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Mario Yepes
	Yepes in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Mario Alberto Yepes Díaz
Date of birth	13 January 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth	Cali, Colombia
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Senior career*
Years	Team
1994–1997	Cortuluá
1997–1999	Deportivo Cali
1999–2002	River Plate
2002–2004	Nantes
2004–2008	Paris Saint-Germain
2008–2010	Chievo
2010–2013	AC Milan
2013–2014	Atalanta
2014–2015	San Lorenzo
Total
International career
1999–2014	Colombia
Managerial career
2016–2017	Deportivo Cali
Medal record
Representing
Copa América
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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Mario Alberto Yepes Díaz (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmaɾjo ˈʝepes]; born 13 January 1976) is a Colombian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He is well known for his time in Paris Saint-Germain, where he was considered to be one of the best defenders at the time, being dubbed by fans as "Super Mario".^[2]^[3] During his time in Italy with Chievo, he earned a reputation in the media as a solid and physical old-fashioned man-marking centre-back, known as a "stopper" in Italian football jargon.^[4] He served as the captain of the Colombia national team between 2008 and 2014.

Having begun his career in 1999, and having played for the Colombia national team during that period, Yepes is one of only two players that can truly be considered to be part of the late 1990s and early 2000s golden generation of Colombian football which won the 2001 Copa América and ended in 2003, but has also been part of Colombia's present golden generation (which began in 2013). Faryd Mondragón is the other Colombian footballer of the two, but officially retired in 2014.^[2]^[5]^[6]

Yepes began his managerial career with hometown club Deportivo Cali, whom he managed from 2016 to 2017.

Club career

Early career

Mario Yepes started his playing career in 1994 with Cortuluá, as a forward before Cortulua's coach converted him to a libero (sweeper).

Yepes signed for his home town club Deportivo Cali in 1998. He won a Colombian championship with Deportivo Cali. He was part of the squad for the 1999 Copa Libertadores.

In 1999, he joined River Plate in Argentina, where he won two Argentine Primera championships.

In 2002, Yepes moved to Europe, signing for Nantes in the French Ligue 1. After two-and-half personally successful seasons with Nantes, Yepes joined fellow Ligue 1 side Paris Saint-Germain in 2004. Yepes would become a mainstay in the PSG side winning the Coupe de France in 2006 and the Coupe de la Ligue in 2008, though he did not feature in the second final.

In 2008, Yepes joined Chievo in Italy. He signed a new long-term contract in summer 2009.^[7]

AC Milan

In March 2010, Chievo teammate Sergio Pellissier confirmed that Yepes would join AC Milan in the summer, when his contract ran out.^[8]

Yepes got to Milan in the 2010–11 season but was quickly deployed as a substitute due to the starting centre-back being Thiago Silva. Yepes played few games in the Italian Serie A, but participated in the UEFA Champions League. Yepes was close to scoring with Milan in the UEFA Champions League match against Tottenham Hotspur, in which he had two clear chances of scoring with a header, but was denied twice by Tottenham keeper Heurelho Gomes.

Yepes scored his first goal for Milan on 23 October 2011, where he finished off a comeback against Lecce, scoring the fourth and winning goal for Milan in the 83rd minute to drive the Rossoneri to a 4–3 victory, with Kevin-Prince Boateng scoring a hat-trick to level the scores after a 3–0 losing position.

On 12 May 2012, Yepes signed a one-year extension contract with Milan, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2013.^[9] After being an irregular player during the following season, however, Yepes stated that he would not sign a new contract with the club despite being offered the chance, expressing that he needed more "guaranteed" playing time in order to better prepare himself for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. He later confirmed that Milan would not offer him as such and his reason for departure.^[10]^[11]^[12]

Atalanta

On 14 July 2013, Yepes signed a one-year contract with Serie A club Atalanta.^[13] He made 26 appearances during the 2013–14 season and left the club at the end of the term.

San Lorenzo

On 13 September 2014, Argentine Primera División club San Lorenzo announced the signing of Yepes on a deal valid until the end of 2015.^[14] On 20 January 2016, he officially retired from professional football, joining Deportivo Cali as manager four months later.^[15]

International career

Yepes has played 102 matches for the Colombia national team since his debut in 1999, making him the second-most capped Colombian player of all time, after Carlos Valderrama.^[16] He was part of the Colombia squad that won the Copa América in 2001.^[17] and was also in the squads for three other editions of the tournament in 1999,^[18] 2007^[19] and 2011.

During the team's 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign, Yepes made 12 appearances as Colombia qualified for its first finals since 1998. In the final qualifying match, Yepes scored both goals in a 2–1 victory against Paraguay.^[16]

Due to his age during the 2014 World Cup qualifiers, Yepes expressed his passion for the national team and wanting to retire either after the World Cup qualifiers or during the 2014 World Cup. José Pékerman promised to meet with his retirement request. On 17 December 2013, Yepes announced that he would retire after the 2014 World Cup.^[20]

On 14 June 2014, Yepes made his first appearance in the FIFA World Cup finals stage at age 38, captaining Colombia to a 3–0 win over Greece in Belo Horizonte.^[21] Yepes was the oldest outfield player at the 2014 World Cup, and the second-oldest overall, after compatriot Faryd Mondragón.^[22]

On 19 June 2014, Yepes earned his 100th cap for Colombia in the second group stage match against the Ivory Coast, becoming the third Colombian player to reach the milestone after Valderrama and Leonel Álvarez.^[23] He led Colombia to its best ever World Cup performance as they reached the quarter-finals for the first time in their history, where they lost 2–1 to tournament hosts Brazil.^[24]

