John Jairo Trellez

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John Jairo Tréllez
Full name	John Jairo Tréllez
Date of birth	April 29, 1968 (1968-04-29) (age 40)
Place of birth	Turbo, Colombia
Height	6 FT 4 in
Playing position	Striker
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1985-1994	Atletico Nacional Boca Juniors FC Zürich Dallas Burn	(116) 16 (2)
National team
1989-1994 1994	Colombia	24 (3)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

John Jairo Tréllez (born April 29, 1968 in Turbo) is a former Colombian soccer player, a striker who played most of his career with Atletico Nacional of Medellín. He was born in Turbo, Antioquia, and started playing for Atletico Nacional in 1985. He scored his first goal as professional the same day the debuted against Cucuta Deportivo. With Atletico Nacional Tréllez scored a total of 116 goals, 14 of which were against Independiente Medellín, Atletico Nacional's eternal rivals. In 1992 he became the top goal scorer in Colombia with 25 goals, becoming the first Colombian to become the league's goal scorer for Atletico Nacional.In 1994 Tréllez became the first Colombian to ever play for Boca Juniors of Argentina where he scored two goals in 19 games, in all competitions.

At the international level, Tréllez also played two seasons for FC Zürich and then played in the United States for the Dallas Burn.

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