.4 1994 FIFA World Cup 1.5 1998 FIFA World Cup 1.6 2001 Copa America 1.7 2002 FIFA World Cup 1.8 2005 CONCACAF Copa de Oro 1.9 2006 FIFA World Cup 1.10 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games 1.11 After Copa America 2007 2 Tragedies 3 Current Squad 3.1 Recent players (Part of Pinto's 50 man list) 4 World Cup Record 5 Copa América Record 6 Managers 7 Most Caps 8 Top Goalscorers 9 Famous Players 10 See also 11 References 12 External links 13 Titles

[edit] History

Colombia 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 Cup

In 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  Colombia

Colombia 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. Unfortunately their campaign ended with a 5-0 defeat to Yugoslavia.

Group 1 - Chile 1962 Final Standings

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
USSR	5	3	2	1	0	8	5
Yugoslavia	4	3	2	0	1	8	3
Uruguay	2	3	1	0	2	4	6
Colombia	1	3	0	1	2	5	11

[edit] Aftermath and growth of La Seleccion

Colombia 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 Cup

At 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 D

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
West Germany	5	3	2	1	0	10	3	+7
Yugoslavia	4	3	2	0	1	6	5	+1
Colombia	3	3	1	1	1	3	2	+1
United Arab Emirates	0	3	0	0	3	2	11	-9

During 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 Cup

Main article: Colombia at the 1994 FIFA World Cup

Colombia 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 1

August 1, 1993, Barranquilla, Colombia -  Colombia 0 - 0  Paraguay

August 1, 1993, Lima, Peru -  Peru 0 - 1  Argentina

August 8, 1993, Asunción, Paraguay -  Paraguay 1 - 3  Argentina

August 8, 1993, Lima, Peru -  Peru 0 - 1  Colombia

August 15, 1993, Asunción, Paraguay -  Paraguay 2 - 1  Peru

August 18, 1993, Barranquilla, Colombia -  Colombia 2 - 1  Argentina

August 22, 1993, Buenos Aires, Argentina -  Argentina 2 - 1  Peru

August 22, 1993, Asunción, Paraguay -  Paraguay 1 - 1  Colombia

August 29, 1993, Buenos Aires, Argentina -  Argentina 0 - 0  Paraguay

August 29, 1993, Barranquilla, Colombia -  Colombia 4 - 0  Peru

September 5, 1993, Lima, Peru -  Peru 2 - 2  Paraguay

September 5, 1993, Buenos Aires, Argentina -  Argentina 0 - 5  Colombia

Rank	Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Colombia	10	6	4	2	0	13	2	11
2	Argentina	7	6	3	1	2	7	9	-2
3	Paraguay	6	6	1	4	1	6	7	-1
4	Peru	1	6	0	1	5	4	12	-8

Colombia qualified. Argentina advanced to the CONMEBOL / CONCACAF / OFC Intercontinental Play-off.

Group Stage: Romania: 3-1 :Colombia - June 18, 1994

The 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, 1994

During 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, 1994

Colombia 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 Standings

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD  Romania 6 3 2 0 1 5 5 0  Switzerland 4 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1  USA 4 3 1 1 1 3 3 0  Colombia 3 3 1 0 2 4 5 -1

USA 1 - 1 Switzerland Colombia 1 - 3 Romania Switzerland 4 - 1 Romania USA 2 - 1 Colombia Switzerland 0 - 2 Colombia USA 0 - 1 Romania

[edit] 1998 FIFA World Cup

Main article: Colombia at the 1998 FIFA World Cup

Colombia 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 Standings

Rank	Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Argentina	30	16	8	6	2	23	13	10
2	Paraguay	29	16	9	2	5	21	14	7
3	Colombia	28	16	8	4	4	23	15	8
4	Chile	25	16	7	4	5	32	18	14
5	Peru	25	16	7	4	5	19	20	-1
6	Ecuador	21	16	6	3	7	22	21	1
7	Uruguay	21	16	6	3	7	18	21	-3
8	Bolivia	17	16	4	5	7	18	21	-3
9	Venezuela	3	16	0	3	13	8	41	-33

Argentina, Paraguay, Colombia and Chile qualified.

