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Mario Yepes

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Mario Yepes
Yepes in 2019.
Personal information
Fou name Mario Alberto Yepes Díaz
Date o birth (1976-01-13) 13 Januar 1976 (age 48)
Place o birth Cali, Colombie
Hicht 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playin poseetion Centre back
Club information
Current team
Atalanta
Nummer 33
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1997 Cortuluá 76 (7)
1997–1999 Deportivo Cali 93 (11)
1999–2002 River Plate 76 (6)
2002–2004 Nantes 73 (2)
2004–2008 Paris Saint-Germain 115 (8)
2008–2010 Chievo 63 (1)
2010–2013 Milan 38 (1)
2013–2014 Atalanta 25 (0)
2014–2015 San Lorenzo 31 (0)
Total 580 (36)
Naitional team
1999–2014 Colombie 102 (6)
* Senior club appearances an goals coontit for the domestic league anerly an correct as o 17 August 2015

Mario Alberto Yepes Díaz (Spaingie pronunciation: [ˈmaɾjo ˈʝepes]; born 13 Januar 1976) is a umwhile Colombie fitbawer who played as a defender. Yepes wis well-kent for his time in Paris Saint-Germain whaur he wis considered tae be ane o the best defenders at the time dubbin him as 'Super Mario' afore muivin tae Chievo.[1][2] He haes been the caiptain o the Colombie naitional team frae 2008 till his retirement. Yepes wis ane o the last active players o the oreeginal members o the Colombie gowden generation durin their dyin years whaur they wan the 2001 Copa America. Thus, wi the current gowden generation, he played in baith the '90s gowden generation (that endit in 2002) tae the present gowden team, alang wi Faryd Mondragón.[1][3][4]

Notes an references

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  1. a b "Mario Yepes offered - Chronicle". newcastle-online.org. Archived frae the original on 13 Apryle 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
  2. "Passato glorioso di Super Mario Yepes". Retrieved 5 Juin 2012.
  3. "Yepes: We'll be raring to go". fifa.com. 15 Apryle 2011. Archived frae the original on 13 Apryle 2014. Retrieved 4 Mey 2011.
  4. "Mario Yepes será el capitán de Colombia". terra.com (in Spanish). Terra Networks, S.A. 8 October 2008. Archived frae the original on 16 Julie 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2010.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)

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