Víctor Aristizábal

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Aristizábal and the second or maternal family name is Posada.
Víctor Aristizábal
Personal information
Full name Víctor Hugo Aristizábal Posada
Date of birth (1971-12-09) 9 December 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth Medellín, Colombia
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1994 Atlético Nacional 142 (70)
1994 Valencia 7 (0)
1994–1996 Atlético Nacional 38 (17)
1997–1998 São Paulo 25 (9)
1998–1999 Santos 11 (2)
1999–2000 Atlético Nacional 25 (13)
2000–2001 Deportivo Cali 28 (14)
2001–2002 Vitória 21 (10)
2002–2003 Cruzeiro 36 (21)
2003–2004 Coritiba 25 (6)
2004–2007 Atlético Nacional 85 (49)
Total 443 (211)
International career
1993–2003 Colombia 66 (15)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Colombia
Copa América
Winner 2001 Colombia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Víctor Hugo Aristizábal Posada (born 9 December 1971)[1] is a Colombian retired professional footballer who played as a striker.

At the 2001 Copa América in his home country, he won the country's first international title with the Colombian selection and was the tournament's top scorer with 6 goals.

Club career

Aristizábal was born in Medellín, Antioquia. He started his career in Atlético Nacional, and played there from 1990 to 1996 only interrupted by a short spell with Valencia CF in 1994. Winning the Colombian league twice with Nacional, he eventually moved to play in Brazil. He played for São Paulo and Santos[2] before spending two seasons at Nacional and Deportivo Cali. In 2002, he once again moved to Brazil, and played for EC Vitória,[3] Cruzeiro[4] and Coritiba.[5] Aristizábal is the all-time top foreign goalscorer in the Brazilian league. He is also the all-time Colombian goalscorer with 348 goals, of which about 200 goals were scored with Atlético Nacional, club which he is also the top goalscorer. He is the only player that has won six championship with Atlético Nacional. He announced his retirement from football in November 2007 after suffering an awkward knee injury.[6]

International career

Between 1993 and 2003, Aristizábal played 66 international matches and scored 15 goals for the Colombia national team. He was an unused substitute for the 1994 FIFA World Cup, but played all three matches at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.

Aristizábal finished as top scorer with six goals in the 2001 Copa América held in Colombia, as Los Cafeteros won the title for the first time. He was also a member of the nation's squad for the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup, where they finished in fourth place.

During the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign, Aristizábal announced he was retiring from international soccer after being dropped for a match against Brazil.[7]

Personal life

Aristizábal's son, Emilio, is also a professional footballer, and currently plays for Atlético Nacional.[8]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[9]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Atlético Nacional 1992 Categoría Primera A – – 0 0 9 6 9 6
1993 33 20 0 0 5 3 38 23
Total 33 20 0 0 14 9 47 29
Valencia 1993–94 La Liga 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Atlético Nacional 1994 Categoría Primera A 26 15 0 0 0 0 26 15
1995 12 2 0 0 12 7 24 9
Total 38 17 0 0 12 7 50 24
São Paulo 1996 Série A 13 5 0 0 2+ 2 15 7
1997 12 4 0 0 5+ 4 17 8
Total 25 9 0 0 7 6 32 15
Santos 1998 Série A 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 1
1999 7 1 0 0 0 0 7 1
Total 11 2 0 0 0 0 11 2
Atlético Nacional 2000 Categoría Primera A 25 13 0 0 4 1 29 14
Deportivo Cali 2001 Categoría Primera A 28 14 0 0 3 1 31 15
Vitória 2002 Série A 21 10 0 0 0 0 21 10
Cruzeiro 2003 Série A 36 21 2+ 5 1 0 39 26
Coritiba 2004 Série A 25 6 0 0 4 2 29 8
Atlético Nacional 2005 Categoría Primera A 31 25 0 0 5 2 36 27
2006 32 17 0 0 7 4 39 21
2007 22 7 0 0 4 1 26 8
Total 85 49 0 0 16 7 101 56
Career total 334 161 2 5 61 23 397 189

International

Scores and results list Colombia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Aristizábal goal.
List of international goals scored by Víctor Aristizábal[10]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 30 May 1993 Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos, Santiago, Chile  Chile 1–0 1–1 Friendly
2 16 July 1993 Estadio 9 de Mayo, Machala, Ecuador  Mexico 2–1 2–1 1993 Copa América
3 9 February 1994 Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia  Saudi Arabia 1–0 1–0 Friendly
4 26 February 1994 Weingart Stadium, Monterey Park, United States  South Korea 2–2 2–2 Friendly
5 2 June 1996 Estadio Nacional, Lima, Perú  Peru 1–1 1–1 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
6 16 June 1997 Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera, Santa Cruz, Bolivia  Costa Rica 4–1 4–1 1997 Copa América
7 11 July 2001 Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla, Colombia  Venezuela 2–0 2–0 2001 Copa América
8 14 July 2001 Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla, Colombia  Ecuador 1–0 1–0 2001 Copa América
9 17 July 2001 Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla, Colombia  Chile 1–0 2–0 2001 Copa América
10 23 July 2001 Estadio Centenario, Armenia, Colombia  Peru 1–0 3–0 2001 Copa América
11 3–0
12 26 July 2001 Estadio Palogrande, Manizales, Colombia  Honduras 2–0 2–0 2001 Copa América
13 14 November 2001 Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay  Paraguay 1–0 4–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
14 2–0
15 3–0

Honours

Atlético Nacional

Cruzeiro

Coritiba

Colombia

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Víctor Aristizábal". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Santos contrata Dodô e mantém Aristizábal - Diário do Grande ABC - Notícias e informações do Grande ABC: esportes". Jornal Diário do Grande ABC (in Brazilian Portuguese). 14 July 1999. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Colombiano Aristizábal vai jogar no Vitória". www.nsctotal.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Cruzeiro contrata Aristizábal - Esportes". Estadão (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  5. ^ Londrina, Folha de (15 January 2004). "Coritiba contrata o meia Aristizábal | Folha de Londrina". www.folhadelondrina.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  6. ^ Víctor Aristizábal se retira por lesión Archived 15 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 21 December 2007
  7. ^ "Cuando Aristizábal renunció a la selección de Maturana por no ponerlo ante Brasil". El Cinco Cero (in European Spanish). Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  8. ^ Rios, Sergio (16 June 2021). "Emilio Aristizábal :»En el camino del gol»…" [Emilio Aristizábal: »On the path to goal»…]. nacionalespasion.com.co (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  9. ^ "Victor Aristizábal".
  10. ^ "Víctor Aristizábal International Statistics"., Int.soccerway.com Retrieved on 8 August 2014
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