Carlos Valdés

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.

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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)

Origin

Cali, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia

Height

184 cm

Occupation

association football player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Ox

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos%20Vald%C3%A9s%20(footballer)
• 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)
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q74533

Tags

• Valle del Cauca Department
• association football player

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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