Mario Yepes

Colombian footballer

Mario Yepes (born 13 January 1976) is a Colombian retired footballer. He played as a defender. He played for Deportivo Cali, Cortuluá, River Plate, F.C. Nantes, Paris Saint-Germain, ChievoVerona, A.C. Milan, Atalanta, San Lorenzo, and Colombia national team.

Mario Yepes
Personal information
Full name Mario Alberto Yepes Díaz
Date of birth (1976-01-13) 13 January 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth Cali, Colombia
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994-1996
1997-1999
1999-2001
2002-2004
2004-2008
2008-2010
2010-2013
2013-2014
2014-2015
Cortuluá
Deportivo Cali
River Plate
Nantes
Paris Saint-Germain
ChievoVerona
Milan
Atalanta
San Lorenzo
76
93
76
73
115
63
38
24
31
(7
11
6
2
8
1
1
0
0)
National team
1999-2014 Colombia 102 (7)
Teams managed
2016-2017 Deportivo Cali
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

When Yepes started his playing career in 1994 with Cortuluá, he was playing as a strikerbefore Cortulua's coach converted him to a defender.

Club career statistics

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Club statistics League
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals
ColombiaLeague
1994 Cortuluá Primera A 4 0
1995 15 0
1995/96 40 4
1996/97 Deportivo Cali Primera A 0 0
1998 48 6
1999 13 1
ArgentinaLeague
1999/00 River Plate Primera División 29 2
2000/01 33 2
2001/02 14 2
FranceLeague
2001/02 Nantes Atlantique Division 1 11 0
2002/03 Ligue 1 33 2
2003/04 29 0
2004/05 Paris Saint-Germain Ligue 1 32 3
2005/06 32 4
2006/07 24 1
2007/08 27 0
ItalyLeague
2008/09 ChievoVerona Serie A 32 0
2009/10
Country Colombia 120 11
Argentina 76 6
France 188 10
Italy 32 0
Total 416 27

International career statistics

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Colombia national team
YearAppsGoals
1999 3 0
2000 9 0
2001 13 0
2002 0 0
2003 12 1
2004 7 1
2005 7 1
2006 0 0
2007 5 1
2008 3 0
2009 9 0
2010 6 0
2011 9 0
2012 5 0
2013 7 2
2014 7 1
Total 102 7

Personal life

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Yepes is married to a Colombian woman named Carolina Villegas. Yepes and his wife have three children. His son Luciano Yepes was born in May 2002, his second son Valentino Yepes was born in September 2012, and his daughter Miranda Yepes was born in April 2005.

References

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  1. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Mario Yepes". www.national-football-teams.com.