Mario Yepes

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Personal information
Mario Yepes
Full name	Mario Alberto Yepes Díaz
Date of birth	January 13, 1976 (age 31)
Place of birth	Cali, Colombia
Height	(1.86m)
Nickname	El Rey
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Paris St-Germain
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1995-1997 1997-1999 1999-2002 2002-2004 2004-present	Cortuluá Deportivo Cali River Plate FC Nantes Paris Saint-Germain	61 (7) 75 (6) 73 (2) 75 (8)
National team
	Colombia	35 (1)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Mario Alberto Yepes Díaz (born January 13, 1976 in Cali, Colombia) is a Colombian football player, currently playing as a central defender for Paris Saint-Germain.

When Mario Yepes started his career with Cortulua, he was playing as a forward before Cortulua's coach converted him to a libero (sweeper). He really started his career in the club of the city where he was born when he was transferred to Deportivo Cali from Cortulua in 1998. He won two Colombian championships with Deportivo Cali. Then Yepes started to become well-known in his country and also abroad. In 1999, he joined CA River Plate, Argentina, where he became a star and won two Argentinian championships. In spite of the fact that several Italian and English clubs wanted to recruit him, he signed for FC Nantes Atlantique in January 2002 where his nickname was “El Rey”. He became one the best central defenders of the French first division and joined Paris Saint-Germain in 2004, where his nickname is "Super Mario" as a reference to his great defensive abilities. He is presently the most highly paid Ligue 1 player, earning 250,000 euros per month. Mario Yepes also plays for the Colombian national team with which he won the Copa America in 2001.

[edit] Clubs

1993-1997 : Cortulua (Colombia)
1998-1999 : Deportivo Cali (Colombia)
1999-2001 : River Plate (Argentina)
2002-2004 : FC Nantes (France)
2004-Decembre 2006]] : Paris Saint-Germain (France)

[edit] Honours

Colombian first division champion: 1998 and 1999, Deportivo Cali
Argentinian first division apertura and clausura champion: 1999-2000, River Plate
Copa America: 2001 with the Colombian national team
French Cup: 2006

[edit] External links

(French)PSG profile
Career stats

Paris Saint-Germain FC - Current Squad
1 Landreau \| 4 Rozehnal \| 5 Mendy \| 6 Yepes \| 7 Luyindula \| 8 Cissé \| 9 Pauleta \| 10 Gallardo \| 11 Diané \| 12 Mabiala \| 13 Frau \| 14 N'Gog \| 15 Kalou \| 16 Alonzo \| 17 Traoré \| 18 Pietre \| 19 Mulumbu \| 20 Chantôme \| 21 Rodriguez \| 22 Armand \| 23 Clément \| 24 Hellebuyck \| 25 Rothen \| 26 Dramé \| 27 Baning \| 30 Cousin \| 31 Owono \| 32 Boli \| 33 Ngoyi \| Manager: Le Guen