Mario Yepes: Colombian footballer
Mario Yepes (born 13 January 1976) is a Colombian retired footballer.
He played as a defender. He played for Deportivo Cali, Cortuluá, River Plate, F.C. Nantes, Paris Saint-Germain, ChievoVerona, A.C. Milan, Atalanta, San Lorenzo, and Colombia national team.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mario Alberto Yepes Díaz | ||
| Date of birth | 13 January 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Cali, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994-1996 1997-1999 1999-2001 2002-2004 2004-2008 2008-2010 2010-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015 | Cortuluá Deportivo Cali River Plate Nantes Paris Saint-Germain ChievoVerona Milan Atalanta San Lorenzo | 76 93 76 73 115 63 38 24 31 | (7 11 6 2 8 1 1 0 0) |
| National team | |||
| 1999-2014 | Colombia | 102 | (7) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2016-2017 | Deportivo Cali | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
When Yepes started his playing career in 1994 with Cortuluá, he was playing as a strikerbefore Cortulua's coach converted him to a defender.
Club career statistics
| Club statistics | League | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals |
| Colombia | League | |||
| 1994 | Cortuluá | Primera A | 4 | 0 |
| 1995 | 15 | 0 | ||
| 1995/96 | 40 | 4 | ||
| 1996/97 | Deportivo Cali | Primera A | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 48 | 6 | ||
| 1999 | 13 | 1 | ||
| Argentina | League | |||
| 1999/00 | River Plate | Primera División | 29 | 2 |
| 2000/01 | 33 | 2 | ||
| 2001/02 | 14 | 2 | ||
| France | League | |||
| 2001/02 | Nantes Atlantique | Division 1 | 11 | 0 |
| 2002/03 | Ligue 1 | 33 | 2 | |
| 2003/04 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 2004/05 | Paris Saint-Germain | Ligue 1 | 32 | 3 |
| 2005/06 | 32 | 4 | ||
| 2006/07 | 24 | 1 | ||
| 2007/08 | 27 | 0 | ||
| Italy | League | |||
| 2008/09 | ChievoVerona | Serie A | 32 | 0 |
| 2009/10 | ||||
| Country | Colombia | 120 | 11 | |
| Argentina | 76 | 6 | ||
| France | 188 | 10 | ||
| Italy | 32 | 0 | ||
| Total | 416 | 27 | ||
International career statistics
| Colombia national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 9 | 0 |
| 2001 | 13 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 12 | 1 |
| 2004 | 7 | 1 |
| 2005 | 7 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 5 | 1 |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 |
| 2009 | 9 | 0 |
| 2010 | 6 | 0 |
| 2011 | 9 | 0 |
| 2012 | 5 | 0 |
| 2013 | 7 | 2 |
| 2014 | 7 | 1 |
| Total | 102 | 7 |
Personal life
Yepes is married to a Colombian woman named Carolina Villegas. Yepes and his wife have three children. His son Luciano Yepes was born in May 2002, his second son Valentino Yepes was born in September 2012, and his daughter Miranda Yepes was born in April 2005.
References
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