Iván Valenciano

Iván René Valenciano Pérez (born 18 March 1972) is a former Colombian footballer who played as forward.[8] He is the second top goalscorer of all-time in the Colombian Primera A with 217 goals, behind Argentine Sergio Galván Rey, who surpasses him with 224 goals.[9][10]

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Valenciano and the second or maternal family name is Pérez.

Iván Valenciano

Personal information
Full name	Iván René Valenciano Pérez
Date of birth	(1972-03-18) 18 March 1972
Place of birth	Barranquilla, Colombia
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 ^1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1988–1992	Atlético Junior	96+	(47)
1993	Atalanta	5	(0)
1993–1996	Atlético Junior	64+	(93)
1997	Veracruz[1]	10	(6)
1998–2001	Morelia[2]	30	(9)
1998	→ Unicosta (loan)[3]	6	(3)
1999	→ Atlético Junior (loan)	10	(6)
1999	→ Independiente Medellín (loan)	50	(35)
2000	→ Bucaramanga (loan)	19	(9)
2001	→ Gama (loan)	4	(0)
2001	→ Deportivo Cali (loan)	13	(5)
2002	Millonarios[4]	5	(0)
2002	Real Cartagena[5]	1	(2)
2003	Unión Magdalena	17	(6)
2003	Deportes Quindío	14	(4)
2004	Olmedo	17	(3)
2005	Deportes Quindío	15	(0)
2005	Millonarios	8	(1)
2006	Atlético Junior	6	(1)
2006	Olmedo	11	(1)
2007	Independiente Medellín[6]	0	(0)
2007	→ Centauros (loan)	13	(5)
2007	Valledupar	0	(0)
2008	Alianza Petrolera	8	(2)
Total		422+	(238)
National team^‡
1989–1991	Colombia U20[7]	6	(2)
1991–2000	Colombia	29	(13)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 November 2008 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 November 2008

During his first spell at Atlético Junior, he scored many goals and was visibly overweight. Due to this, he earned the nickname "El Gordito de Oro" (The Golden Fat Man).

Club career

Junior

Valenciano was born in Barranquilla. He debuted as a professional player in the Junior from Barranquilla, on 23 October 1988 in a match against Independiente Santa Fe played in Bogotá, in which he scored a goal. Since then, there would be the beginning of a long history of goals that covered two decades – he was the top goal scorer for Junior six times. In 1991, only being 19 years old, he scored 30 goals, winning his first Golden Boot award.

Atalanta (Italy)

He participated in the Italian Serie A in 1992, playing for Atalanta, where he was unable to score a goal, though he was assigned a goal erroneously. Due to his underperformance, he returned to Barranquilla in the middle of the following year.

Junior

In 1993, playing for Junior, he won his first title and was the team's top scorer with 18 goals. He then won his second Golden Boot award in 94–95 season, in which Junior won its fourth domestic title, scoring 24 goals in 30 matches. In the season 95–96, he scored 36 goals, breaking his own record and winning another Golden Boot award, the last of the three he won during his football career in Colombia.

Veracruz

Valenciano was signed for Mexican club Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz. In the 1996–97 season, he made his debut in a match against Potros de Hierro from Atlante, to which he scored a goal on his debut. He then had an injury to his knee during a match against Panzas Verdes from León, leaving him out of the field for about 2 or 3 months. Given the relegation of his team, he was signed by Monarcas Morelia for which he played from 1997 to 1999. He then returned to Colombia.

Return to Colombia

In Colombia, besides Junior, he played for Deportivo Unicosta, Independiente Medellín, Atlético Bucaramanga, Deportivo Cali, Millonarios, Unión Magdalena, Deportes Quindío and Alianza Petrolera.

Farewell Match

On 11 July 2009, a testimonial match was carried out for Iván René Valenciano in the Roberto Meléndez Stadium.[11] For the friendly match, many recognised football players were invited such as the Dutch player Edgar Davids, the Chilean Iván Zamorano, the Uruguayan Paolo Montero, the Argentinian Sergio Goycochea, and the Colombians Carlos Valderrama, Faustino Asprilla, Arnoldo Iguarán, Mauricio Serna, Víctor Hugo Aristizábal, among others. The match ended up with an 8–7 win for the foreign team and Valenciano scoring two goals.[12]

International career

He played for the Colombia national football team and was a participant at the 1992 Summer Olympics and at the 1994 FIFA World Cup. For the national team he scored 13 goals in 29 games between 1991 and 2000. He made his debut for the national side on 15 July 1991 at the 1991 Copa América, when he replaced Arnoldo Iguarán in the 78th minute.[13]