Group Stage: Romania: 1-0 :Colombia

In 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 :Colombia

Colombia'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 :Colombia

Although 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 Standings

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD  Romania 7 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2  England 6 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3  Colombia 3 3 1 0 2 1 3 -2  Tunisia 1 3 0 1 2 1 4 -3

England 2 - 0 Tunisia Romania 1 - 0 Colombia Colombia 1 - 0 Tunisia Romania 2 - 1 England Colombia 0 - 2 England Romania 1 - 1 Tunisia

[edit] 2001 Copa America

Colombia'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 points

Group Stage: Colombia 2-0 :Venezuela

A 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 :Ecuador

A goal by Victor Hugo Aristizábal in the 29th minute gave Colombia a 1-0 vicory

Group Stage: Colombia 2-0 :Chile

Two goals left Colombia as group leader with 9 points.

Quarter-Finals: Colombia 3-0 :Peru

The hosts beat Peru with a double from Victor Hugo Aristazabal and one from Giovanni Hernandez.

Semi-Finals: Colombia 2-0 :Honduras

The 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 :Mexico

Hosts 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 Cup

For 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 Standings

Rank	Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Argentina	43	18	13	4	1	42	15	27
2	Ecuador	31	18	9	4	5	23	20	3
3	Brazil	30	18	9	3	6	31	17	14
4	Paraguay	30	18	9	3	6	29	23	6
5	Uruguay	27	18	7	6	5	19	13	6
6	Colombia	27	18	7	6	5	20	15	5
7	Bolivia	18	18	4	6	8	21	33	-12
8	Peru	16	18	4	4	10	14	25	-11
9	Venezuela	16	18	5	1	12	18	44	-26
10	Chile	12	18	3	3	12	15	27	-12

Fixtures & Results

March 28, 2000, Bogotá, Colombia -  Colombia 0 - 0  Brazil

April 26, 2000, La Paz, Bolivia -  Bolivia 1 - 1  Colombia

June 4, 2000, Bogotá, Colombia -  Colombia 3 - 0  Venezuela

June 29, 2000, Bogotá, Colombia -  Colombia 1 - 3  Argentina

July 19, 2000, Lima, Peru -  Peru 0 - 1  Colombia

July 25, 2000, Quito, Ecuador -  Ecuador 0 - 0  Colombia

August 15, 2000, Bogotá, Colombia -  Colombia 1 - 0  Uruguay

September 2, 2000, Santiago, Chile -  Chile 0 - 1  Colombia

October 7, 2000, Bogotá, Colombia -  Colombia 0 - 2  Paraguay

November 15, 2000, São Paulo, Brazil -  Brazil 1 - 0  Colombia

March 27, 2001, Bogotá, Colombia -  Colombia 2 - 0  Bolivia

April 24, 2001, San Cristóbal, Venezuela -  Venezuela 2 - 2  Colombia

June 3, 2001, Buenos Aires, Argentina -  Argentina 3 - 0  Colombia

August 16, 2001, Bogotá, Colombia -  Colombia 0 - 1  Peru

September 5, 2001, Bogotá, Colombia -  Colombia 0 - 0  Ecuador

October 7, 2001, Montevideo, Uruguay -  Uruguay 1 - 1  Colombia

November 7, 2001, Bogotá, Colombia -  Colombia 3 - 1  Chile

November 14, 2001, Asunción, Paraguay -  Paraguay 0 - 4  Colombia

[edit] 2005 CONCACAF Copa de Oro

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 finishers

Group Stage: Panama: 1-0 : Colombia

Colombia'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 : Colombia

The 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 : Colombia

The third match was against Trinidad and Tobago where they won a 2-0 victory.

Quarterfinals: Colombia: 2-1 : Mexico

Colombia 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 : Colombia

Colombia 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 Cup

2006 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 Standings

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Brazil	34	18	9	7	2	35	17	18
Argentina	34	18	10	4	4	29	17	12
Ecuador	28	18	8	4	6	23	19	4
Paraguay	28	18	8	4	6	23	23	0
Uruguay	25	18	6	7	5	23	28	-5
Colombia	24	18	6	6	6	24	16	8
Chile	22	18	5	7	6	18	22	-4
Venezuela	18	18	5	3	10	20	28	-8
Peru	18	18	4	6	8	20	28	-8
Bolivia	14	18	4	2	12	20	37	-17

