Julián Estiven Vélez

Juan Estiven Vélez
Personal information
Full name	Juan Estiven Vélez Upegui
Date of birth	9 February 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth	Medellín, Colombia
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Left back, defensive midfielder
Youth career
	Atlético Nacional
Senior career*
Years	Team
2004–2006	Deportes Quindío
2006	Deportivo Pereira
2007–2009	Atlético Nacional
2010–2012	Ulsan Hyundai
2013	Vissel Kobe
2014	Jeju United
2014–2015	Tokushima Vortis
International career
2006–2008	Colombia
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Juan Estiven Vélez Upegui (born in Medellín, Antioquia. 9 February 1982) is a retired Colombian footballer.

He can play as a left back defender or defensive midfielder. He has been capped for the Colombian NT in 2006 and has been a starter ever since the 2007 Copa America.

After impressive showings during World Cup Qualifiers he was being looked at by many European sides and was rumored to be going to France after an impressive win against Argentina in WCQs. After he was dropped from the NT in the European tour against France and Ireland, his chances at Europe seemed to have been ended.

Honours

Ulsan Hyundai

AFC Champions League (1): 2012

References

^ "FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2012 presented by Toyota: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 29 November 2012. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2012.

External links

Julián Estiven Vélez at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
Julián Estiven Vélez – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
Julián Estiven Vélez at National-Football-Teams.com

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[FCWC_2012-1] "FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2012 presented by Toyota: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 29 November 2012. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2012.

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