Jherson Córdoba

Jherson Córdoba
Personal information
Full name Jherson Enrique Córdoba Ospina [1]
Date of birth (1988-02-09) 9 February 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Bogota, Colombia
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfield
Youth career
Santa Fe
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2010 La Equidad 94 (4)
2011 Envigado FC 8 (0)
2011–2012 Atlético de Rafaela 6 (0)
2012 Atlético Nacional 30 (0)
2012–2013 San Luis 8 (0)
2013 Junior 7 (1)
2014–2015 Independiente Medellin 50 (1)
2015–2016 Alianza Petrolera 22 (2)
2016–2017 Sport Boys 24 (0)
2018 Leones 12 (0)
International career
2009 Colombia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 November 2020

Jherson Enrique Córdoba Ospina (born 9 February 1988) is a Colombian former professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder. He last played for Itagüí Leones in 2018.

Career

Club

Córdoba began his career with La Equidad in 2006 and played for them until 2010, making 94 league appearances and scoring 4 goals.[2] He signed on loan for Envigado in March 2011.[3] In July 2011, Córdoba moved to Argentina to play for Atlético de Rafaela.[4][5] In December 2011, he signed with Atlético Nacional on a season-long loan deal.[6][7] On 21 February 2012, Cordoba scored two goals in a Copa Libertadores match against Peñarol of Uruguay that finished in a 0-4 away victory.[8]

In late December 2012, Cordoba signed for Mexican club San Luis and played for them during six months.[9][10] In July 2013, he traveled back to Colombia and signed for Junior.[11][12] In January 2014, he transferred to Independiente Medellín.[13] In June 2016, he joined Sport Boys Warnes of Bolivia on a one-year-contract.[14] On 28 April 2017, he scored a goal in a 1-3 loss against Godoy Cruz in the 2017 Copa Libertadores, despite being sent off just two minutes later.[15][16]

Córdoba and the club agreed to terminate his contract in May 2017.[17] He transferred to Itagui Leones for the 2018 season.[18]

International

Cordóba was called up to the Colombia national football team for the 2010 World Cup qualifying matches against Chile and Paraguay on 10 and 14 October 2009 respectively.[19] He played in the match against Paraguay, which was his first and only match for Colombia.[20]

References

  1. ^ Soccerway
  2. ^ Tiempo, Casa Editorial El (30 November 2010). ""Me duele irme de La Equidad", aseguró Jherson Córdoba luego de su renuncia". futbolred.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  3. ^ "El volante Jhersson Córdoba jugará con Envigado". futbolred.com (in Spanish). 9 March 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Darío Gandín es de Rafaela". www.ellitoral.com. 17 July 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Atlético confirmó a Gandín y Córdoba". Rafaela futbol. 16 July 2011. Archived from the original on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  6. ^ O. Jimenez, Juan D. (5 January 2012). "Doce refuerzos no son suficientes: Nacional espera dos fichajes más". futbolred.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  7. ^ Ortiz, Juan (10 May 2012). "Atlético Nacional y su ruidoso fracaso: radiografía de su descalabro". futbolred.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  8. ^ "Libertadores: Atlético Nacional golea 4-0 a Peñarol en Montevideo". Yahoo Sports. 21 February 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  9. ^ "Jherson Córdoba ya reportó con San Luis". www.mediotiempo.com (in Mexican Spanish). 27 December 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  10. ^ Sierra, Jeimy (20 December 2012). "Jherson Córdoba pasó de Atlético Nacional al San Luis de México". futbolred.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  11. ^ "Júnior confirmó a Jherson Córdoba y espera concretar otros jugadores". www.goal.com. 1 July 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  12. ^ "Jherson Córdoba, primer refuerzo de Junior para la próxima campaña". EL HERALDO (in Spanish). 30 June 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  13. ^ "Jherson Córdoba, nueva cara en el Independiente Medellín". futbolred.com (in Spanish). 26 January 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  14. ^ Cespedes, Julian (30 June 2016). "Jherson Córdoba jugará en Sport Boys de Bolivia". ColombiaSports.net – Noticias de Deporte en Colombia (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  15. ^ "Copa Libertadores - Godoy Cruz derrota a domicilio a Sport Boys y asume liderato del Grupo 6". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 28 April 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  16. ^ Gisbert, Edsy (28 April 2017). "En dos minutos, Córdoba le dio y le quitó la ilusión al Toro". Late! (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  17. ^ "Carlos Arias y Córdoba son alejados de Sport Boys". El Potosí (in Spanish). 20 May 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  18. ^ Garces, Marco Antonio; Torres-Arbelaez, Esteban. "Con mucha expectativa, América debuta en la Liga contra Leones". El Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  19. ^ "Anchico y Córdoba novedades en Colombia". www.mediotiempo.com (in Mexican Spanish). 1 October 2010. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  20. ^ "Cápsulas de fútbol - JHERSON CÓRDOBA, LA EQUIDAD, ÚNICA NOVEDAD". Cápsulas de fútbol (in European Spanish). 1 October 2010. Retrieved 20 November 2020.


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