Mario Yepes

Mario Yepes
Mario Yepes
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Yepes while playing for Milan.
Personal information
Full name Mario Alberto Yepes Díaz
Date of birth 13 January 1976 (1976-01-13) (age 35)
Place of birth Cali, Colombia
Height 6 ft 1 14 in (1.86 m)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current club Milan
Number 76
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1997 Cortuluá 59 (4)
1997–1999 Deportivo Cali 61 (7)
1999–2002 River Plate 76 (6)
2002–2004 Nantes 73 (2)
2004–2008 Paris Saint-Germain 115 (8)
2008–2010 Chievo 63 (1)
2010– Milan 16 (1)
National team
1999– Colombia 82 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 October 2011.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 September 2011

Mario Alberto Yepes Díaz (born 13 January 1976) is a Colombian professional footballer, who plays as a defender for Serie A club Milan. He has also been the captain of the Colombian national team since 2008.[1]

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Club career

When Mario Yepes started his playing career in 1994 with Cortuluá, he was playing as a forward before Cortulua's coach converted him to a libero (sweeper). His career really took off after he signed for his home town club Deportivo Cali in 1998. He won two Colombian championships with Deportivo Cali.

In 1999, he joined River Plate in Argentina, where he became a star and won two Argentine Primera championships. In spite of the fact that several Italian and English clubs wanted to recruit him, he signed for FC Nantes Atlantique in January 2002 where his nickname was “El Rey.” He became one the best central defenders of the French first division and joined Paris Saint-Germain in 2004, where his nickname is "Super Mario" as a reference to his defensive abilities and fitness levels. In 2008 he joined Chievo Verona of Italy. He signed a new contract in summer 2009.[2]

In March 2010, Chievo team-mate, Sergio Pellissier, confirmed that Yepes will join Milan in the summer, when his contract runs out.[3]

On 1 July 2010, Milan delegate administrator Adriano Galliani declared that Yepes is a big player to replace Giuseppe Favalli who became a free agent on the same day.[4]

Yepes got to Milan in the 2010-2011 season but was quickly put in the bench due to the starting centre-back was Thiago Silva. Yepes played few games in the Italian League but participated in the UEFA Champions League. Yepes was close to scoring with Milan in the UCL match against Tottenham, in which he had two clear chances of scoring with a header, but was denied twice by Tottenham keeper Heurelho Gomes.

Mario Yepes scored his first goal for AC Milan on the 23 October 2011, where he finished off a remarkable Milan comeback against Lecce, scoring the 4th and winning goal for Milan in the 83rd minute to drive Milan to a 4-3 victory, with Kevin-Prince Boateng scoring a hat trick to level the scores after a 3-0 losing position.

International career

Yepes has played over 70 games for the Colombian national team since his debut in 1999.[5] He was part of the Colombia squad that won the Copa America in 2001.[6] He was also in the squads for three other editions of the tournament in 1999[7], 2007[8] and 2011.

Honours

Club

International

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