Career after retiring as player

In late April 2016 Mario Alberto Yepes was named as manager of Deportivo Cali, which became his first managerial experience. Yepes came to replace Fernando "Pecoso" Castro, who had been dismissed for the poor recent results, especially the early elimination of Copa Libertadores and the farewell of the event at the hands of Boca Juniors with a 6–2 rout. Yepes's coaching team had Freddy Hurtado and Julián Barragán as assistants, and Daniel Curbelo as physical trainer. During his period as coach, Deportivo Cali was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the domestic league twice (at the hands of Independiente Medellín in the Apertura and Atlético Bucaramanga in the Finalización), and qualified for the 2017 Copa Sudamericana. However, a streak of poor performances in the start of the 2017 season plus a poor record while playing away from home, led to his exit from the club on 9 March 2017.^[25]

From 2019 to 2021, he served as Sports Director at the Colombian Football Federation and contributed to the coordination and management of development plans for the national teams.^[26]

In 2022, Yepes became the Latin American regional ambassador for Betsson, the world's largest gaming group, which said that as an AC Milan legend, he would also help engage Milan fans in the region.^[26]

Personal life

Yepes is married to Colombian Carolina Villegas.^[27] He and his wife have three children, his son Luciano Yepes was born in May 2002,^[28] his second son Valentino Yepes was born on 23 September 2012, and his daughter Miranda Yepes was born in April 2005.^[28]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^[29]
Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Continental		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Cortuluá	1994	Categoría Primera A	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
	1995	Categoría Primera A	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	0
	1995–96	Categoría Primera A	40	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	40	4
	1996–97	Categoría Primera A	17	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	3
	Total		76	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	76	6
Deportivo Cali	1997–98	Categoría Primera A	32	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	32	4
	1998–99	Categoría Primera A	48	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	48	6
	1999–00	Categoría Primera A	13	1	12	0	0	0	0	0	25	1
	Total		93	11	12	0	0	0	0	0	105	11
River Plate	1999–00	Argentine Primera División	29	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	29	2
	2000–01	Argentine Primera División	33	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	33	3
	2001–02	Argentine Primera División	14	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	2
	Total		76	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	77	7
Nantes	2001–02	French Division 1	11	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	14	0
	2002–03	Ligue 1	33	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	33	2
	2003–04	Ligue 1	29	0	4	2	0	0	2	1	35	3
	Total		73	2	5	2	0	0	4	1	82	5
Paris Saint-Germain	2004–05	Ligue 1	32	3	3	1	0	0	4	0	39	4
	2005–06	Ligue 1	32	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	36	4
	2006–07	Ligue 1	24	1	4	0	0	0	3	0	31	1
	2007–08	Ligue 1	27	0	4	0	0	0	3	0	31	0
	Total		115	8	15	1	0	0	10	0	140	9
Chievo	2008–09	Serie A	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	32	0
	2009–10	Serie A	31	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	32	1
	Total		63	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	64	1
A.C. Milan	2010–11	Serie A	13	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	17	0
	2011–12	Serie A	11	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	1
	2012–13	Serie A	14	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	18	1
	Total		38	1	3	1	0	0	5	0	46	2
Atalanta	2013–14	Serie A	24	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	26	0
San Lorenzo	2014–15	Argentine Primera División	31	0	1	0	0	0	7	0	39	0
Career total			580	36	39	5	0	0	21	1	640	42

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[30]
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Colombia	1999	3	0
	2000	9	0
	2001	13	0
	2003	12	1
	2004	7	1
	2005	7	1
	2007	5	1
	2008	3	0
	2009	9	0
	2010	6	0
	2011	9	0
	2012	5	0
	2013	7	2
	2014	7	0
Total		102	6

Scores and results list Colombia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Yepes goal.

List of international goals scored by Mario Yepes^[31]
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	20 June 2003	Stade de Gerland, Lyon, France	New Zealand	2–1	3–1	2003 FIFA Confederations Cup
2	17 November 2004	Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla, Colombia	Bolivia	1–0	1–0	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
3	30 May 2005	Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, United States	England	1–2	2–3	Friendly
4	23 June 2007	Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla, Colombia	Ecuador	2–1	3–1	Friendly
5	15 October 2013	Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay	Paraguay	1–1	2–1	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
6	15 October 2013	Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay	Paraguay	2–1	2–1	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

As of 27 August 2014^[32]

