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 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1992 Atlético Junior 96 (47)
1992–1993 Atalanta 5 (0)
1993–1996 Atlético Junior 64 (93)
1997 Veracruz[1] 10 (6)
1998–2001 Morelia[2] 30 (9)
1998Unicosta (loan)[3] 6 (3)
1999Atlético Junior (loan) 10 (6)
1999Independiente Medellín (loan) 50 (35)
2000Bucaramanga (loan) 19 (9)
2001Gama (loan) 4 (0)
2001Deportivo 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)
2007Centauros (loan) 13 (5)
2007 Valledupar 0 (0)
2008 Alianza Petrolera 8 (2)
Total 422 (238)
International career
1989–1991 Colombia U20[7] 6 (2)
1991–2000 Colombia 29 (13)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Iván René Valenciano Pérez (born 18 March 1972) is a Colombian former professional 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]

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

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[14]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Atlético Junior 1988 Campeonato Profesional 100001
1989 200002
1990 Categoría Primera A 3980000398
1991 473000004730
1992 1060000106
Total
Atalanta 1992–93 Serie A 50200070
Atlético Junior 1993 Categoría Primera A 171800001718
1994 2115001253320
1995 262400002624
1995–96 360075741
Total 93001910103
Veracruz 1996–97 Liga MX 1066001012
Morelia 1997–98 Liga MX 1550000155
1998–99 1540000154
Total 34090000309
Unicosta (loan) 1998 Categoría Primera A 63000063
Atlético Junior (loan) 1999 Categoría Primera A 1060000106
Independiente Medellín (loan) 1999 Categoría Primera A 382400003824
2000 121100001211
Total 503500005035
Atlético Bucaramanga (loan) 2000 Categoría Primera A 1990000199
Gama (loan) 2001 Série A 40000040
Deportivo Cali (loan) 2001 Categoría Primera A 1350053188
Millonarios 2002 Categoría Primera A 50000000
Real Cartagena 2002 Categoría Primera A 12000000
Unión Magdalena 2003 Categoría Primera A 176000000
Deportes Quindío 2003 Categoría Primera A 144000000
Olmedo 2004 Ecuadorian Serie A 173000000
Deportes Quindío 2005 Categoría Primera A 150000000
Millonarios 2005 Categoría Primera A 81000000
Atlético Junior 2006 Categoría Primera A 61000000
Olmedo 2006 Ecuadorian Serie A 111000000
Centauros (loan) 2007 Categoría Primera B 135000000
Valledupar 2007 Categoría Primera B 00000000
Alianza Petrolera 2008 Categoría Primera B 821[15]0083
Career total 422238272413448258

International

Scores and results list Colombia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Valenciano goal.
List of international goals scored by Iván Valenciano[7][14]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
115 August 1993Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla, Colombia Argentina1–02–11994 FIFA World Cup qualification
229 August 1993Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla, Colombia Peru1–04–0
328 January 1994Estadio Agustín Tovar, Barinas, Venezuela Venezuela2–12–1Friendly
46 February 1994Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia1–01–1Friendly
55 May 1994Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, United States El Salvador3–03–01994 Miami Cup
630 November 1995Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States Mexico1–12–2Friendly
76 March 1996Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, United States Honduras1–12–1Friendly
82–1
915 December 1996Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo, San Cristóbal, Venezuela Venezuela2–02–01998 FIFA World Cup qualification
108 September 1999Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, United States Trinidad and Tobago1–03–4Friendly
112–3
123–3
134 June 2000Estadio Nemesio Camacho, Bogotá, Colombia Venezuela3–03–02002 FIFA World Cup qualification

Personal life

Valenciano who is currently a resident of Weston, Florida was arrested on 30 of October 2023 for driving while intoxicated. He was detained but no bail was set for his release. The state of Florida however has suspended his driving license for the offense.[16]

Honours

Junior

Individual

References

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  2. Tiempo, Casa Editorial El (5 July 2001). "COLOMBIANOS EN VENTA". El Tiempo.
  3. Tiempo, Casa Editorial El (25 May 1998). "UN PUNTO SALVÓ DUPLA VALENCIANO-CANTILLO". El Tiempo.
  4. Tiempo, Casa Editorial El (26 January 2005). "MILLONARIOS HACE HOY SU PRESENTACIÓN OFICIAL". El Tiempo.
  5. "Liga Colombiana (Águila) - Fútbol Colombiano". www.colombia.com.
  6. Tiempo, Casa Editorial El (24 February 2007). "Regresa Valenciano y no para un "reality"". El Tiempo.
  7. 1 2 "Iván Valenciano International Matches"., 11v11.com Retrieved on 8 August 2014
  8. (in Spanish) Fútbol colombiano: El "gordo" teme volver a las canchas como "flaco" – Xinhuanet Archived 28 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved 11 October 2007)
  9. Tiempo, Casa Editorial El. "Sergio Galván, el 'Rey' del gol en la historia del fútbol colombiano". futbolred.com.
  10. "Confederación: Conmebol". www.conmebol.com. Archived from the original on 29 April 2010. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  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. 1 2 Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Iván Valenciano". www.national-football-teams.com.
  15. "Toda la información de la Copa Colombia". www.colombia.com.
  16. Khan, Salman (30 October 2023). "Footballer Iván René Valenciano Arrested in Florida: A Legacy Marginalized by Personal Struggles". BNN.network. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
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