Lucio España

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Lucio Fernando España (October 29, 1971 — June 2, 2005) was a Colombian footballer. The defender helped Atlético Nacional win the national league title in 1999, and also played for Real Cartagena, Atlético Junior, and Deportivo Pereira.

On June 2, 2005 he was shot in Santiago de Cali by two robbers. A number of Colombian footballers have been shot the last 20 years, the most notable being Andrés Escobar. Other firearms victims include former Atlético Nacional players Albeiro Usuriaga, who was killed in Cali one year earlier, and Felipe Perez.