Deportivo Cali

Categoría Primera A: 1998
Copa Libertadores: runner-up 1999

River Plate

Argentine Primera División: Apertura 1999, Clausura 2000

Paris Saint-Germain

A.C. Milan

San Lorenzo

Recopa Sudamericana: runner-up 2015
FIFA Club World Cup: runner-up 2014

Colombia

Copa América: 2001

Individual

Ligue 1 Team of the Year: 2003–04, 2005–06

Notes and references

^ ^a ^b ^c "FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2014: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 15 December 2014. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Mario Yepes offered – Chronicle". newcastle-online.org. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
^ "Passato glorioso di Super Mario Yepes". Retrieved 5 June 2012.^{[dead YouTube link]}
^ Sebastiano Vernazza (15 April 2019). "Chievo, ciao Serie A. La nostra Top Undici gialloblù" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
^ "Yepes: We'll be raring to go". fifa.com. 15 April 2011. Archived from the original on 19 April 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
^ "Mario Yepes será el capitán de Colombia". terra.com (in Spanish). Terra Networks, S.A. 8 October 2008. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
^ "MARIO YEPES ANCORA IN GIALLOBLU'" (in Italian). chievoverona.it. 15 July 2009. Retrieved 18 July 2009. ^{[dead link‍]}
^ Vince Masiello (30 March 2010). "Chievo Captain Sergio Pellissier Confirms That Mario Yepes Will Join Milan'". goal.com. Retrieved 30 March 2010.
^ "Yepes signs one-year extension with A.C. Milan". Goal.com. 12 May 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
^ "Mario Yepes announces AC Milan split - Tribal Football".
^ "Yepes confirms Milan exit - Football Italia". 29 June 2013.
^ "Mario Alberto Yepes dejará al Milán". Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
^ Yepes to join Atalanta
^ Redacción Deportiva (12 September 2014). "Mario Alberto Yepes será nuevo jugador de San Lorenzo" (in Spanish). El Espectador. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
^ "Ex-Colombia captain Mario Yepes retires from football". ESPN FC. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Mario YEPES". FIFA. Archived from the original on 9 June 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
^ rsssf: Copa América 2001 Archived 19 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine
^ rsssf: Copa América 1999 Archived 9 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine
^ rsssf: Copa América 2007 Archived 23 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Mario Yepes se retiraría después del Mundial".
^ "Colombia 3-0 Greece". BBC. 14 June 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
^ "World Cup stats: The tallest, youngest and most prolific players in Brazil". 360°. 12 June 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
^ "World Cup: Colombia beat Ivory Coast 2-1 in Brasília to close on last 16". FIFA. 19 June 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
^ "Colombia Taps World Cup Fever to Urge Guerrilla Defections". Bloomberg. 5 July 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
^ "Confirmado: Mario Yepes no continuará como técnico del Deportivo Cali" (in Spanish). El País. 9 March 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Mario Alberto Yepes becomes new Betsson Regional Ambassador for LatAm". Betsson Group. 29 August 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
^ "Mario Yepes "La muralla"". latinoaldia.com (in Spanish). 10 March 2005. Archived from the original on 13 September 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2013., "Querido, te sigo donde vayas". Olé (in Spanish). 10 July 2000. Archived from the original on 22 July 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
^ ^a ^b "[Milan] Noticias". taringa.net (in Spanish). 4 February 2011. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
^ "Colombia – M. Yepes". soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
^ "Yepes, Mario". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
^ "Mario Yepes International Statistics"., Int.soccerway.com Retrieved on 16 July 2014
^ "Mario Yepes Trophies". Int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 27 August 2014.

External links

MarioYepes.co

[FCWC_2014-1] "FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2014: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 15 December 2014. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2015.

[Mario_Yepes_offered_–_Chronicle-2] "Mario Yepes offered – Chronicle". newcastle-online.org. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2012.

[3] "Passato glorioso di Super Mario Yepes". Retrieved 5 June 2012.^{[dead YouTube link]}

[4] Sebastiano Vernazza (15 April 2019). "Chievo, ciao Serie A. La nostra Top Undici gialloblù" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 15 April 2019.

[5] "Yepes: We'll be raring to go". fifa.com. 15 April 2011. Archived from the original on 19 April 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2011.

[6] "Mario Yepes será el capitán de Colombia". terra.com (in Spanish). Terra Networks, S.A. 8 October 2008. Retrieved 9 August 2010.

[7] "MARIO YEPES ANCORA IN GIALLOBLU'" (in Italian). chievoverona.it. 15 July 2009. Retrieved 18 July 2009. ^{[dead link‍]}

[8] Vince Masiello (30 March 2010). "Chievo Captain Sergio Pellissier Confirms That Mario Yepes Will Join Milan'". goal.com. Retrieved 30 March 2010.

[9] "Yepes signs one-year extension with A.C. Milan". Goal.com. 12 May 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2012.

[10] "Mario Yepes announces AC Milan split - Tribal Football".

[11] "Yepes confirms Milan exit - Football Italia". 29 June 2013.

[12] "Mario Alberto Yepes dejará al Milán". Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2013.

[13] Yepes to join Atalanta

[14] Redacción Deportiva (12 September 2014). "Mario Alberto Yepes será nuevo jugador de San Lorenzo" (in Spanish). El Espectador. Retrieved 4 September 2022.

[15] "Ex-Colombia captain Mario Yepes retires from football". ESPN FC. Retrieved 17 March 2016.

[fifa-16] "Mario YEPES". FIFA. Archived from the original on 9 June 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2014.

[17] rsssf: Copa América 2001 Archived 19 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine

[18] rsssf: Copa América 1999 Archived 9 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine

[19] rsssf: Copa América 2007 Archived 23 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine

[20] "Mario Yepes se retiraría después del Mundial".

[21] "Colombia 3-0 Greece". BBC. 14 June 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2014.

[22] "World Cup stats: The tallest, youngest and most prolific players in Brazil". 360°. 12 June 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2014.

[23] "World Cup: Colombia beat Ivory Coast 2-1 in Brasília to close on last 16". FIFA. 19 June 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2014.

[24] "Colombia Taps World Cup Fever to Urge Guerrilla Defections". Bloomberg. 5 July 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2014.

[25] "Confirmado: Mario Yepes no continuará como técnico del Deportivo Cali" (in Spanish). El País. 9 March 2017.

[:0-26] "Mario Alberto Yepes becomes new Betsson Regional Ambassador for LatAm". Betsson Group. 29 August 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2024.

[Mario_Yepes_–_La_muralla-27] "Mario Yepes "La muralla"". latinoaldia.com (in Spanish). 10 March 2005. Archived from the original on 13 September 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2013., "Querido, te sigo donde vayas". Olé (in Spanish). 10 July 2000. Archived from the original on 22 July 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2013.

[Milan_Noticias-28] "[Milan] Noticias". taringa.net (in Spanish). 4 February 2011. Retrieved 18 February 2013.

[29] "Colombia – M. Yepes". soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 January 2015.

[30] "Yepes, Mario". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 15 November 2012.

[31] "Mario Yepes International Statistics"., Int.soccerway.com Retrieved on 16 July 2014

[32] "Mario Yepes Trophies". Int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 27 August 2014.

