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Carlos Valdés

カルロス・バルデス　/　かるろす・ばるです

Association football player from Colombia

May 22, 1985 (age 41)　・　Cali, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia

Valle del Cauca Department
association football player

My Take

I have a soft spot for defenders, and Carlos Valdés fits the mold I admire. Cali is a city of heat and rhythm, yet his job was the cool, unglamorous one of holding a back line together at 184 cm. Colombian defenders carry a reputation for toughness, and Valdés sits in that lineage. Strikers get the headlines; men like him get the trust of their teammates, which I'd argue lasts longer. There's a quiet integrity in choosing to defend rather than score, and I admire careers built on reliability instead of spectacle. He's the kind of player coaches quietly depend on.

Overview

Carlos Enrique Valdés Parra (born 22 May 1985) is a Colombian former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Carlos Valdés
Name (Japanese): カルロス・バルデス
Reading: かるろす・ばるです
Born: May 22, 1985 (age 41)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Gemini / Ox
Origin: Cali, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia
Blood type: Private
Height: 184 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: association football player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AB%E3%83%AB%E3%83%AD%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%90%E3%83%AB%E3%83%87%E3%82%B9%20(%E3%82%B5%E3%83%83%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BC%E9%81%B8%E6%89%8B)

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