Fixtures & Results

September 7, 2003, Barranquilla, Colombia -  Colombia 1 - 2  Brazil

September 10, 2003, La Paz, Bolivia -  Bolivia 4 - 0  Colombia

November 15, 2003, Barranquilla, Colombia -  Colombia 0 - 1  Venezuela

November 19, 2003, Barranquilla, Colombia -  Colombia 1 - 1  Argentina

March 31, 2004, Lima, Peru -  Peru 0 - 2  Colombia

June 2, 2004, Quito, Ecuador -  Ecuador 2 - 1  Colombia

June 6, 2004, Barranquilla, Colombia -  Colombia 5 - 0  Uruguay

September 5, 2004, Santiago, Chile -  Chile 0 - 0  Colombia

October 9, 2004, Barranquilla, Colombia -  Colombia 1 - 1  Paraguay

October 13, 2004, Maceió, Brazil -  Brazil 0 - 0  Colombia

November 17, 2004, Barranquilla, Colombia -  Colombia 1 - 0  Bolivia

March 26, 2005, Maracaibo, Venezuela -  Venezuela 0 - 0  Colombia

March 30, 2005, Buenos Aires, Argentina -  Argentina 1 - 0  Colombia

June 4, 2005, Barranquilla, Colombia -  Colombia 5 - 0  Peru

June 8, 2005, Barranquilla, Colombia -  Colombia 3 - 0  Ecuador

September 4, 2005, Montevideo, Uruguay -  Uruguay 3 - 2  Colombia

October 8, 2005, Barranquilla, Colombia -  Colombia 1 - 1  Chile

October 12, 2005, Asunción, Paraguay -  Paraguay 0 - 1  Colombia

[edit] 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games

Group Stage

July 16		Colombia	7	-	0	Netherlands Antilles	at	Cartagena, Colombia

July 20		Colombia	2	-	3	Panama	at	Cartagena, Colombia

Quarter Finals

[edit] After Copa America 2007

After 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.

[edit] Tragedies

In 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. He was murdered in the city of Medellín, Colombia.

[edit] Current Squad

The following players named for their WCQ against Peru  and France  in June 2008[1]

No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club 1 GK Agustín Julio October 25, 1974 (1974-10-25) (age 33) 7 0 Santa Fe 30 GK Róbinson Zapata September 30, 1978 (1978-09-30) (age 29) 3 0 Steaua Bucharest 13 DF Rubén Darío Bustos August 28, 1981 (1981-08-28) (age 26) 10 2 Internacional DF Juan Camilo Zúñiga December 14, 1985 (1985-12-14) (age 22) 2 0 Atlético Nacional DF Aquivaldo Mosquera June 22, 1981 (1981-06-22) (age 26) 17 1 Sevilla 2 DF Cristian Zapata September 30, 1986 (1986-09-30) (age 21) 18 0 Udinese 3 DF Walter Jose Moreno May 18, 1978 (1978-05-18) (age 30) 4 0 Nacional 21 DF Pedro Portocarrero June 13, 1977 (1977-06-13) (age 31) Cúcuta Deportivo 16 DF Pablo Stifer Armero November 2, 1986 (1986-11-02) (age 21) 4 0 América de Cali 21 DF Elvis Gonzalez February 20, 1982 (1982-02-20) (age 26) Cúcuta Deportivo DF Julián Estiven Vélez February 9, 1982 (1982-02-09) (age 26) 3 0 Atlético Nacional MF Nilson Cortes March 29, 1977 (1977-03-29) (age 31) 1 0 Once Caldas 6 MF Jose Amaya July 16, 1980 (1980-07-16) (age 27) Nacional 10 MF Giovanni Hernández June 16, 1976 (1976-06-16) (age 31) 35 5 Atlético Junior MF Fabián Andrés Vargas April 17, 1980 (1980-04-17) (age 28) 29 0 Club Atlético Boca Juniors MF Freddy Grisales September 22, 1975 (1975-09-22) (age 32) 37 6 Independiente 19 MF Juan Carlos Escobar October 30, 1982 (1982-10-30) (age 25) FC Krylia Sovetov Samara 15 MF Carlos Sánchez February 6, 1986 (1986-02-06) (age 22) Valenciennes FC 8 MF Freddy Guarín June 30, 1986 (1986-06-30) (age 21) 7 0 Saint Etienne 23 MF Elkin Soto July 4, 1980 (1980-07-04) (age 27) FSV Mainz 05 20 MF Macnelly Torres April 5, 1984 (1984-04-05) (age 24) 9 1 Colo-Colo FW Hugo Rodallega July 25, 1985 (1985-07-25) (age 22) 19 6 Necaxa 7 FW Edixon Perea April 20, 1984 (1984-04-20) (age 24) 18 6 Grêmio 9 FW Radamel Falcao February 20, 1986 (1986-02-20) (age 22) 7 2 River Plate 9 FW Dayro Moreno September 16, 1985 (1985-09-16) (age 22) 1 1 Steaua Bucharest

