Julián Viáfara

Julián Viáfara
Personal information
Full nameJulián Ramiro Viáfara Mesa
Date of birthMay 19, 1978
Place of birthColombia Cali, Valle, Colombia
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Youth career
1989–1996Colombia Boca Juniors de Cali
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1996–2001Colombia Independiente Medellín49(0)
2001–2006Colombia América de Cali123(1)
2007–2008Brazil Atlético Paranaense18(0)
2008→ Brazil Vitória (loan)33(0)
2009–2011Brazil Vitória133(9)
2011–2012Colombia América de Cali24(0)
2012Colombia Patriotas2(0)
2013Colombia Deportes Quindío30(1)
National team
2006Colombia Colombia1(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Julián Ramiro Viáfara Mesa or simply Viáfara (born May 19, 1978, in Cali) is a Colombian football goalkeeper.

Known as a great promise early in his career, just Viáfara not fully meet the expectations that revolved around him, but good passages consolidated in Colombia and became the idol Brazil, with the shirt Esporte Clube Vitória.

Career

Beginning at Boca Juniors in Tolima and testing

Son of former player and current coach of Colombian U-17 Viáfara Ramiro Quintana, Julian grew up in football. He served in the small schools Boca Juniors de Cali, where he began as forward, also played as defender. How well did not come in those positions was docked in goal, where they adapted and began to stand out, acting in several selections based on the Colombia. In July in 1996 went to Deportes Tolima for testing after they excel in games based on selections.

Independiente Medellin

Eventually signed a contract with Independiente Medellín and premiered on August, the sixth round of the second round of the League Colombia, taking a penalty in the match. We used reasonably in following meetings and ended the year with ten games played.

He began to excel in 1998, becoming considered one of the main promises of the country and winning the title in the team along the national tournament. In 1999, with the arrival of Rene Higuita. Viáfara started the year in reserve, but with the dismissal of Colombian idol by disciplinary problems, rejoined the team and played thirty-three matches that year. The goalie understands the importance that was live with Higuita:

"Meet and train with Higuita was important for my career. It is a landmark."

In 2000, however, lost space back to José María Pazo and ended up playing in just sixteen games in years.

In early 2001, it reached an agreement with his club about a possible contract renewal, coming to grips with the then coach of the team, Juan José Peláez, and was free for a certain period .

Ups and downs in America of Cali

He signed with the América de Cali and made only ten matches for the national event in 2001, helping him to clinch the championship, Colombia, and has played in three games in the Copa Merconorte.

In 2002, was used even less, having played only four matches at the beginning of the tournament Finalización.

In 2003, history repeated itself and Julian only had chances in the Apertura due to injuries and suspensions of the goalkeeper. Also in 2003, got to play three matches for the Libertadores, one in the rout suffered by his team before the by Santos 5-1.

2004 Viáfara was different and acted in twenty-nine games this year, settling as the owner of the team.

In 2005, sat out just three games of the season in America's fifty and still became the team captain.

In 2006, remained as owner of the team despite the crisis that America was living. However, due to delays of wages and unjust punishments to some players at the end of the year, entered in court for their rights and come up with the club. This is the reason yet, he said, of not having been summoned to the selection of his country.

Arrival in Brazil

In 2007 goes to Brazil to be hired by the Football Atlético-PR. Fellow David Ferreira played on the team for two years, and enjoying some success at the time, inspired Atletico to hire three more Colombians: Viáfara came together with the half Edwin Valencia and striker Dayro Moreno. Despite having helped the club rank in the Copa Sudamericana in Brasileirão and played nineteen games, the keeper was withdrawn from the starting lineup the following year, not getting any on the bench in the Campeonato Paranaense 2008,Campeonato Paranaense Professional Football - Serie A - 2008 Gold on the grounds that he was overweight and has to rebuild it physically. This situation did not please him, and soon after the end of the fair state, hit your loan Soccer Vitória in mid 2008. Viáfara thanked the support received in theHurricanein a letter sent one month after his loan, having also been honored as "Athlete of the most educated in CT Cashew."

Idol in Vitória.

