Óscar Córdoba

Personal information

Full name Óscar Eduardo Córdoba Arce

Date of birth 3 February 1970

Place of birth Cali, Valle, Colombia

Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)

Playing position Goalkeeper

Senior career*

Years Team Apps† (Gls)†

1988 Atlético Nacional 4 (0)

1989–1990 Deportivo Cali 0 (0)

1990 Deportes Quindío 33 (0)

1991–1992 Millonarios 61 (0)

1993 Once Caldas 39 (0)

1993–1997 América de Cali 110 (0)

1997–2001 Boca Juniors 118 (0)

2002 Perugia 15 (0)

2002–2006 Beşiktaş 137 (0)

2006–2007 Antalyaspor 32 (0)

2007–2008 Deportivo Cali 14 (0)

2008–2009 Millonarios 37 (0)

National team

1993–2009 Colombia 73 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for thedomestic league only.

† Appearances (Goals).

Óscar Córdoba

Óscar CórdobaFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Óscar Eduardo Córdoba Arce(born 3 February 1970 in Cali,Valle) is a retired Colombianfootball goalkeeper who hasplayed more than 70 games forthe Colombia national team. Helast played in Millonarios fromBogotá, Colombia. He also holdsthe only one to hold the recordfor a perfect clean sheet in aCopa America.

Contents

1 Club career2 International career3 Honours4 References5 External links

Club career

Córdoba started playingprofessionally with AtléticoNacional in 1988, but transferredto Deportivo Cali in 1989 andloaned to Deportes Quindío in1990. In 1991 he moved toMillonarios, and in 1993 heplayed for Once Caldas, andAmérica de Cali, with which hewould win the Colombian Championship in 1997. The Scottish jazz rock/fusionband "Oscar Cordoba" are named in his honour.

After the title, he moved to Argentine team Boca Juniors to what was probably hismost successful time, winning the Argentine Championships Apertura 1998,Clausura 1999 and Apertura 2000, the Copa Libertadores 2000 and 2001, and theIntercontinental Cup of 2000.In 2000 and 2001 was part of the dream team of

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America.

Ready to make the jump to Europe, Córdoba moved to Italian Perugia Calcio, butafter only half season he transferred to Turkish Beşiktaş Istanbul. In Turkey heoften played against another Colombian goalkeeper of the Super Lig; FarydMondragón of Galatasaray. After 4 seasons and after winning the 2002–03 TurkishFirst Football League and the 2005–2006 Turkey Cup, he transferred toAntalyaspor, club in which he announced his retirement after the 2006/07 season.In spite of the announcement, he returned to Colombia and signed for Deportivo

Cali to play the following season.[1]

His contract with the Colombian side expired after Deportivo Cali were eliminatedin the semi-finals of the Copa Mustang in the Apertura of 2008. In December 2008he was nominated by the American channel Fox Sports as "Outstanding Career"Award given annually by such means the best athletes in the world. Oscar will beawarded with special recognition for Outstanding Career with Argentine strikerGabriel Batistuta.

After his experience at Deportivo Cali, Córdoba expressed his interest in eitherreturning to Argentina, returning to Turkey, or retiring from football itself. Hefinally signed for Millonarios where he played until his retirement in December2009.

International career

Córdoba made his debut for the Colombia national team in a friendly againstCosta Rica on 31 March 1993. He has gone on to make over 70 appearances forhis country, making him the most capped goalkeeper in the history of Colombian

international football.[2]

In the qualifiers for the FIFA 1994 World Cup he started in every game andconceded only two goals making him the best goalkeeper in the playoffs andreceived the fewest goals. In 2001 America Cup he played a key role playing fiveof six games as possible, leaving the clean sheet throughout the tournamentwhich holds the record along with a deputy in the competition Miguel Calero tobe the only ones to leave the shutout in a Copa America, also he won the awardfor best goalkeeper in the Copa America. He played in the 2003 FIFAConfederations Cup where Colombia came fourth.

On 10 September 2003 Córdoba surpassed René Higuita's record of 68 caps, tobecome Colombia's all time record goalkeeper. He was called up to the Colombianational football team for his final time in October 2009 as the third goalkeeper ina FIFA World Cup qualifier for the CONMEBOL. In 2008 he joined Millonarios andwas nominated and won Fox Sports Radio's "Outstanding Career" Award withthree other Colombians, including Formula 3 driver Gustavo Yacaman and bronze


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medal-winning Paralympic athlete Elkin Serna.[3]

Honours

América de Cali

Categoría Primera A: 1

1996–97

Boca Juniors

Argentine Primera División: 3

1998 Apertura, 1999 Clausura, 2000 Apertura

Copa Libertadores: 2

2000, 2001

Intercontinental Cup: 1

2000

Beşiktaş

Süper Lig: 1

2002–03

Turkish Cup: 1

2005–06

Colombia

Copa América:

2001

Individual

Best Goalkeeper, 2001 Copa AméricaBest Goalkeeper, 2000 and 2001 Copa LibertadoresNamed to the América dream team, 2000 and 2001First and only goalkeeper in Copa América history to keep a perfect cleansheet


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References

^ Medio Tiempo article (http://www.mediotiempo.com/noticia.php?id_noticia=40351)1.^ rsssf: Colombia record international footballers (http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/ocordoba-intl.html)

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^ "Three Colombians nominated by Fox Sport Channel(http://albeiror24.wordpress.com/2008/12/03/three-colombians-nominated-by-fox-sport-channel/)", Colombia Passport: Economics, Society and Culture in Colombia, 3December 2008. Link retrieved on 3 December 2008.

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External links

Óscar Córdoba (http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/1517.html) atNational-Football-Teams.comInternational statistics (http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/ocordoba-intl.html) at rsssf

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