Iván Córdoba

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Córdoba and the second or maternal family name is Sepúlveda.

Iván Ramiro Córdoba

Personal information
Full name	Iván Ramiro Córdoba Sepúlveda
Date of birth	11 August 1976 (1976-08-11)
Place of birth	Rionegro, Colombia
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Internazionale
Number	2
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1993–1995	Deportivo Rionegro	42	(1)
1997–1998	Atlético Nacional	69	(1)
1998–1999	San Lorenzo	57	(7)
1999–	Internazionale	320	(15)
National team‡
1997–	Colombia	67	(5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 May 2010. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:03, 17 October 2008 (UTC)

Iván Ramiro Córdoba Sepúlveda (born 11 August 1976 in Rionegro, Antioquia Department) is a Colombian footballer, who currently plays for Internazionale and the Colombia national team. He is the vice-captain of Internazionale and has also served as captain for his country.

Club career

He made his debut with the Colombian Serie B team Deportivo Rionegro in 1993, his subsequent performances earned him a transfer to Colombian heavyweights Atlético Nacional in 1996. He made his name playing for San Lorenzo in Argentina from 1998 but signed for Italian side Internazionale in the winter transfer window, January 2000, costing the club €16 million, rejecting another offer from Real Madrid in doing so. He has become a mainstay of the Internazionale central defence, for years forming a highly effective partnership in central defence with Marco Materazzi. His long career at Inter has led him to be named vice-captain behind Javier Zanetti, due to this he had the honour of lifting the Coppa Italia in 2005 when Javier Zanetti was absent due to his presence in the Confederations Cup.

The 19 February 2008 he injured his left anterior cruciate ligament during the Champions League round of 16 against Liverpool, resulting in having to sit out the rest of the season.

The 9 June 2008 he renewed his contract until 30 June 2012 with Inter, ensuring that he would effectively finish his career with Inter.

With Internazionale he has so far won 5 Serie A championships, 4 Coppa Italia, 3 Supercoppa Italiana, 1 UEFA Champions League, and 1 FIFA Club World Cup

International career

He captained Colombia to win the 2001 Copa América competition, scoring the only goal in the final. Córdoba also played for his country in the 1998 World Cup.

He has his own charity organization called "Colombia Te Quiere Ver Association".

Having first appeared for Colombia in 1997, he is still active at international level after 14 years, so far with 67 caps and five goals.

Characteristics

Naturally a central defender and man-marker, he is athletic and relies mostly on his pace and timing. Despite being only 173 centimeters tall, he is a good header of the ball, good jumper and often scores goals with his head. Córdoba is also a versatile defender. He sometimes plays as right back and has on occasion played at left back.

Statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Colombia			League		Cup		South America		Total
1994	Deportivo Rionegro		16	0	-		-		16	0
1995			26	1	-		-		26	1
1996	Atlético Nacional		31	1	-		-		31	1
1997			42	0	-		-		42	0
Argentina			League		Cup		South America		Total
1997–98	San Lorenzo	Primera División	24	2	-		-		24	2
1998–99			35	6	-		-		35	6
Italy			League		Coppa Italia		Europe		Total
1999–00	Internazionale	Serie A	20	0	5	0	-		19	0
2000–01			23	0	3	1	9	0	23	0
2001–02			30	1	1	0	11	0	30	1
2002–03			28	1	1	0	16	1	28	1
2003–04			31	1	5	0	11	0	31	1
2004–05			32	3	4	0	10	0	32	3
2005–06			35	4	4	0	9	0	35	4
2006–07			29	0	5	1	7	0	29	0
2007–08			20	3	1	0	5	0	20	3
2008–09			28	2	2	0	7	0	28	2
2009–10			21	0	2	0	2	0	21	0
2010–11			16	0	1	0	0	0	22	0
Total	Colombia		115	2	-		-		115	2
	Argentina		59	8	-		-		59	8
	Italy		301	15	33	2	87	1	439	18
Career total			467	25	33	2	87	1	599	28

Honours

Internazionale

• Serie A: 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10
• Coppa Italia: 2004–05, 2005–06, 2009–10, 2010–11
• Supercoppa Italiana: 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010
• UEFA Champions League: 2009–10
• FIFA Club World Cup: 2010

International

• Copa America: 2001
• FIFA Confederations Cup: Fourth Place 2003

External links

• Career statistics at National Football Teams
• (Italian) inter.it profile