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Faryd Mondragón

ファリド・モンドラゴン　/　ふぁりど・もんどらごん

Association football player from Colombia

June 21, 1971 (age 54)　・　Cali, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia

Valle del Cauca Department
association football player

My Take

Faryd Mondragón is a goalkeeper whose career almost reads like a love letter to longevity and to home. He started and ended at his hometown club Deportivo Cali, with two spells at Argentina's Independiente in between, which I find a fitting bookend for a player so tied to Colombian football. At 191 centimeters he had the frame you want between the posts, and his durability across so many years is genuinely impressive. I always respect goalkeepers who keep playing at a high level well into their later years, because the position rewards experience but punishes any drop in reflexes.

Overview

Faryd Camilo Mondragón Alí (born 21 June 1971) is a Colombian retired professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. In a club career that started and ended at his hometown club Deportivo Cali, Mondragón also had two spells at Argentine club Independiente.

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

1. Profile

Name (English): Faryd Mondragón
Name (Japanese): ファリド・モンドラゴン
Reading: ふぁりど・もんどらごん
Born: June 21, 1971 (age 54)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Gemini / Boar
Origin: Cali, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia
Blood type: Private
Height: 191 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

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