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-'''Mario Alberto Yepes Díaz''' ({{IPA-es|ˈmaɾjo ˈʝepes}}; born 13 January 1976) is a Colombian former professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[centre-back]]. He is well known for his time in [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]], where he was considered to be one of the best defenders at the time, being dubbed by fans as "Super Mario".<ref name="Mario Yepes offered – Chronicle">{{cite news |title=Mario Yepes offered – Chronicle |url=http://www.newcastle-online.org/nufcforum/index.php?topic=44142.10;wap2 |work=newcastle-online.org |access-date=10 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413145135/http://www.newcastle-online.org/nufcforum/index.php?topic=44142.10;wap2 |archive-date=13 April 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Passato glorioso di Super Mario Yepes|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLXi80eIFew |access-date=5 June 2012 }}{{cbignore}}{{Dead Youtube links|date=February 2022}}</ref> During his time in Italy with [[A.C. ChievoVerona|Chievo]], he earned a reputation in the media as a solid and physical old-fashioned man-marking centre-back, known as a "stopper" in Italian football jargon.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Serie-A/Chievo/storie/15-04-2019/chievo-ciao-seriea-serieb-top-undici-gialloblu/yepes-difensore-centrale-sinistra.shtml |title=Chievo, ciao Serie A. La nostra Top Undici gialloblù |publisher=La Gazzetta dello Sport |language=it |author1=Sebastiano Vernazza |date=15 April 2019 |access-date=15 April 2019 }}</ref> He served as the [[Captain (association football)|captain]] of the [[Colombia national football team|Colombia national team]] between 2008 and 2014.
+'''Mario Alberto Yepes Díaz''' ({{IPA|es|ˈmaɾjo ˈʝepes}}; born 13 January 1976) is a Colombian former professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Defender (association football)#Centre-back|centre-back]]. He is well known for his time in [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]], where he was considered to be one of the best defenders at the time, being dubbed by fans as "Super Mario".<ref name="Mario Yepes offered – Chronicle">{{cite news |title=Mario Yepes offered – Chronicle |url=http://www.newcastle-online.org/nufcforum/index.php?topic=44142.10;wap2 |work=newcastle-online.org |access-date=10 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413145135/http://www.newcastle-online.org/nufcforum/index.php?topic=44142.10;wap2 |archive-date=13 April 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Passato glorioso di Super Mario Yepes|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLXi80eIFew |access-date=5 June 2012 }}{{cbignore}}{{Dead Youtube links|date=February 2022}}</ref> During his time in Italy with [[A.C. ChievoVerona|Chievo]], he earned a reputation in the media as a solid and physical old-fashioned man-marking centre-back, known as a "stopper" in Italian football jargon.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Serie-A/Chievo/storie/15-04-2019/chievo-ciao-seriea-serieb-top-undici-gialloblu/yepes-difensore-centrale-sinistra.shtml |title=Chievo, ciao Serie A. La nostra Top Undici gialloblù |publisher=La Gazzetta dello Sport |language=it |author1=Sebastiano Vernazza |date=15 April 2019 |access-date=15 April 2019 }}</ref> He served as the [[Captain (association football)|captain]] of the [[Colombia national football team|Colombia national team]] between 2008 and 2014.
-Having begun his  career in 1999, and having played for the Colombia national team during that period, Yepes is one of only two players that can truly be considered to be part of the late 1990s and early 2000s golden generation of Colombian football which won the [[2001 Copa América]] and ended in 2003, but has also been part of Colombia's present golden generation (which began in 2013). [[Faryd Mondragón]] is the other Colombian footballer of the two, but officially retired in 2014.<ref name="Mario Yepes offered – Chronicle"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Yepes: We'll be raring to go|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/news/newsid=1418816.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110419032040/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/news/newsid=1418816.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=19 April 2011 |work=fifa.com |date=15 April 2011 |access-date=4 May 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Mario Yepes será el capitán de Colombia |url=http://www.co.terra.com/eliminatorias2010/interna/0,,oi3242281-ei10339,00.html |work=terra.com |publisher=[[Terra Networks|Terra Networks, S.A.]] |date=8 October 2008 |access-date=9 August 2010 |language=es}}</ref>
+Having begun his career in 1999, and having played for the Colombia national team during that period, Yepes is one of only two players that can truly be considered to be part of the late 1990s and early 2000s golden generation of Colombian football which won the [[2001 Copa América]] and ended in 2003, but has also been part of Colombia's present golden generation (which began in 2013). [[Faryd Mondragón]] is the other Colombian footballer of the two, but officially retired in 2014.<ref name="Mario Yepes offered – Chronicle"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Yepes: We'll be raring to go|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/news/newsid=1418816.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110419032040/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/news/newsid=1418816.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=19 April 2011 |work=fifa.com |date=15 April 2011 |access-date=4 May 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Mario Yepes será el capitán de Colombia |url=http://www.co.terra.com/eliminatorias2010/interna/0,,oi3242281-ei10339,00.html |work=terra.com |publisher=[[Terra Networks|Terra Networks, S.A.]] |date=8 October 2008 |access-date=9 August 2010 |language=es}}</ref>
 Yepes began his managerial career with hometown club [[Deportivo Cali]], whom he managed from 2016 to 2017.
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 In 2008, Yepes joined [[A.C. ChievoVerona|Chievo]] in Italy. He signed a new long-term contract in summer 2009.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.chievoverona.it/societa/notizia.aspx?id=9224|title=MARIO YEPES ANCORA IN GIALLOBLU'|date=15 July 2009|access-date=18 July 2009|publisher=chievoverona.it|language=it}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>
