Javier Flórez

Javier Flórez
Personal information
Full name	Javier Antonio Flórez Valoyes
Date of birth	18 May 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth	Barranquilla, Colombia
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
2002–2009	Junior
2010–2011	Atlético Bucaramanga
2012	Uniautónoma
2012–2013	Cúcuta Deportivo
2014	Chorrillo FC
2015	Boyacá Chicó
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Javier Antonio Flórez Valoyes (born 18 May 1982) is a Colombian retired professional footballer.^[2]

Criminal case

Flórez was jailed in 2009 for shooting dead a fan after a game. Flórez, a midfielder was playing for Junior Barranquilla against Once Caldas in a two-leg match.^[3] The victim, 33-year-old Israel Cantillo, was shot twice, and Flórez fled the scene.^[4]

Cantillo was a fan of Flórez's team Junior.^[5]

Flórez's lawyers agreed to pay $150 million compensation to the victim's family,^[6]^[7]^[8] and as a consequence Flórez was released from jail in September 2009.^[9]

Flórez has cited both self-defence,^[5] and being drunk,^[4] as the reasons for his crime.

References

^ "La hora del perdón" (in Spanish). ESPN. 9 July 2009. Retrieved 16 September 2009.
^ "La vuelta al trabajo" (in Spanish). ESPN. 15 September 2009. Retrieved 16 September 2009.
^ "El futbolista Javier Flórez mata a tiros a un hincha" (in Spanish). Noticias Gran Canaria. Retrieved 16 September 2009.
^ ^a ^b "Colombian Footballer 'Kills Abusive Fan'". Sky News. 6 July 2009. Archived from the original on 9 July 2009. Retrieved 16 September 2009.
^ ^a ^b "Javier Flores dice que mató a hincha del Junior en defensa propia" (in Spanish). Colombia.com. 8 July 2009. Retrieved 16 September 2009.
^ "Javier Flórez, futbolista acusado de asesinato, obtuvo libertad condicional" (in Spanish). Terra. 9 September 2009. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2009.
^ Roberto Llanos Rodado. "En libertad condicional Javier Flórez, el jugador del Junior que dio muerte a un hincha". El Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 September 2009.
^ "Javier Flórez, el jugador del Junior que dio muerte a un hincha, quedó en libertad condicional" (in Spanish). Futbol Red. Retrieved 16 September 2009.
^ David Hills (13 September 2009). "What I suffered". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 September 2009.

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[1] "La hora del perdón" (in Spanish). ESPN. 9 July 2009. Retrieved 16 September 2009.

[2] "La vuelta al trabajo" (in Spanish). ESPN. 15 September 2009. Retrieved 16 September 2009.

[3] "El futbolista Javier Flórez mata a tiros a un hincha" (in Spanish). Noticias Gran Canaria. Retrieved 16 September 2009.

[Sky-4] "Colombian Footballer 'Kills Abusive Fan'". Sky News. 6 July 2009. Archived from the original on 9 July 2009. Retrieved 16 September 2009.

[Colombia-5] "Javier Flores dice que mató a hincha del Junior en defensa propia" (in Spanish). Colombia.com. 8 July 2009. Retrieved 16 September 2009.

[6] "Javier Flórez, futbolista acusado de asesinato, obtuvo libertad condicional" (in Spanish). Terra. 9 September 2009. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2009.

[7] Roberto Llanos Rodado. "En libertad condicional Javier Flórez, el jugador del Junior que dio muerte a un hincha". El Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 September 2009.

[8] "Javier Flórez, el jugador del Junior que dio muerte a un hincha, quedó en libertad condicional" (in Spanish). Futbol Red. Retrieved 16 September 2009.

[9] David Hills (13 September 2009). "What I suffered". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 September 2009.

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