The Colombian got no expectations to be very large reserve of Ney, one of Vitória for the rise of the elite of Brazilian Soccer in 2007. In the second game of the Brasileirão that year, against the Sport, Viáfara made a memorable debut, avoiding many goals the team Pernambuco. From that starting up the idolatry of the crowd it took just a few touches, such as Catimbó and risky moves away from goal, characteristics of the Colombia.

Due to their good performances in the previous season, the Vitória chose to buy the pass the player in 2009, the year that the sacrament as an idol. Responsible for the classifications in World Cup of Brazil, which argued penalty s in two phases that the club decided to place this way, and with good performances throughout the year, Viáfara was being considered one of the best Goalkeeper s who have spent time at Bahia in recent times.

In late 2009, after a Championship of many ups and downs with the Vitória, where the club Bahia came to be among the best four rounds of the contest and several months later, he saw to his place in the Copa Sudamericana 2010 threatened, many were rumors that the goalkeeper was leaving the red and black. However, on December 1, the Breakwater reported that his contract was renewed for another two years.

Foreign Record

On February 7, 2010, the match between Victoria and Football Feirense-BA, Viáfara once nailed his name in club history to make his 99th game with the red shirt -black, becoming the foreign-times defended theLionin history, surpassing the Nigeria Ricky, a forward who played in the Bahia in the 1980s and 1990s. In the next game, completing 100 games in a 3-1 victory over Fluminense Football Fair in Stadium Pituaçu, the Colombian was celebrated by fans and management that the present with a card, delivered by the mason Zezão one of the oldest employees of the club, containing a tribute for historical fact.

Goalscorer

Having already scored a goal during his visit to America, Viáfara faults have been training at the club since 2008, including having few opportunities to collect them in the game, without success. Your first goal with his shirt out of Vicetoria on March 10, 2010 in a 4-0 rout of the red and black on the Corinthians-AL, in a match valid by Brazil Cup 2010. The goalkeeper scored the fourth goal, being cheered by the crowd. During the year, Viáfara scored six goals, three of them were in the Brasileirão, making Archer, currently the second highest scorer, goalkeeper of the national event, only behind Rogerio Ceni. The first goal of 2011 came on February 13, the first of a 3-1 win over Athletic Football-BA for the first phase of the Baiano Championship. Three days later, he scored his tenth goal in his career, in the only defeat 3-1 to Botafogo-PB by World Cup of Brazil.

Fall Division in 2010 and Resigned in 2011

In the competition of the Brasileirão 2010, the club were relegated after finishing the event in 17th place, needing to win the Atlético-GO in the last round at home and only getting a draw at 0-0.

He promised to stay at the club until you take it back to the First Division.

However, 2011 did not start well for the team nor the player. The early elimination in the Brazil Cup and the loss of state title led the board of directors to terminate the contract with the goalkeeper and using peers as goat-tory for the loss of state title . Output of the red and black, Viáfara wrote a letter saying goodbye to the fans.

Personal life

Viáfara is married to Paola Andrea Arcila since December 2007, with whom he has two daughters, Valerie and Lua. The Colombian, since its arrival in Salvador, is involved in social projects and campaigns to help the needy individual, as the partnership it has with the Legion of Good Will. A case that received much media attention was the Manu of the child, who had a serious illness, had to go to China to get proper treatment and Julian strove to raise the money needed to pay for such expenses.

For these and other works, the athlete was awarded the title of citizen of Bahia in late 2010.

Honours

Statistics

As of October 30, 2013.
Club Year State League Cup National League South-America Others Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Colombia Independiente Medellín
1997 – – 001000000100
1998 – – 002400000240
1999 – – 003300000330
2000 – – 001600000160
Total 00008300000830
Colombia América de Cali
2001 – – 001003000130
2002 – – 0050000050
2003 – – 00903000120
2004 – – 003000000300
2005 – – 003918000471
2006 – – 003000000300
Total 00001231140001371
Brazil Atlético/PR
2007 00101800000190
Total 00101800000190
Brazil Vitória
2008 00003300000330
2009 230802701000590
2010 2111132531020607
2011 12121000000142
Total 56221485320201669
Colombia América de Cali
2011 – – – – 1600000160
2012 – – 2070000090
Total 00202300000250
Colombia Patriotas Boyacá
2012 – – – – 20000020
Total 000020000020
Colombia Deportes Quindío
2013 – – 203010000321
Total 00203010000321
Total na carreira 56226436451602046411

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