Iván Córdoba
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| Iván Córdoba | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Iván Ramiro Córdoba Sepúlveda | |
| Date of birth | August 11, 1976 (age 30) | |
| Place of birth | Medellín, Colombia | |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |
| Nickname | Caffe' Colombia | |
| Playing position | Central-back | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Internazionale | |
| Number | 2 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1994-96 1996-98 1998-99 2000- |
Deportivo Rionegro Nacional Medellin San Lorenzo Internazionale |
42 (1) 73 (1) 59 (8) 216 (10) |
| National team2 | ||
| 1994-2000 Colombia | 35 (3) | |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Iván Ramiro Córdoba (born August 11, 1976 in Medellín) is a Colombian international football player. He made his name playing for San Lorenzo in Argentina but signed for Italian side Internazionale in the winter transfer window, January 2000, which cost the club 16 million euro. rejecting the offer from Real Madrid in doing so.
Naturally a central defender and world rated man-marker, he is athletic and relies mostly on his pace and reliable timing, being only 173 cm tall and thus vulnerable in the air. Cordoba is also a versatile defender. He sometimes plays as right back and has even filled the left back position. He is generally considered one of the best central defenders in the world today.
He captained the Colombia national football team to win the 2001 Copa América competition, scoring the only goal in the final. Cordoba also played for his country in the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
He has a charity organisation called "Colombia Te Quiere Ver Association".
[edit] Honors
- Coppa Italia - 2005
- Coppa Italia - 2006
- Italian Super Cup - 2005
- Italian Super Cup - 2006
- Serie A - 2006
[edit] External links
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Colombia squad - 1998 FIFA World Cup | |
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1 O. Córdoba | 2 I. Córdoba | 3 Palacios | 4 Santa | 5 Bermúdez | 6 Serna | 7 de Ávila | 8 Lozano | 9 Valencia | 10 Valderrama | 11 Asprilla | 12 Calero | 13 Cabrera | 14 Bolaño | 15 Aristizábal | 16 Moreno | 17 Estrada | 18 Pérez | 19 Rincón | 20 Ricard | 21 Preciado | 22 Mondragón | Coach: Gómez |
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| F.C. Internazionale Milano - Current Squad |
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1 Toldo | 2 Córdoba | 4 Zanetti | 5 Stanković | 6 Maxwell | 7 Figo | 8 Ibrahimović | 9 Cruz | 10 Adriano | 11 Grosso | 12 Júlio César | 13 Maicon | 14 Vieira | 15 Dacourt | 16 Burdisso | 18 Crespo | 19 Cambiasso | 20 Recoba | 21 Solari | 22 Orlandoni | 23 Materazzi | 25 Samuel | 36 Fautario | 50 Maaroufi | 51 Bonucci | 57 Filkor | 58 Biabiany | 60 Ribas | 61 Slavkovski | 77 Andreolli | 79 Carini | 91 González | 99 Choutos | Coach Mancini |
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