Julián Viáfara
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Julián Ramiro Viáfara Mesa | ||
Date of birth | May 19, 1978 | ||
Place of birth | Cali, Valle, Colombia | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
1989–1996 | Boca Juniors de Cali | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1996–2001 | Independiente Medellín | 83 | (0) |
2001–2006 | América de Cali | 123 | (1) |
2007–2008 | Atlético Paranaense | 18 | (0) |
2008 | → Vitória (loan) | 33 | (6) |
2009–2011 | Vitória | 52 | (3) |
2011–2012 | América de Cali | 23 | (6) |
2012 | Patriotas | 2 | (0) |
2013 | Deportes Quindío | 30 | (1) |
2015 | Vitória da Conquista | 12 | (0) |
Total | 376 | (5) | |
International career | |||
2006 | Colombia | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Julián Ramiro Viáfara Mesa (born May 19, 1978, in Cali), or simply Viáfara, is a retired Colombian football goalkeeper.
Career
Beginning at Boca Juniors in Tolima and testing
Son of former player and coach of Colombian U-17 Ramiro Viáfara Quintana, Julián grew up in football. He served in the small schools Boca Juniors de Cali, where he began as forward and also played as defender.
Independiente Medellin
Eventually signed a contract with Independiente Medellín and premiered on August, taking a penalty in the match.
He was considered one of the main promises of the country and won the league's title with his team. In 1999, with the arrival of René Higuita, Viáfara started the year in reserve, but with the dismissal of Colombian idol by disciplinary problems, rejoined the team and played 33 matches that year. However in 2000 the team signed José María Pazo and he just played 16 games.
América of Cali
He signed with América de Cali and made only 10 matches in 2001. In 2002, he was used even less, having played only four matches at the beginning of the tournament.
In 2004 Viáfara appeared on 29 games. In 2006, he remained as the captain of the team despite the crisis that América was living. However, due to delays of wages and unjust punishments to some players at the end of the year, he left the club.
Arrival in Brazil
In 2007, he goes to Brazil to be hired by the Atlético-PR. Colombian David Ferreira played on the team for two years, and enjoying some success at the time, inspired Atlético to sign another three Colombians: Viáfara, Edwin Valencia and Dayro Moreno. Despite having helped the club get into the Copa Sudamericana and played 19 games, the keeper was withdrawn from the starting lineup the following year, not getting any on the bench in the 2008 Campeonato Paranaense. This situation did not please him, and soon he left the club for Vitória.
Idol in Vitória
In the second game of the 2008 Brasileirão, against the Sport Recife, Viáfara made a memorable debut. Due to their good performances in the previous season, the Vitória chose to buy the pass of the player in 2009. Vitória won the 2009 Campeonato Baiano, with Viáfara involved in an altercation with Bahia's goalkeeper, Marcelo, after Ramon Menezes scored a last-minute penalty for Vitória in the second leg of the final.[1]
Personal life
Julian Viáfara has three daughters, Valerie, Lua and Mariangel. Since its arrival in Salvador, he has been involved in social projects and campaigns to assist underprivileged individuals. For this and other work, he was awarded the title of Citizen of Bahia in late 2010.[citation needed]
Honours
- América de Cali
- Copa Mustang: 2001, 2002
- Vitória
- Campeonato Baiano: 2009, 2010
Statistics
- As of 7 February 2016
Club | Year | State League | Cup | National League | South-America | Others | Total | |||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Independiente Medellín | ||||||||||||||
1997 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
1998 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
1999 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
2000 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 0 | ||
América de Cali | ||||||||||||||
2001 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
2002 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
2003 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
2004 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
2005 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 1 | ||
2006 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 1 | ||
Atlético/PR | ||||||||||||||
2007 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
Vitória | ||||||||||||||
2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
2009 | 22 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 0 | ||
2010 | 21 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 60 | 7 | ||
2011 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | ||
Total | 59 | 2 | 21 | 4 | 85 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 169 | 9 | ||
América de Cali | ||||||||||||||
2011 | – | – | – | – | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
2012 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
Total | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
Patriotas Boyacá | ||||||||||||||
2012 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Deportes Quindío | ||||||||||||||
2013 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | ||
Total | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | ||
Vitória da Conquista | ||||||||||||||
2015 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
Total | 59 | 2 | 27 | 4 | 376 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 482 | 11 |
References
- ^ "Viáfara, do ápice à queda: caminho de glórias e erros de El Paredón no Vitória". globoesporte.globo.com (in Portuguese). 7 November 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
External links
- CBF (in Portuguese)
- soccerterminal
- placar (in Portuguese)
- rubronegro (in Portuguese)
- Julián Viáfara at WorldFootball.net
- 1978 births
- Living people
- Association football goalkeepers
- Association football goalkeepers who have scored
- Colombian footballers
- Colombia international footballers
- Independiente Medellín footballers
- América de Cali footballers
- Club Athletico Paranaense players
- Esporte Clube Vitória players
- Patriotas Boyacá footballers
- Deportes Quindío footballers
- Colombian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Brazil
- Sportspeople from Cali