Iván Córdoba

Iván Córdoba
	Córdoba with Inter Milan in 2009
Personal information
Full name	Iván Ramiro Córdoba Sepúlveda
Date of birth	11 August 1976 (age 47)
Place of birth	Rionegro, Colombia
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Venezia (advisor of management)
Youth career
0000–1992	Deportivo Rionegro
Senior career*
Years	Team
1993–1995	Deportivo Rionegro
1996–1998	Atlético Nacional
1998–2000	San Lorenzo
2000–2012	Inter Milan
Total
International career
1995–1996	Colombia U20
1996	Colombia U23
1997–2011	Colombia
Managerial career
2012–2014	Inter Milan (team manager)
2021–	Venezia (advisor of management)
Medal record
Representing Colombia
Copa América
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Iván Ramiro Córdoba Sepúlveda (Spanish pronunciation:

final. He was the vice-captain of Inter Milan and has also served as captain

for his country's national team.

He is currently in charge as sporting advisor and minority shareholder of Italian

Venezia

.

Club career

Córdoba made his debut with the Colombian Serie B team

2005 when Zanetti was absent due to his involvement in the Confederations Cup

with Argentina.

On 19 February 2008, Córdoba injured his left anterior cruciate ligament during the Champions League round of 16 fixture against Liverpool, resulting in having to sit out the rest of the season as Inter won the league title for the third consecutive year. On 9 June 2008 he renewed his contract until 30 June 2012 with Inter, ensuring that he would effectively finish his career with Inter.

On 5 May 2012, Córdoba announced that he would leave Inter at the end of the season.^[3] A day later, Córdoba was brought on in the 84th minute of the Derby della Madonnina, making his last competitive appearance in an Inter shirt after 13 years in the San Siro; during the match (the club's last home game of the 2011–12 season), Inter's players wore the Córdoba #2 shirt while warming up before the kick-off.^[4] In May, he traveled with 18 other Inter players (with Dellafiore an exception) to Indonesia for a friendly tour, before ending his career.^[5]

In total, he won five Serie A championships, four Coppa Italia titles, three Supercoppa Italiana titles, one UEFA Champions League, and one FIFA Club World Cup with Inter.^[6]

International career

Córdoba captained

final. Córdoba also was called up for his country at the 1998 World Cup (taking shirt number 2 from Andrés Escobar who was murdered in the previous tournament) without appearing in a match, the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup (where they finished in fourth place), and in three other editions of the Copa América (1997, 1999, and 2007

).

Post-playing career

On 10 February 2021, Córdoba was announced as the new sporting director of Italian

Venezia.^[7]

Style of play

Usually a

wing-back on the right flank, and even as a left-back on occasion. Despite being only 173 centimeters tall, he was also a good jumper and an accurate header of the ball, and had a penchant for scoring goals with his head. Throughout his career, Córdoba also stood out for his leadership in addition to his ability as a footballer.^[8]^[9]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^[6]^[10]
Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Deportivo Rionegro	1994	Categoría Primera B	16	0	–		–		–		16	0
	1995	Categoría Primera B	26	1	–		–		–		26	1
	Total		42	1	0	0	–		–		42	1
Atlético Nacional	1995–96	Categoría Primera A	31	1	–		–		–		31	1
	1996–97	Categoría Primera A	42	0	–		–		–		42	0
	Total		73	1	0	0	–		–		73	1
San Lorenzo	1997–98	Primera División	24	2	–		–		–		24	2
	1998–99	Primera División	35	6	–		–		–		35	6
	Total		59	8	0	0	–		–		59	8
Inter Milan	1999–2000	Serie A	20	0	5	0	–		–		25	0
	2000–01		23	0	3	1	9	0	1	0	36	1
	2001–02		30	1	1	0	11	0	–		42	1
	2002–03		28	1	1	0	16	1	–		45	2
	2003–04		31	1	5	0	11	0	–		47	1
	2004–05		32	3	4	0	10	0	–		46	3
	2005–06		35	4	4	0	9	0	1	0	49	4
	2006–07		29	0	5	1	7	0	0	0	41	1
	2007–08		20	3	1	0	5	0	1	0	27	3
	2008–09		28	2	2	0	7	0	0	0	37	2
	2009–10		21	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	25	0
	2010–11		22	0	1	0	5	0	2	0	30	0
	2011–12		5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
	Total		324	15	34	2	92	1	5	0	455	18
Career total			498	25	34	2	92	1	5	0	629	28

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[11]
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Colombia	1997	9	0
	1998	4	0
	1999	7	3
	2000	10	1
	2001	10	1
	2002	0	0
	2003	10	0
	2004	6	0
	2005	5	0
	2006	0	0
	2007	6	0
	2008	0	0
	2009	4	0
	2010	2	0
Total		73	5

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

List of international goals scored by Iván Córdoba^[12]
No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	9 February 1999	Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, United States	14	Germany	3–3	3–3	Friendly
2	4 July 1999	Estadio Feliciano Cáceres, Luque, Paraguay	18	Argentina	1–0	3–0	1999 Copa América
3	13 October 1999	Estadio Olímpico Chateau Carreras, Córdoba , Argentina	20	Argentina	1–1	1–2	Friendly
4	4 June 2000	Estadio Nemesio Camacho, Bogotá , Colombia	24	Venezuela	2–0	3–0	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
5	29 July 2001	Estadio Nemesio Camacho, Bogotá, Colombia	35	Mexico	1–0	1–0	2001 Copa América Final