Javier Flórez
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Javier Antonio Flórez Valoyes | ||
| Date of birth | May 18, 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Barranquilla, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Cúcuta Deportivo | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2002–2009[1] | Junior | ? | (?) |
| 2010–2011 | Atlético Bucaramanga | ||
| 2012 | Uniautónoma FC | 20 | (0) |
| 2012– | Cúcuta Deportivo | 19 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Javier Antonio Flórez Valoyes (born May 18, 1982 in Barranquilla) is a Colombian professional footballer. He currently plays for Cúcuta Deportivo[2] of Cúcuta.
Criminal case
Flórez was jailed in 2009 for shooting dead a fan after a game. Flórez, a midfielder was playing for Junior Barranquilla against Once Caldas in a two-leg match.[3] The victim, 33 year old Israel Cantillo, was shot twice, and Flórez fled the scene.[4]
Cantillo was a fan of Flórez's team Junior.[5]
Flórez's lawyers agreed to pay $150 million compensation to the victim's family,[6][7][8] and as a consequence Flórez was released from jail in September 2009.[9]
Flórez has cited both self-defence,[5] and being drunk,[4] as the reasons for his crime.
References
- ↑ http://espndeportes.espn.go.com/news/story?id=865512&s=col&type=story
- ↑ http://espndeportes.espn.go.com/news/story?id=901039&s=col&type=story
- ↑ "El futbolista Javier Flórez mata a tiros a un hincha" (in Spanish). Noticias Gran Canaria. Retrieved 16 September 2009.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Colombian Footballer 'Kills Abusive Fan'". Sky News. 6 July 2009. Retrieved 16 September 2009.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Javier Flores dice que mató a hincha del Junior en defensa propia" (in Spanish). Colombia.com. 8 July 2009. Retrieved 16 September 2009.
- ↑ "Javier Flórez, futbolista acusado de asesinato, obtuvo libertad condicional" (in Spanish). Terra. 9 September 2009. Retrieved 16 September 2009.
- ↑ Roberto Llanos Rodado. "En libertad condicional Javier Flórez, el jugador del Junior que dio muerte a un hincha" (in Spanish). El Tiempo. Retrieved 16 September 2009.
- ↑ "Javier Flórez, el jugador del Junior que dio muerte a un hincha, quedó en libertad condicional" (in Spanish). Futbol Red. Retrieved 16 September 2009.
- ↑ David Hills (13 September 2009). "What I suffered". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 September 2009.