Faustino Asprilla: Colombian footballer
Faustino Hernán Tino Asprilla Hinestroza (born 10 November 1969 in Tuluá) is a umwhile Colombie fitbaa player who maist notably played for Parma A.C., Newcastle United F.C.
an the Colombie naitional fitbaa team as a forward. Tho niver a prolific goalscorer, he wis kent for his skill an pace, as well as for bein temperamental an controversial baith on an aff the field.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fou name | Faustino Hernán Asprilla Hinestroza | ||
| Date o birth | 10 November 1969 | ||
| Place o birth | Tuluá, Colombie | ||
| Hicht | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playin poseetion | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1989 | Cúcuta Deportivo | 36 | (17) |
| 1989–1992 | Atlético Nacional | 78 | (35) |
| 1992–1996 | Parma | 84 | (25) |
| 1996–1998 | Newcastle United | 48 | (9) |
| 1998–1999 | Parma | 22 | (1) |
| 1999–2000 | Palmeiras | 54 | (12) |
| 2000–2001 | Fluminense | 12 | (8) |
| 2001–2002 | Atlante | 12 | (3) |
| 2002–2003 | Atlético Nacional | 11 | (3) |
| 2003 | Universidad de Chile | 13 | (5) |
| 2003–2004 | Estudiantes de La Plata | 2 | (0) |
| 2004 | Cortuluá | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 330 | (110) | |
| Naitional team | |||
| 1993–2001 | Colombie | 57 | (20) |
| * Senior club appearances an goals coontit for the domestic league anerly | |||
Asprilla wis kent bi his supporters in his hame kintra as The Octopus for his voracious appetite. In 1996, he wis namit bi FIFA as the saxt best player in the warld.
Career statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Colombie | League | Cup | League Cup | Sooth Americae | Total | |||||||
| 1988 | Cúcuta Deportivo | 36 | 17 | |||||||||
| 1989 | Atlético Nacional | 15 | 7 | |||||||||
| 1990 | 20 | 9 | ||||||||||
| 1991 | 34 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 1992 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Italy | League | Coppa Italia | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 1992–93 | Parma | Serie A | 26 | 7 | 3 | |||||||
| 1993–94 | 27 | 10 | 2 | |||||||||
| 1994–95 | 25 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1995–96 | 6 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Ingland | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 1995–96 | Newcastle United | Premier League | 14 | 3 | ||||||||
| 1996–97 | 24 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||
| 1997–98 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
| Italy | League | Coppa Italia | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 1997–98 | Parma | Serie A | 14 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1998–99 | 8 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Brazil | League | Copa do Brasil | League Cup | Sooth Americae | Total | |||||||
| 1999 | Palmeiras | Série A | 6 | 2 | ||||||||
| 2000 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2000 | Fluminense | Série A | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2001 | 10 | 8 | ||||||||||
| Mexico | League | Cup | League Cup | North Americae | Total | |||||||
| 2001–02 | Atlante F.C. | Primera División | 12 | 3 | ||||||||
| Colombia | League | Cup | League Cup | Sooth Americae | Total | |||||||
| 2002 | Atlético Nacional | 11 | 3 | |||||||||
| Chile | League | Copa Chile | League Cup | South America | Total | |||||||
| 2003 | Universidad Chile | Primera División | 13 | 5 | ||||||||
| Argentinae | League | Cup | League Cup | Sooth Americae | Total | |||||||
| 2003–04 | Estudiantes La Plata | Primera División | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| Total | Colombie | 122 | 52 | |||||||||
| Italy | 106 | 26 | ||||||||||
| Ingland | 48 | 9 | ||||||||||
| Brazil | 24 | 10 | ||||||||||
| Mexico | 12 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Chile | 13 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Argentinae | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Career total | 327 | 105 | ||||||||||
References
Freemit airtins
Media relatit tae Faustino Asprilla at Wiki Commons
- Faustino Asprilla at National-Football-Teams.com
- Internaitional statistics at rsssf
- Faustino Asprilla career stats at Soccerbase
- Whatever happened to Faustino Asprilla Archived 2005-09-20 at the Wayback Machine
- Interview with FourFourTwo
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