-===A.C. Milan===
+===AC Milan===
 [[File:Mario Yepes – A.C. Milan.jpg|thumb|upright|left|Yepes in action for Milan in 2012]]
 [[File:Samir Nasri & Mario Yepes (4867648380).jpg|thumb|260px|Yepes challenging for the ball with Arsenal's [[Samir Nasri]]]]
-In March 2010, Chievo teammate [[Sergio Pellissier]] confirmed that Yepes would join [[A.C. Milan|Milan]] in the summer, when his contract ran out.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://goal.com/en/news/10/italy/2010/03/30/1855568/chievo-captain-sergio-pellissier-confirms-that-mario-yepes|title=Chievo Captain Sergio Pellissier Confirms That Mario Yepes Will Join Milan'|date=30 March 2010|access-date=30 March 2010|publisher=goal.com|author=Vince Masiello}}</ref>
+In March 2010, Chievo teammate [[Sergio Pellissier]] confirmed that Yepes would join [[AC Milan]] in the summer, when his contract ran out.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://goal.com/en/news/10/italy/2010/03/30/1855568/chievo-captain-sergio-pellissier-confirms-that-mario-yepes|title=Chievo Captain Sergio Pellissier Confirms That Mario Yepes Will Join Milan'|date=30 March 2010|access-date=30 March 2010|publisher=goal.com|author=Vince Masiello}}</ref>
 Yepes got to Milan in the [[2010–11 A.C. Milan season|2010–11 season]] but was quickly deployed as a [[Substitute (association football)|substitute]] due to the starting centre-back being [[Thiago Silva]]. Yepes played few games in the Italian [[Serie A]], but participated in the [[UEFA Champions League]]. Yepes was close to scoring with Milan in the UEFA Champions League match against [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]], in which he had two clear chances of scoring with a [[Glossary of association football terms#H|header]], but was denied twice by Tottenham keeper [[Heurelho Gomes]].
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 Yepes scored his first [[Goal (sport)|goal]] for Milan on 23 October 2011, where he finished off a comeback against [[U.S. Lecce|Lecce]], scoring the fourth and winning goal for Milan in the 83rd minute to drive the ''Rossoneri'' to a 4–3 victory, with [[Kevin-Prince Boateng]] scoring a [[hat-trick]] to level the scores after a 3–0 losing position.
-On 12 May 2012, Yepes signed a one-year extension [[Association football contracts|contract]] with Milan, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2013.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.goal.com/en-sg/news/3881/italy/2012/05/12/3096064/yepes-signs-one-year-extension-with-ac-milan|title=Yepes signs one-year extension with A.C. Milan|date=12 May 2012|access-date=2 June 2012|publisher=Goal.com}}</ref> After being an irregular player during the following season, however, Yepes stated that he would not sign a new contract with the club despite being offered the chance, expressing that he needed more "guaranteed" playing time in order to better prepare himself for the [[2014 FIFA World Cup]]. He later confirmed that Milan would not offer him as such and his reason for departure.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tribalfootball.com/articles/mario-yepes-announces-ac-milan-split-3966131#.Uc-zRvm0KSo|title=Mario Yepes announces AC Milan split - Tribal Football}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.football-italia.net/35892/yepes-confirms-milan-exit|title = Yepes confirms Milan exit - Football Italia| date=29 June 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ligapostobon.com.co/noticias/mario-alberto-yepes-dejara-al-milan-143823 |title=Archived copy |access-date=1 July 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022190541/http://www.ligapostobon.com.co/noticias/mario-alberto-yepes-dejara-al-milan-143823 |archive-date=22 October 2013 }}</ref>
+On 12 May 2012, Yepes signed a one-year extension [[Association football contracts|contract]] with Milan, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2013.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.goal.com/en-sg/news/3881/italy/2012/05/12/3096064/yepes-signs-one-year-extension-with-ac-milan|title=Yepes signs one-year extension with A.C. Milan|date=12 May 2012|access-date=2 June 2012|publisher=Goal.com}}</ref> After being an irregular player during the following season, however, Yepes stated that he would not sign a new contract with the club despite being offered the chance, expressing that he needed more "guaranteed" playing time in order to better prepare himself for the [[2014 FIFA World Cup]]. He later confirmed that Milan would not offer him as such and his reason for departure.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tribalfootball.com/articles/mario-yepes-announces-ac-milan-split-3966131#.Uc-zRvm0KSo|title=Mario Yepes announces AC Milan split - Tribal Football}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.football-italia.net/35892/yepes-confirms-milan-exit|title = Yepes confirms Milan exit - Football Italia| date=29 June 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ligapostobon.com.co/noticias/mario-alberto-yepes-dejara-al-milan-143823 |title=Mario Alberto Yepes dejará al Milán |access-date=1 July 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022190541/http://www.ligapostobon.com.co/noticias/mario-alberto-yepes-dejara-al-milan-143823 |archive-date=22 October 2013 }}</ref>
 ===Atalanta===
-On 14 July 2013, Yepes signed a one-year contract with Serie A club [[Atalanta B.C.|Atalanta]].<ref>http://www.football-italia.net/36428/yepes-join-atalanta Yepes to join Atalanta</ref> He made 26 appearances during the [[2013–14 Atalanta B.C. season|2013–14 season]] and left the club at the end of the term.
+On 14 July 2013, Yepes signed a one-year contract with Serie A club [[Atalanta B.C.|Atalanta]].<ref>[http://www.football-italia.net/36428/yepes-join-atalanta Yepes to join Atalanta]</ref> He made 26 appearances during the [[2013–14 Atalanta B.C. season|2013–14 season]] and left the club at the end of the term.
 ===San Lorenzo===
