Lucio España
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lucio Fernando España López | ||
| Date of birth | 29 October 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Colombia | ||
| Date of death | 2 June 2005 (aged 33) | ||
| Place of death | Jamundí, Colombia | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1994 | Quindío[1] | 21 | (0) |
| 1995 | Cortuluá[2] | 23 | (6) |
| 1996–1998 | Bucaramanga[3] | ? | (?) |
| 1996 | Pereira[4] | ? | (?) |
| 1999 | Nacional[5] | 19 | (0) |
| 2000 | Atlético Junior[6] | 19 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Lucio Fernando España López (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 Atlético Bucaramanga, Real Cartagena, Atlético Junior, and Deportivo Pereira.
Career
España played well for Cortuluá during 1995, but a move to Deportivo Cali fell through after he failed a physical before the 1996–97 season began.[7]
In 1999, España joined Atlético Nacional from Atlético Bucaramanga.[8]
Personal
On 2 June 2005, España was shot while picking up a nephew from a football field in Jamundí by two thieves. 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, Omar Cañas, Martin Zapata, Elson Becerra, Jairo Calanche and Felipe Perez.[9][10]
References
- ↑ Statistics at Golgolgol.net
- ↑ Statistics at Golgolgol.net
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- ↑ Statistics at Golgolgol.net
- ↑ "El Cali descartó a Lucio España" [Cali discarded Lucio España] (in Spanish). El Tiempo. 9 August 1996.
- ↑ "El Fichero" [The file] (in Spanish). El Tiempo. 7 February 1999.
- ↑ "Espana shot dead in horror attack". BBC Sport. 2 June 2005.
- ↑ Díaz Sánchez, Wilson. "El adiós para el jugador Lucio España" [Farewell to the player Lucio España] (in Spanish). El Colombiano. Retrieved 19 June 2012.