Víctor Aristizábal
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| Full name | Víctor Hugo Aristizábal Posada | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 9 December 1971 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Medellín, Colombia | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) |
Striker | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1990–1994 | Atlético Nacional | 142 | (70) | ||||||||||||||
| 1994 | Valencia | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1994–1996 | Atlético Nacional | 38 | (17) | ||||||||||||||
| 1997–1998 | São Paulo | 25 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
| 1998–1999 | Santos | 11 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Atlético Nacional | 25 | (13) | ||||||||||||||
| 2000–2001 | Deportivo Cali | 28 | (14) | ||||||||||||||
| 2001–2002 |
Vitória | 21 | (10) | ||||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 |
Cruzeiro | 36 | (21) | ||||||||||||||
| 2003–2004 |
Coritiba | 25 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| 2004–2007 | Atlético Nacional | 85 | (49) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 443 | (211) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1993–2003 | Colombia | 66 | (15) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Víctor Hugo Aristizábal Posada (born 9 December 1971)striker. He scored 15 goals in 66 games for the Colombia national team between 1993 and 2003.
Club career
Aristizábal was born in
Santos[2] before spending two seasons at Nacional and Deportivo Cali. In 2002, he once again moved to Brazil, and played for EC Vitória,[3] Cruzeiro[4] and Coritiba.[5] Aristizábal is the all-time top foreign goalscorer in the Brazilian league. He is also the all-time Colombian goalscorer with 348 goals, of which about 200 goals were scored with Atlético Nacional, club which he is also the top goalscorer. He is the only player that has won six championship with Atlético Nacional. He announced his retirement from football in November 2007 after suffering an awkward knee injury.[6]
International career
Between 1993 and 2003, Aristizábal played 66 international matches and scored 15 goals for the Colombia national team. He was an unused substitute for the 1994 FIFA World Cup, but played all three matches at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
Aristizábal finished as top scorer with six goals in the 2001 Copa América held in Colombia, as Los Cafeteros won the title for the first time. He was also a member of the nation's squad for the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup, where they finished in fourth place.
During the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign, Aristizábal announced he was retiring from international soccer after being dropped for a match against Brazil.[7]
Personal life
Aristizábal's son, Emilio, is also a professional footballer, and currently plays for Atlético Nacional.[8]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Atlético Nacional | 1992 | Categoría Primera A | – | – | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 6 |
| 1993 | 33 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 38 | 23 | ||
| Total | 33 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 47 | 29 | ||
| Valencia | 1993–94 | La Liga | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Atlético Nacional | 1994 | Categoría Primera A | 26 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 15 |
| 1995 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 24 | 9 | ||
| Total | 38 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 50 | 24 | ||
| São Paulo | 1996 | Série A | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2+ | 2 | 15 | 7 |
| 1997 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5+ | 4 | 17 | 8 | ||
| Total | 25 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 15 | ||
| Santos | 1998 | Série A | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 1999 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||
| Total | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | ||
| Atlético Nacional | 2000 | Categoría Primera A | 25 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 14 |
| Deportivo Cali | 2001 | Categoría Primera A | 28 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 15 |
| Vitória | 2002 | Série A | 21 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 10 |
| Cruzeiro | 2003 | Série A | 36 | 21 | 2+ | 5 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 26 |
| Coritiba | 2004 | Série A | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 8 |
| Atlético Nacional | 2005 | Categoría Primera A | 31 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 36 | 27 |
| 2006 | 32 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 39 | 21 | ||
| 2007 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 8 | ||
| Total | 85 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 101 | 56 | ||
| Career total | 334 | 161 | 2 | 5 | 61 | 23 | 397 | 189 | ||
Summary of official goals
| Competition | Apps | Goals | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| first division | 487 | 295 | 0.60 |
| International cups | 78 | 38 | 0.48 |
| Colombia selection | 66 | 15 | 0.23 |
| Total | 631 | 348 | 0.55 |
International
- Scores and results list Colombia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Aristizábal goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 30 May 1993 | Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos, Santiago, Chile |  Chile |
1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly
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| 2 | 16 July 1993 | Estadio 9 de Mayo, Machala, Ecuador |  Mexico |
2–1 | 2–1 | 1993 Copa América |
| 3 | 9 February 1994 | Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium, Jeddah , Saudi Arabia |
 Saudi Arabia |
1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 4 | 26 February 1994 | Weingart Stadium, Monterey Park, United States |  South Korea |
2–2 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 5 | 2 June 1996 | Estadio Nacional, Lima , Perú |
 Peru |
1–1 | 1–1 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 6 | 16 June 1997 | Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera, Santa Cruz, Bolivia |  Costa Rica |
4–1 | 4–1 | 1997 Copa América |
| 7 | 11 July 2001 | Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla, Colombia |  Venezuela |
2–0 | 2–0 | 2001 Copa América |
| 8 | 14 July 2001 | Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla, Colombia |  Ecuador |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2001 Copa América |
| 9 | 17 July 2001 | Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla, Colombia | Chile |
1–0 | 2–0 | 2001 Copa América |
| 10 | 23 July 2001 | Estadio Centenario, Armenia, Colombia | Peru |
1–0 | 3–0 | 2001 Copa América |
| 11 | 3–0 | |||||
| 12 | 26 July 2001 | Estadio Palogrande, Manizales, Colombia |  Honduras |
2–0 | 2–0 | 2001 Copa América |
| 13 | 14 November 2001 | Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay |  Paraguay |
1–0 | 4–0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 14 | 2–0 | |||||
| 15 | 3–0 |
Honours
Atlético Nacional
- 2007-II
- Copa Interamericana: 1990, 1995
- Copa Merconorte: 2000
Cruzeiro
- 2003
- 2003
- Campeonato Mineiro: 2003
Coritiba
Colombia
Individual
- Copa América top scorer: 2001
- Colombian Leaguetop scorer: 2005-I
References
- ^ "Víctor Aristizábal". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Santos contrata Dodô e mantém Aristizábal - Diário do Grande ABC - Notícias e informações do Grande ABC: esportes". Jornal Diário do Grande ABC (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ "Colombiano Aristizábal vai jogar no Vitória". www.nsctotal.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ "Cruzeiro contrata Aristizábal - Esportes". Estadão (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ Londrina, Folha de (15 January 2004). "Coritiba contrata o meia Aristizábal | Folha de Londrina". www.folhadelondrina.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ Víctor Aristizábal se retira por lesión Archived 15 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 21 December 2007
- ^ "Cuando Aristizábal renunció a la selección de Maturana por no ponerlo ante Brasil". El Cinco Cero (in European Spanish). Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ Rios, Sergio (16 June 2021). "Emilio Aristizábal :»En el camino del gol»…" [Emilio Aristizábal: »On the path to goal»…]. nacionalespasion.com.co (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ "Victor Aristizábal".
- ^ "Víctor Aristizábal International Statistics"., Int.soccerway.com Retrieved on 8 August 2014
External links
- Víctor Aristizábal at FIFA (archived)
- Víctor Aristizábal at FBref.com
- Víctor Aristizábal at FootballDatabase.eu
- Víctor Aristizábal at Fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Víctor Aristizábal at National-Football-Teams.com
- Víctor Aristizábal at Soccerway.com
- Víctor Aristizábal at WorldFootball.net
- Víctor Aristizábal at Olympedia
- Midfield Dynamo's 10 Heroes of the Copa América Víctor Aristizábal listed in the top 10
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