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Adolfo Valencia
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Adolfo Jos Valencia Mosquera (born 6 February 1968 in Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca) is a Colombian retired footballer who played as a striker. Nicknamed El tren (train) due to his powerful physique, he played in seven dierent countries having one-year spells in Germany and Spain's top-ight leagues and represented Colombia at two World Cups.

Adolfo Valencia
Personal information Full name Date of birth Place of birth Height Adolfo Jos Valencia Mosquera 6 February 1968 Buenaventura, Colombia 1.82 m (5 ft 1112 in) Senior career* Years 19881993 19931994 19941995 19951996 1997 19971998 19981999 19992000 20002001 2002 20022003 2003 2004 Total Team Santa Fe Bayern Munich Atltico Madrid Santa Fe Amrica Cali Reggiana Medelln PAOK MetroStars Santa Fe Zhejiang Lucheng Unin Maracaibo Zhejiang Lucheng Apps (Gls) 159 26 24 22 19 23 22 27 48 28 31 7 6 (56) (11) (6) (11) (9) (4) (11) (8) (21) (11) (14) (4) (0)

Playing position Striker

Contents
1 Club career 2 International career 3 Honours 3.1 Club 4 Personal life 5 References 6 External links

Club career

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National team Valencia started playing with Independiente Santa Fe, where 19921998 Colombia 37 (14) his stellar performances earned * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the him a transfer to Germany's FC domestic league only. Bayern Munich; in his sole Appearances (Goals). season (although he still played the rst game of 199495), he was instrumental in helping the Bavarians clinch the league title, and nished as the club's top scorer (alongside Mehmet Scholl, with 11 goals).

Valencia also played one season in Spain, with Atltico de Madrid, where he was

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involved in a serious incident with irascible club president Jess Gil, while vastly underperforming overall: after a match at CD Logros, Gil said that "The black guy needs to have his throat cut".[1] He subsequently went on to represent, without settling at any club, A.C. Reggiana 1919, PAOK FC, NY/NJ MetroStars Independiente Santa Fe, Zhejiang Lucheng (two spells) and Unin Atltico Maracaibo. While at Zhejiang, Valencia led the Chinese second division in scoring during the 2003 season.[2] In his rst season with the Major League Soccer outt, he set a team record by scoring 16 league goals (21 in all competitions), and retired from football in 2004.

International career
Valencia made his debut for Colombia on 31 July 1992, in a match against the United States in the Memorial Coliseum, and proceeded to represent the nation at the 1994 and 1998 FIFA World Cups. In the former edition he scored two goals, in group stage defeats against Romania and the United States. Alongside midelder Bernardo Redn, Valencia was Colombia's all-time topscorer in the World Cup.

Honours
Club
Bayern Munich Bundesliga: 199394 Amrica de Cali Colombian League: 1997 UA Maracaibo Venezuelan League: 2003

Personal life
Valencia's son, Jos Adolfo, is also a footballer and a striker. He has played mostly for Independiente Santa Fe, and represented Colombia at under-20 level. He now plays for Portland Timbers of Major League Soccer.

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References
1. ^ "Gil: "Me equivoqu, lo siento" " [Gil: "I made a mistake, I am sorry"] (http://www.elmundo.es/papel/hemeroteca/1995/04/25/deportes/37928.html) (in Spanish). El Mundo. 25 April 1995. 2. ^ Lewis, Tom (18 April 2004). "China 2003" (http://www.rsssf.com/tablesc /china03.html). RSSSF. Retrieved 24 September 2010.

External links
Adolfo Valencia (http://www.fussballdaten.de/spieler/valenciaadolfo/) at fussballdaten.de (German) BDFutbol prole (http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/j/j13.html) Adolfo Valencia (http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/13690.html) at National-Football-Teams.com Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Adolfo_Valencia& oldid=587843033" Categories: 1968 births Living people People from Valle del Cauca Department Colombian footballers Association football forwards Independiente Santa Fe footballers Amrica de Cali footballers Bundesliga players FC Bayern Munich players La Liga footballers Atltico Madrid footballers Serie A footballers A.C. Reggiana 1919 players Superleague Greece players PAOK F.C. players Major League Soccer players New York Red Bulls players Colombia international footballers 1994 FIFA World Cup players 1998 FIFA World Cup players 1993 Copa Amrica players Colombian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Germany Expatriate footballers in Spain Expatriate footballers in Italy Expatriate footballers in Greece Expatriate soccer players in the United States Expatriate footballers in China Expatriate footballers in Venezuela Major League Soccer All-Stars Hangzhou Greentown players This page was last modied on 27 December 2013 at 02:22. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-prot organization.

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