[edit] Recent players (Part of Pinto's 50 man list)

No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club GK David Ospina Ramírez August 31, 1988 (1988-08-31) (age 19) 10 0 Atlético Nacional GK Jose Fernando Cuadrado June 1, 1985 (1985-06-01) (age 23) 1 0 Club Deportivo Los Millonarios DF Josimar Mosquera October 12, 1982 (1982-10-12) (age 25) 2 0 Arsenal de Sarandí DF Nelson Rivas March 25, 1983 (1983-03-25) (age 25) 1 0 Inter Milan 14 DF Luis Amaranto Perea January 30, 1979 (1979-01-30) (age 29) 37 0 Atletico Madrid DF Humberto Antonio Mendoza October 2, 1984 (1984-10-02) (age 23) 1 0 Nacional DF Edgar Zapata September 1, 1978 (1978-09-01) (age 29) 2 0 Deportivo Cali DF Carlos Valdez May 22, 1985 (1985-05-22) (age 23) 2 0 América de Cali DF Alexis Henriquez January 2, 1983 (1983-01-02) (age 25) 0 0 Once Caldas DF Miguel Rojas March 5, 1977 (1977-03-05) (age 31) 0 0 Once Caldas DF Javier Arizala April 21, 1984 (1984-04-21) (age 24) Santa Fe 18 DF Gerardo Vallejo December 3, 1976 (1976-12-03) (age 31) 20 0 Deportes Tolima 5 MF Stalin Motta March 28, 1984 (1984-03-28) (age 24) 1 0 La Equidad MF Danilson Córdoba September 6, 1986 (1986-09-06) (age 21) 2 0 Medellín MF Gerardo Bedoya September 26, 1975 (1975-09-26) (age 32) 44 1 Club Deportivo Los Millonarios MF Paulo Cesar Arango August 27, 1984 (1984-08-27) (age 23) 2 0 América de Cali MF Giovanni Moreno July 1, 1986 (1986-07-01) (age 21) - - Envigado Fútbol Club MF Luis Fernando Mosquera July 17, 1986 (1986-07-17) (age 21) 1 1 Santa Fe MF David Ferreira August 9, 1979 (1979-08-09) (age 28) 15 3 Clube Atlético Paranaense MF Jaime Castrillón April 5, 1983 (1983-04-05) (age 25) 14 6 Independiente Medellin MF Alvaro Dominguez August 10, 1981 (1981-08-10) (age 26) 6 2 FC Sion MF Aldo Ramírez April 18, 1981 (1981-04-18) (age 27) 3 1 Monarcas Morelia 10 FW Tressor Moreno January 11, 1979 (1979-01-11) (age 29) 28 7 San Luis MF Yulian Anchico May 28, 1984 (1984-05-28) (age 24) 12 1 Santa Fe 11 FW Roberto Polo December 21, 1980 (1980-12-21) (age 27) 3 1 La Equidad 17 FW Carmelo Valencia July 13, 1984 (1984-07-13) (age 23) Atlético Nacional FW Wason Rentería July 4, 1985 (1985-07-04) (age 22) 6 3 RC Strasbourg FW Léider Preciado February 26, 1977 (1977-02-26) (age 31) 10 1 Santa Fe FW Freddy Montero July 26, 1987 (1987-07-26) (age 20) 1 0 Deportivo Cali FW Carlos Rentería March 4, 1986 (1986-03-04) (age 22) 1 0 CD Atlético Huila

[edit] World Cup Record

• 1930 - Did not enter
• 1934 - Did not enter
• 1938 - Withdrew
• 1950 - Did not enter
• 1954 - Did not enter
• 1958 - Did not qualify
• 1962 - Group Stage
• 1966 to 1986 - Did not qualify
• 1990 - Round Of Sixteen
• 1994 - Group Stage
• 1998 - Group Stage
• 2002 - Did not qualify
• 2006 - Did not qualify

[edit] Copa América Record

1916 to 1942 - Did not enter 1945 - Fifth place 1946 - Withdrew 1947 - Eighth place 1949 - Eighth place 1953 to 1956 - Withdrew 1957 - Fifth place 1959 - Withdrew 1959 - Withdrew 1963 - Seventh place 1967 - Did not qualify 1975 - Runners-up