Career statistics

Club

Club performance			League		Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Colombia			League		Cup		South America		Total
1988	Atlético Junior	Campeonato Profesional	–	1	0	0	0	0	–	1
1989			–	2	0	0	0	0	–	2
1990		Categoría Primera A	39	8	0	0	0	0	39	8
1991			47	30	0	0	0	0	47	30
1992			10	6	0	0	0	0	10	6
Italy			League		Cup		Europe		Total
1992–93	Atalanta	Serie A	5	0	2	0	0	0	7	0
Colombia			League		Cup		South America		Total
1993	Atlético Junior	Categoría Primera A	17	18	0	0	0	0	17	18
1994			21	15	0	0	12	5	33	20
1995			26	24	0	0	0	0	26	24
1995–96			–	36	0	0	7	5	7	41
Mexico			League		Cup		North America		Total
1996–97	Veracruz	Liga MX	10	6	–	6	0	0	10	12
1997–98	Morelia		15	5	0	0	0	0	15	5
Colombia			League		Cup		South America		Total
1998	Unicosta	Categoría Primera A	6	3	0	0	0	0	6	3
Mexico			League		Cup		North America		Total
1998–99	Morelia	Liga MX	15	4	0	0	0	0	15	4
Colombia			League		Cup		South America		Total
1999	Atlético Junior	Categoría Primera A	10	6	0	0	0	0	10	6
1999	Independiente Medellín		38	24	0	0	0	0	38	24
2000			12	11	0	0	0	0	12	11
2000	Atlético Bucaramanga		19	9	0	0	0	0	19	9
Brazil			League		Cup		South America		Total
2001	Gama	Série A	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Colombia			League		Cup		South America		Total
2001	Deportivo Cali	Categoría Primera A	13	5	0	0	5	3	18	8
2002	Millonarios		5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2002	Real Cartagena		1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
2003	Unión Magdalena		17	6	0	0	0	0	0	0
2003	Deportes Quindío		14	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ecuador			League		Cup		South America		Total
2004	Olmedo	Serie A	17	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Colombia			League		Cup		South America		Total
2005	Deportes Quindío	Categoría Primera A	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2005	Millonarios		8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2006	Atlético Junior		6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ecuador			League		Cup		South America		Total
2006	Olmedo	Serie A	11	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Colombia			League		Cup		South America		Total
2007	Centauros	Categoría Primera B	13	5	0	0	0	0	0	0
2007	Valledupar		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2008	Alianza Petrolera		8	2	–	1[14]	0	0	8	3
Total	Brazil		4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
	Colombia		345	219	–	1	24	13	369	233
	Ecuador		28	4	0	0	0	0	28	4
	Italy		5	0	2	0	0	0	7	0
	Mexico		40	15	–	6	0	0	40	21
	Career total		422	238	2	7	24	13	448	258

Source:[15]

International goals

Scores and results list Colombia's goal tally first.[7]

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	15 August 1993	Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla, Colombia	Argentina	1–0	2–1	1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.	29 August 1993		Peru	1–0	4–0
3.	28 January 1994	Estadio Agustín Tovar, Barinas, Venezuela	Venezuela	2–1	2–1	Friendly
4.	6 February 1994	Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia	Saudi Arabia	1–0	1–1
5.	5 May 1994	Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, United States	El Salvador	3–0	3–0	1994 Miami Cup
6.	30 November 1995	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States	Mexico	1–1	2–2	Friendly
7.	6 March 1996	Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, United States	Honduras	1–1	2–1
8.				2–1
9.	15 December 1996	Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo, San Cristóbal, Venezuela	Venezuela	2–0	2–0	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
10.	8 September 1999	Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, United States	Trinidad and Tobago	1–0	3–4	Friendly
11.				2–3
12.				3–3
13.	4 June 2000	Estadio Nemesio Camacho, Bogotá, Colombia	Venezuela	3–0	3–0	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Club

Atlético Junior

• Categoría Primera A (2): 1993, 1995
• Categoría Primera A top goalscorer (3): 1991, 1995, 1995–96

References

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11. Barranquilla despide al Bombardero, El País (Colombia), 11 de julio de 2009
12. Valenciano jugó por última vez, Univisión, 12 de julio de 2009.
13. "RDFC". RDFC. Archived from the original on 6 June 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
14. http://www.colombia.com/futbol/copa_colombia/2008/gc_goleadores.asp
15. http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/13691/Ivan_Valenciano.html