Wason Rentería
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Wason Libardo Rentería Cuesta[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 4 July 1985||
Place of birth | Quibdó, Colombia | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
2001–2002 |
Patriotas | ||
2002–2004 | Boyacá Chicó | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2005 | Boyacá Chicó | 43 | (13) |
2005–2006 |
Internacional | 35 | (6) |
2007–2010 | Porto | 6 | (0) |
2007–2008 | → Strasbourg (loan) | 28 | (9) |
2008–2009 | → Braga (loan) | 28 | (6) |
2009 | → Atlético Mineiro (loan) | 15 | (1) |
2010 | → Braga (loan) | 12 | (3) |
2011 | Once Caldas | 14 | (10) |
2011–2012 | Caxias | 0 | (0) |
2011–2012 | → Santos (loan) | 13 | (2) |
2012–2013 |
Millonarios | 51 | (18) |
2014 | Racing Club | 2 | (0) |
2015 | La Equidad | 18 | (5) |
2016 | Boyacá Chicó | 15 | (5) |
2017 | Atlético Tubarão | 15 | (11) |
2017 | Guarani | 4 | (0) |
International career | |||
2005–2009 | Colombia | 20 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Wason Libardo Rentería Cuesta (born 4 July 1985) is a Colombian retired professional footballer who played as a forward.
Club career
Born in Quibdó, Rentería began playing professionally with Boyacá Chicó in 2004. The following year, he was included in the Colombian team that took part in the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship.
After his performances with under-20s, Rentería was transferred to
Rentería's form was, however, cut short by a series of injuries that left him out of the side, also causing him to miss the entire
Rentería appeared rarely for the
Porto would loan Rentería again for 2009–10, as he joined Clube Atlético Mineiro on 22 July 2009.[10] However, in January 2010 he moved clubs again – still loaned – returning to league leaders Braga who would eventually finish second in the table.[9]
In January 2011, Rentería returned to his country after a six-year absence, signing with Once Caldas, where he was an important player and scored 10 goals in 14 games as his club finished top of the table in the regular season. On 29 May, in the playoff semi-finals against Millonarios, he scored the only goal of the match to draw the aggregate score at 1–1; however, he missed his penalty in the shootout and his club were eliminated.[11] Shortly after the 2011 Apertura, he left the club and joined Mexico's Cruz Azul for three years; however, just days after arriving, he rescinded his contract after failing his medical.[12]
Subsequently, Rentería returned to Brazil and signed with Sociedade Esportiva e Recreativa Caxias do Sul, being loaned to Santos FC until December 2011 or June 2012.[13]
International career
Rentería represented Colombia at under-17, under-20 and senior levels. He made his full debut in 2005, and appeared for the nation at the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[14]
Personal life
Rentería's younger brother, Carlos, is also a footballer and a striker. Amongst others, he played for Atlético Nacional.[15]
Career statistics
- Scores and results list Colombia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Rentería goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 8 September 2007 | Estadio Nacional, Lima , Peru |
Peru | 2–1 | 2–2 | Friendly |
2 | 12 September 2007 | El Campín, Bogotá, Colombia | Paraguay | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
3 | 26 March 2008 | Fort Lauderdale Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, United States | Honduras | 1–1 | 1–2 | Friendly |
4 | 28 March 2009 | El Campín, Bogotá, Colombia | Bolivia | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2010 World Cup qualification |
References
- ^ a b c "FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2011 presented by Toyota: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 11 December 2011. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 January 2012.
- ^ "Libertadores: Internacional logra pasa a semifinal" [Libertadores: Internacional reach semi-finals] (in Spanish). FIFA. 30 May 2006. Archived from the original on 13 November 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- Globo Esporte. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- ^ "Inter é autorizado a substituir Renteria no Mundial de Clubes" [Inter allowed to replace Renteria at Club World Cup] (in Portuguese). Universo Online. 8 December 2006. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- ^ "Relatório da diretoria (2007)" [Board of directors report (2007)] (PDF) (in Portuguese). SC Internacional. 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
- ^ "Porto sign Colombian striker Rentería". UEFA. 29 January 2007. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
- ^ Pires, Sérgio (2 May 2008). ""Tenho direito a uma nova oportunidade"" ["I get a new chance"]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- ^ Tavares, Nuno (8 January 2009). "Improving Braga back to their best". UEFA. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
- ^ a b "FC Porto empresta Renteria ao Braga até final da época" [FC Porto loan Renteria to Braga until end of the season]. Público (in Portuguese). 13 January 2010. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- ^ "Presidente anuncia via Twitter a contratação do colombiano Rentería" [President announces in Twitter signing of Colombian Rentería] (in Portuguese). Atlético Mineiro. 2 July 2009. Archived from the original on 25 July 2009. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
- ^ Hernández L., Gabriel (23 July 2012). "En Millonarios me pidieron 12 goles: Wason Rentería" [They asked me for 12 goals at Millonarios: Wason Rentería]. El Espectador (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- ^ "Cruz Azul: Médico explica caso Rentería" [Cruz Azul: Doctor explains Rentería affair] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 16 July 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- ^ "Renteria assina com o Santos nesta segunda-feira (19)" [Rentería signs with Santos this Monday (19)] (in Portuguese). R7. 16 September 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
- Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archivedfrom the original on 24 October 2008. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- ^ "Hermanos Rentería podrían jugar juntos en Atlético Nacional" [Rentería brothers could play together in Atlético Nacional]. El País (in Spanish). 19 July 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
External links
- Wason Rentería at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Wason Rentería at National-Football-Teams.com
- Wason Rentería – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Wason Rentería at Soccerway