Wason Rentería

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rentería and the second or maternal family name is Cuesta.

Wason Rentería
Personal information
Full name Wason Libardo Rentería Cuesta[1]
Date of birth (1985-07-04) 4 July 1985 (age 39)[1]
Place of birth Quibdó, Colombia
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
2001–2002 Patriotas
2002–2004 Boyacá Chicó
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2005 Boyacá Chicó 43 (13)
2005–2006 Internacional 35 (6)
2007–2010 Porto 6 (0)
2007–2008 → Strasbourg (loan) 28 (9)
2008–2009 → Braga (loan) 28 (6)
2009 → Atlético Mineiro (loan) 15 (1)
2010 → Braga (loan) 12 (3)
2011 Once Caldas 14 (10)
2011–2012 Caxias 0 (0)
2011–2012 → Santos (loan) 13 (2)
2012–2013 Millonarios 51 (18)
2014 Racing Club 2 (0)
2015 La Equidad 18 (5)
2016 Boyacá Chicó 15 (5)
2017 Atlético Tubarão 15 (11)
2017 Guarani 4 (0)
International career
2005–2009 Colombia 20 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Wason Libardo Rentería Cuesta (born 4 July 1985) is a Colombian retired professional footballer who played as a forward.

Club career

Born in Quibdó, Rentería began playing professionally with Boyacá Chicó in 2004. The following year, he was included in the Colombian team that took part in the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship.

After his performances with under-20s, Rentería was transferred to Sport Club Internacional in Brazil. He showed his flair there, usually coming off the bench to score important goals, the first being one scored in a victory against Club Nacional that earned his club a quarter-final berth in the 2006 Copa Libertadores, and the next being a goal scored in the second leg of the quarter-finals against L.D.U. Quito; the club would eventually go on to win the tournament. Despite often playing backup to Rafael Sobis, who would then move to Real Betis, he became an important attacking element and a fan favourite at the Brazilian club.[2][3]

Rentería's form was, however, cut short by a series of injuries that left him out of the side, also causing him to miss the entire 2006 FIFA Club World Cup.[4] In the 2007 January transfer window he signed for FC Porto for R$7,457,400, but all of the fee belonged to a third-party owner; in reverse, International had to pay an additional commission to the football broker.[5][6] Porto, on the other hand, re-sold 50% of its economic rights on any future transfer.

Rentería appeared rarely for the eventual champions – six matches, five as a substitute – and was sent on loan to RC Strasbourg seven months later. In spite of his nine Ligue 1 goals (squad best), they finished second from the bottom and he returned to Porto,[7] being immediately loaned to fellow Primeira Liga side S.C. Braga; he was an undisputed starter throughout his first and only campaign, often partnering Albert Meyong,[8] and also netted three goals in the Minho team's round-of-16 run in the UEFA Cup.[9]

Porto would loan Rentería again for 2009–10, as he joined Clube Atlético Mineiro on 22 July 2009.[10] However, in January 2010 he moved clubs again – still loaned – returning to league leaders Braga who would eventually finish second in the table.[9]

In January 2011, Rentería returned to his country after a six-year absence, signing with Once Caldas, where he was an important player and scored 10 goals in 14 games as his club finished top of the table in the regular season. On 29 May, in the playoff semi-finals against Millonarios, he scored the only goal of the match to draw the aggregate score at 1–1; however, he missed his penalty in the shootout and his club were eliminated.[11] Shortly after the 2011 Apertura, he left the club and joined Mexico's Cruz Azul for three years; however, just days after arriving, he rescinded his contract after failing his medical.[12]

Subsequently, Rentería returned to Brazil and signed with Sociedade Esportiva e Recreativa Caxias do Sul, being loaned to Santos FC until December 2011 or June 2012.[13]

International career

Rentería represented Colombia at under-17, under-20 and senior levels. He made his full debut in 2005, and appeared for the nation at the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[14]

Personal life

Rentería's younger brother, Carlos, is also a footballer and a striker. Amongst others, he played for Atlético Nacional.[15]

Career statistics

Scores and results list Colombia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Rentería goal.
List of international goals scored by Wason Rentería
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 8 September 2007 Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru  Peru 2–1 2–2 Friendly
2 12 September 2007 El Campín, Bogotá, Colombia  Paraguay 1–0 1–0 Friendly
3 26 March 2008 Fort Lauderdale Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, United States  Honduras 1–1 1–2 Friendly
4 28 March 2009 El Campín, Bogotá, Colombia  Bolivia 2–0 2–0 2010 World Cup qualification

References

  1. ^ a b c "FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2011 presented by Toyota: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 11 December 2011. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 January 2012.
  2. ^ "Libertadores: Internacional logra pasa a semifinal" [Libertadores: Internacional reach semi-finals] (in Spanish). FIFA. 30 May 2006. Archived from the original on 13 November 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  3. ^ Hammes, Tomás (24 July 2019). "Pintura de Rentería, pisão em Suárez e expulsões: a virada do Inter contra o Nacional em 2006" [Rentería's work of art, Suárez gets stepped on and ejections: Inter's comeback against Nacional in 2006] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Inter é autorizado a substituir Renteria no Mundial de Clubes" [Inter allowed to replace Renteria at Club World Cup] (in Portuguese). Universo Online. 8 December 2006. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  5. ^ "Relatório da diretoria (2007)" [Board of directors report (2007)] (PDF) (in Portuguese). SC Internacional. 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
  6. ^ "Porto sign Colombian striker Rentería". UEFA. 29 January 2007. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
  7. ^ Pires, Sérgio (2 May 2008). ""Tenho direito a uma nova oportunidade"" ["I get a new chance"]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  8. ^ Tavares, Nuno (8 January 2009). "Improving Braga back to their best". UEFA. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
  9. ^ a b "FC Porto empresta Renteria ao Braga até final da época" [FC Porto loan Renteria to Braga until end of the season]. Público (in Portuguese). 13 January 2010. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  10. ^ "Presidente anuncia via Twitter a contratação do colombiano Rentería" [President announces in Twitter signing of Colombian Rentería] (in Portuguese). Atlético Mineiro. 2 July 2009. Archived from the original on 25 July 2009. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
  11. ^ Hernández L., Gabriel (23 July 2012). "En Millonarios me pidieron 12 goles: Wason Rentería" [They asked me for 12 goals at Millonarios: Wason Rentería]. El Espectador (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  12. ^ "Cruz Azul: Médico explica caso Rentería" [Cruz Azul: Doctor explains Rentería affair] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 16 July 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  13. ^ "Renteria assina com o Santos nesta segunda-feira (19)" [Rentería signs with Santos this Monday (19)] (in Portuguese). R7. 16 September 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
  14. ^ Courtney, Barrie; Saaid, Hamdan. "CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2005 – Full details". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 24 October 2008. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  15. ^ "Hermanos Rentería podrían jugar juntos en Atlético Nacional" [Rentería brothers could play together in Atlético Nacional]. El País (in Spanish). 19 July 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2019.