1979 - Round 1 1983 - Round 1 1987 - Third place 1989 - Round 1 1991 - Fourth place 1993 - Third place 1995 - Third place 1997 - Quarterfinals 1999 - Quarterfinals 2001 - Winners 2004 - Fourth place 2007 - Round 1

[edit] Managers

COLOMBIA NATIONAL TEAM MANAGERS SINCE 1938	FROM	TO
Alfonso Novoa	1938-02-10	1938-02-23
Fernando Paternoster	1938-08-08	1938-08-21
Roberto Meléndez	1945-01-21	1945-02-21
José Arana Cruz	1946-12-09	1946-12-20
Lino Taioli	1947-12-02	1947-12-29
Pedro López	1957-03-16	1957-04-01
Rafael Orlandi	1957-06-16	1957-07-07
Adolfo Pedernera	1961-02-05	1962-06-07
Gabriel Ochoa Uribe	1963-03-10	1963-03-31
Efraín Sánchez	1963-09-01	1963-09-04
Antonio Julio de la Hoz	1965-06-20	1965-08-07
Cesar López Fretes	1966-11-30	1966-12-11
Francisco Zuluaga	1968-10-16	1969-08-24
Cesar López Fretes	1970-05-20	1970-05-20
Toza Veselinovic	1972-03-29	1973-07-05
Efraín Sánchez	1975-07-20	1975-10-28
Blagoje Vidinic	1976-10-15	1979-09-05
Carlos Bilardo	1980-01-05	1981-09-13
Efraín Sánchez	1983-02-14	1984-10-11
Gabriel Ochoa Uribe	1985-02-01	1985-11-03
Francisco Maturana	1987-06-11	1990-06-23
Luis Augusto García	1991-01-29	1991-07-21
Humberto Ortíz	1992-07-08	1992-08-02
Francisco Maturana	1993-02-24	1994-06-26
Hernán Darío Gómez	1995-01-31	1998-06-26
Javier Alvarez	1999-02-09	1999-11-19
Luis Augusto García	2000-02-12	2001-04-24
Francisco Maturana	2001-06-03	2001-11-14
Reynaldo Rueda	2002-05-07	2002-05-12
Francisco Maturana	2002-11-20	2003-11-19
Reynaldo Rueda	2004-02-18	November 2006
Jorge Luis Pinto	January 2007	—

[edit] Most Caps

Player	Colombia career	Caps (Goals)
Carlos Valderrama	1985-1998	111 (11)
Leonel Álvarez	1985-1997	101 (1)
Freddy Rincón	1990-2001	84 (17)
Luis Carlos Perea	1987-1994	78 (2)
Óscar Córdoba	1993-2003	71 (0)
René Higuita	1987-1999	69 (3)
Arnoldo Iguarán	1979-1993	68 (25)
Alexis Mendoza	1987-1997	68 (2)
Víctor Aristizábal	1993-2003	66 (15)
Luis Fernando Herrera	1987-1996	62 (1)

[edit] Top Goalscorers

Player	Colombia career	Goals (Caps)
Adolfo Valencia	1992-1998	31 (60)
Arnoldo Iguarán	1979-1993	25 (68)
Faustino Asprilla	1993-2001	20 (57)
Freddy Rincón	1990-2001	17 (84)
Víctor Aristizábal	1993-2003	15 (66)
Iván Valenciano	1991-2000	13 (29)
Willington José Ortiz	1973-1985	13 (49)
Antony de Ávila	1983-1998	13 (53)
Carlos Valderrama	1985-1998	11 (111)
Juan Pablo Ángel	1996-2006	9 (33)

[edit] Famous Players

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• Leonel Álvarez
• Juan Pablo Ángel
• Faustino Asprilla
• Jorge Bermúdez
• Iván Córdoba
• Óscar Córdoba
• Alfredo Di Stéfano (Argentine, also played for Argentina and Spain)
• Andrés Escobar
• Giovanni Hernández
• René Higuita
• Aly Faryd Camilo Mondragón
• Luis Amaranto Perea
• Hugo Rodallega
• Freddy Rincón
• Carlos Valderrama
• Adolfo Valencia
• Mario Yepes
• Marcos Coll
• Willington Ortiz

[edit] See also

• Colombia national under-17 football team
• Colombia national under-20 football team

[edit] References

1. ^ FIFA.com
2. ^ FIFA.com

[edit] External links

• Colombia FA
• RSSSF archive of results 1938-
• RSSSF archive of most capped players and highest goalscorers
• RSSSF archive of coaches 1938-

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South American Champions 2001 (First title)

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