-On 13 September 2014, [[Argentine Primera División]] club [[San Lorenzo de Almagro|San Lorenzo]] announced the signing of Yepes on a deal valid until the end of 2015.<ref>http://www.elespectador.com/deportes/futbolinternacional/mario-alberto-yepes-sera-nuevo-jugador-de-san-lorenzo-articulo-516336</ref> On 20 January 2016, he officially retired from professional football, joining Deportivo Cali as manager four months later.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ex-Colombia captain Mario Yepes retires from football|url=http://www.espnfc.com.au/colombia/story/2790709/ex-colombia-captain-mario-yepes-retires-from-football|website=ESPN FC|access-date=17 March 2016}}</ref>
+On 13 September 2014, [[Argentine Primera División]] club [[San Lorenzo de Almagro|San Lorenzo]] announced the signing of Yepes on a deal valid until the end of 2015.<ref>{{cite web|author=Redacción Deportiva |url=http://www.elespectador.com/deportes/futbolinternacional/mario-alberto-yepes-sera-nuevo-jugador-de-san-lorenzo-articulo-516336 |title=Mario Alberto Yepes será nuevo jugador de San Lorenzo |language=es |publisher=El Espectador |date=2014-09-12 |accessdate=2022-09-04}}</ref> On 20 January 2016, he officially retired from professional football, joining Deportivo Cali as manager four months later.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ex-Colombia captain Mario Yepes retires from football|url=http://www.espnfc.com.au/colombia/story/2790709/ex-colombia-captain-mario-yepes-retires-from-football|website=ESPN FC|access-date=17 March 2016}}</ref>
 ==International career==
 [[File:Brazil and Colombia match at the FIFA World Cup 2014-07-04 (12).jpg|thumb|right|262px|Yepes heading the ball against [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] at the [[2014 FIFA World Cup]]]]
-Yepes has played 102 matches for the [[Colombia national football team|Colombia national team]] since his debut in 1999, making him the second-most capped Colombian player of all time, after [[Carlos Valderrama]].<ref name=fifa>{{cite news|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/players/player=3408/profile-detail.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140609010518/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/players/player=3408/profile-detail.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 June 2014|title=Mario YEPES|access-date=16 June 2014|work=FIFA}}</ref> He was part of the Colombia squad that won the [[Copa América]] in [[2001 Copa América|2001]].<ref>[http://www.rsssf.com/tables/2001safull.html#rosters rsssf: Copa América 2001] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019104840/http://www.rsssf.com/tables/2001safull.html |date=19 October 2013 }}</ref> and was also in the squads for three other editions of the tournament in [[1999 Copa América|1999]],<ref>[http://www.rsssf.com/tables/99safull.html#rosters rsssf: Copa América 1999] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150709153240/http://www.rsssf.com/tables/99safull.html |date=9 July 2015 }}</ref>  [[2007 Copa América|2007]]<ref>[http://www.rsssf.com/tables/2007safull.html#rosters rsssf: Copa América 2007] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150623035518/http://www.rsssf.com/tables/2007safull.html |date=23 June 2015 }}</ref> and [[2011 Copa América|2011]].
+Yepes has played 102 matches for the [[Colombia national football team|Colombia national team]] since his debut in 1999, making him the second-most capped Colombian player of all time, after [[Carlos Valderrama]].<ref name=fifa>{{cite news|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/players/player=3408/profile-detail.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140609010518/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/players/player=3408/profile-detail.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 June 2014|title=Mario YEPES|access-date=16 June 2014|work=FIFA}}</ref> He was part of the Colombia squad that won the [[Copa América]] in [[2001 Copa América|2001]].<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/2001safull.html rsssf: Copa América 2001] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019104840/http://www.rsssf.com/tables/2001safull.html |date=19 October 2013 }}</ref> and was also in the squads for three other editions of the tournament in [[1999 Copa América|1999]],<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/99safull.html rsssf: Copa América 1999] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150709153240/http://www.rsssf.com/tables/99safull.html |date=9 July 2015 }}</ref> [[2007 Copa América|2007]]<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/2007safull.html rsssf: Copa América 2007] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150623035518/http://www.rsssf.com/tables/2007safull.html |date=23 June 2015 }}</ref> and [[2011 Copa América|2011]].
 During the team's [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)|2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign]], Yepes made 12 appearances as Colombia qualified for its first finals since [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]]. In the final qualifying match, Yepes scored both goals in a 2–1 victory against [[Paraguay national football team|Paraguay]].<ref name=fifa/>
-Due to his age during the 2014 World Cup qualifiers, Yepes expressed his passion for the national team and wanting to retire either after the World Cup qualifiers or during the 2014 World Cup. [[José Pékerman]] promised to meet with his retirement request. On 17 December 2013, Yepes announced that he would retire after the [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014 World Cup]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://comutricolor.com/mario-yepes-se-retiraria-despues-mundial/|title = Mario Yepes se retiraría después del Mundial}}</ref>
+Due to his age during the 2014 World Cup qualifiers, Yepes expressed his passion for the national team and wanting to retire either after the World Cup qualifiers or during the 2014 World Cup. [[José Pékerman]] promised to meet with his retirement request. On 17 December 2013, Yepes announced that he would retire after the [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014 World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://comutricolor.com/mario-yepes-se-retiraria-despues-mundial/|title = Mario Yepes se retiraría después del Mundial}}</ref>
