Mario Yepes

Defenders rarely get nicknames, so when Paris Saint-Germain fans dubbed Mario Yepes "Super Mario," it tells you something real about the man. A towering Colombian centre-back from Cali, he built his reputation on the unglamorous art of stopping attacks rather than scoring goals. I have always had a soft spot for players who earn devotion from the back line, where mistakes are punished and good work goes unnoticed. That he has moved into coaching feels right; the patience and reading of the game that defined him as a player should translate well into teaching the next generation.

Name (English)

Mario Yepes

Name (Japanese)

マリオ・ジェペス

Reading

まりお・じぇぺす

Born

January 13, 1976 (age 50)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Dragon

Origin

Cali, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia

Height

186 cm

Occupation

association football player / association football coach

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario%20Yepes
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AA%E3%82%AA%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%83%9A%E3%82%B9
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q309778

Tags

• Valle del Cauca Department
• association football player
• association football coach

Last updated

2026-06-24

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.