 On 14 June 2014, Yepes made his first appearance in the [[FIFA World Cup]] finals stage at age 38, [[Captain (association football)|captaining]] Colombia to a 3–0 win over [[Greece national football team|Greece]] in [[Belo Horizonte]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/25285057|title=Colombia 3-0 Greece|date=14 June 2014|access-date=16 June 2014|work=BBC}}</ref> Yepes was the oldest outfield player at the 2014 World Cup, and the second-oldest overall, after compatriot Faryd Mondragón.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://sport360.com/article/world-cup-2014/22070/world-cup-stats-tallest-youngest-and-most-prolific-players-brazil|title=World Cup stats: The tallest, youngest and most prolific players in Brazil|date=12 June 2014|access-date=16 June 2014|work=360°}}</ref>
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 On 19 June 2014, Yepes earned his 100th cap for Colombia in the second group stage match against the [[Ivory Coast national football team|Ivory Coast]], becoming the third Colombian player to reach the milestone after Valderrama and [[Leonel Álvarez (footballer, born 1965)|Leonel Álvarez]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/live/match/305752/report|title=World Cup: Colombia beat Ivory Coast 2-1 in Brasília to close on last 16|date=19 June 2014|access-date=20 June 2014|work=FIFA}}</ref> He led Colombia to its best ever World Cup performance as they reached the [[2014 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#Quarter-finals|quarter-finals]] for the first time in their history, where they lost 2–1 to tournament hosts [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-07-04/colombia-taps-world-cup-fever-to-urge-marxist-rebel-desertions.html|title=Colombia Taps World Cup Fever to Urge Guerrilla Defections|date=5 July 2014|access-date=5 July 2014|work=Bloomberg}}</ref>
+== Career after retiring as player ==
-== Managerial career ==
 In late April 2016 Mario Alberto Yepes was named as manager of [[Deportivo Cali]], which became his first managerial experience. Yepes came to replace [[Fernando Castro Lozada|Fernando "Pecoso" Castro]], who had been dismissed for the poor recent results, especially the early elimination of [[2016 Copa Libertadores|Copa Libertadores]] and the farewell of the event at the hands of [[Boca Juniors]] with a 6–2 rout. Yepes's coaching team had [[Freddy Hurtado]] and Julián Barragán as assistants, and Daniel Curbelo as physical trainer. During his period as coach, Deportivo Cali was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the domestic league twice (at the hands of [[Independiente Medellín]] in the Apertura and [[Atlético Bucaramanga]] in the Finalización), and qualified for the [[2017 Copa Sudamericana]]. However, a streak of poor performances in the start of the 2017 season plus a poor record while playing away from home, led to his exit from the club on 9 March 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elpais.com.co/deportes/confirmado-mario-yepes-no-continuara-como-tecnico-del-deportivo-cali.html|title=Confirmado: Mario Yepes no continuará como técnico del Deportivo Cali|publisher=[[El País (Cali)|El País]]|language=es|date=9 March 2017}}</ref>
+From 2019 to 2021, he served as Sports Director at the [[Colombian Football Federation]] and contributed to the coordination and management of development plans for the national teams.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2022-08-29 |title=Mario Alberto Yepes becomes new Betsson Regional Ambassador for LatAm |url=https://www.betssongroup.com/mario-alberto-yepes-regional-ambassador/ |access-date=2024-09-10 |website=Betsson Group |language=en-GB}}</ref>
+In 2022, Yepes became the Latin American regional ambassador for [[Betsson]], the world's largest gaming group, which said that as an AC Milan legend, he would also help engage Milan fans in the region.<ref name=":0" />
 ==Personal life ==
-Yepes is married to Colombian Carolina Villegas.<ref name=" Mario Yepes – La muralla">{{cite web |title=Mario Yepes "La muralla" |url=http://www.latinoaldia.com/articles-/34-deporte/87-mario-yepes-qla-murallaq |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140913214128/http://www.latinoaldia.com/articles-/34-deporte/87-mario-yepes-qla-murallaq |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 September 2014 |work=latinoaldia.com |access-date=18 February 2013 |language=es |date=10 March 2005 }}, {{cite web |title=Querido, te sigo donde vayas |url=http://old.ole.com.ar/diario/2000/07/10/r-02401g.htm |work=[[Olé (sports newspaper)|Olé]] |access-date=18 February 2013 |language=es |date=10 July 2000 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130722164922/http://old.ole.com.ar/diario/2000/07/10/r-02401g.htm |archive-date=22 July 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Yepes and his wife have three children, his son Luciano Yepes was born in May 2002,<ref name="Milan Noticias">{{cite web|title=[Milan] Noticias|url=http://www.taringa.net/comunidades/golesymas/1804066/%5BMilan%5D-Noticias.html|work=taringa.net|date=4 February 2011|access-date=18 February 2013|language=es }}</ref> his second son Valentino Yepes was born on 23 September 2012, and his daughter Miranda Yepes was born in April 2005.<ref name="Milan Noticias"/>
+Yepes is married to Colombian Carolina Villegas.<ref name=" Mario Yepes – La muralla">{{cite web |title=Mario Yepes "La muralla" |url=http://www.latinoaldia.com/articles-/34-deporte/87-mario-yepes-qla-murallaq |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140913214128/http://www.latinoaldia.com/articles-/34-deporte/87-mario-yepes-qla-murallaq |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 September 2014 |work=latinoaldia.com |access-date=18 February 2013 |language=es |date=10 March 2005 }}, {{cite web |title=Querido, te sigo donde vayas |url=http://old.ole.com.ar/diario/2000/07/10/r-02401g.htm |work=[[Olé (sports newspaper)|Olé]] |access-date=18 February 2013 |language=es |date=10 July 2000 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130722164922/http://old.ole.com.ar/diario/2000/07/10/r-02401g.htm |archive-date=22 July 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He and his wife have three children, his son Luciano Yepes was born in May 2002,<ref name="Milan Noticias">{{cite web|title=[Milan] Noticias|url=http://www.taringa.net/comunidades/golesymas/1804066/%5BMilan%5D-Noticias.html|work=taringa.net|date=4 February 2011|access-date=18 February 2013|language=es }}</ref> his second son Valentino Yepes was born on 23 September 2012, and his daughter Miranda Yepes was born in April 2005.<ref name="Milan Noticias"/>
 ==Career statistics==
 ===Club===
-:{{updated|match played 19 November 2015}}<ref>{{cite web |url= https://int.soccerway.com/players/mario-alberto-yepes-diaz/1557/ | title= Colombia – M. Yepes |work=soccerway.com |access-date= 15 January 2015}}</ref>
 {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
-|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
+|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition<ref>{{cite web |url= https://int.soccerway.com/players/mario-alberto-yepes-diaz/1557/ | title= Colombia – M. Yepes |work=soccerway.com |access-date= 15 January 2015}}</ref>
 |-
 !rowspan="2"|Club
 !rowspan="2"|Season
 !colspan="3"|League
-!colspan="2"|National Cup
+!colspan="2"|National cup
-!colspan="2"|League Cup
+!colspan="2"|League cup
 !colspan="2"|Continental
 !colspan="2"|Total
@@ Line 198: / Line 200: @@
 |-
 |rowspan="4"|[[FC Nantes|Nantes]]
-|[[2001–02 French Division 1|2001–02]]
+|[[2001–02 FC Nantes Atlantique season|2001–02]]
 |[[French Division 1]]
 |11||0||1||0||0||0||2||0||14||0
 |-
-|[[2002–03 Ligue 1|2002–03]]
+|[[2002–03 FC Nantes Atlantique season|2002–03]]
 |[[Ligue 1]]
 |33||2||0||0||0||0||0||0||33||2
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 ===International===
-{{updated|19 June 2014}}<ref>{{NFT player|1510|name=Yepes, Mario|accessdate=15 November 2012}}</ref>
 {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
-|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year
+|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref>{{NFT player|1510|name=Yepes, Mario|accessdate=15 November 2012}}</ref>
 |-
 !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
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 !scope="col"|Competition
 |-
-| align="center"|1 || 20 June 2003 || [[Stade de Gerland]], [[Lyon]], France || {{fb|NZL}} || align="center"|2–1 || align="center"|3–1 || [[2003 FIFA Confederations Cup]]
+| style="text-align:center;"|1 || 20 June 2003 || [[Stade de Gerland]], [[Lyon]], France || {{fb|NZL}} || style="text-align:center;"|2–1 || style="text-align:center;"|3–1 || [[2003 FIFA Confederations Cup]]
 |-
-| align="center"|2 || 17 November 2004 || [[Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez]], [[Barranquilla]], Colombia || {{fb|BOL}}|| align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–0 || [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
+| style="text-align:center;"|2 || 17 November 2004 || [[Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez]], [[Barranquilla]], Colombia || {{fb|BOL}}|| style="text-align:center;"|1–0 || style="text-align:center;"|1–0 || [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
 |-
-| align="center"|3 ||30 May 2005 || [[Giants Stadium]], [[East Rutherford]], United States || {{fb|ENG}} || align="center"|1–2 || align="center"|2–3 || [[Friendly (association football)|Friendly]]
+| style="text-align:center;"|3 ||30 May 2005 || [[Giants Stadium]], [[East Rutherford]], United States || {{fb|ENG}} || style="text-align:center;"|1–2 || style="text-align:center;"|2–3 || [[Friendly (association football)|Friendly]]
 |-
-| align="center"|4 ||23 June 2007 || Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla, Colombia || {{fb|ECU}} || align="center"|2–1 || align="center"|3–1 || Friendly
+| style="text-align:center;"|4 ||23 June 2007 || Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla, Colombia || {{fb|ECU}} || style="text-align:center;"|2–1 || style="text-align:center;"|3–1 || Friendly
 |-
-| align="center"|5 || rowspan="2"|15 October 2013 || rowspan="2"|[[Estadio Defensores del Chaco]], [[Asunción]], Paraguay || rowspan="2"|{{fb|PAR}} || align="center"|1–1 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 2–1 || rowspan="2"|[[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
+| style="text-align:center;"|5 || rowspan="2"|15 October 2013 || rowspan="2"|[[Estadio Defensores del Chaco]], [[Asunción]], Paraguay || rowspan="2"|{{fb|PAR}} || style="text-align:center;"|1–1 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 2–1 || rowspan="2"|[[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
 |-
-| align="center"|6 || align="center"|2–1
+| style="text-align:center;"|6 || style="text-align:center;"|2–1
 |}
@@ Line 366: / Line 366: @@
 '''Colombia'''
 *[[Copa América]]: [[2001 Copa América|2001]]
+'''Individual'''
+*[[Trophées UNFP du football#Team of the Year|Ligue 1 Team of the Year]]: [[Trophées UNFP du football#2004|2003–04]], [[Trophées UNFP du football#2006|2005–06]]
 ==See also==
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 [[Category:Living people]]
 [[Category:Footballers from Cali]]
-[[Category:Colombian footballers]]
+[[Category:Colombian men's footballers]]
-[[Category:Colombia international footballers]]
+[[Category:Colombia men's international footballers]]
-[[Category:Colombian expatriate footballers]]
+[[Category:Colombian expatriate men's footballers]]
-[[Category:Association football defenders]]
+[[Category:Men's association football defenders]]
-[[Category:FIFA Century Club]]
+[[Category:FIFA Men's Century Club]]
 [[Category:Categoría Primera A players]]
 [[Category:Argentine Primera División players]]
@@ Line 421: / Line 424: @@
 [[Category:Colombian people of French descent]]
 [[Category:FC Nantes players]]
-[[Category:Paris Saint-Germain F.C. players]]
+[[Category:Paris Saint-Germain FC players]]
-[[Category:A.C. ChievoVerona players]]
+[[Category:AC ChievoVerona players]]
-[[Category:A.C. Milan players]]
+[[Category:AC Milan players]]
-[[Category:Atalanta B.C. players]]
+[[Category:Atalanta BC players]]
 [[Category:San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers]]
-[[Category:Expatriate footballers in Argentina]]
+[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina]]
-[[Category:Expatriate footballers in France]]
+[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in France]]
-[[Category:Expatriate footballers in Italy]]
+[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Italy]]
 [[Category:1999 Copa América players]]
 [[Category:2001 Copa América players]]
@@ Line 435: / Line 438: @@
 [[Category:2011 Copa América players]]
 [[Category:2014 FIFA World Cup players]]
-[[Category:Copa América-winning players]]
+[[Category:Copa América–winning players]]
 [[Category:Colombian football managers]]
+[[Category:Categoría Primera A managers]]