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Óscar Córdoba

オスカル・コルドバ　/　おすかる・こるどば

Association football player from Colombia

February 3, 1970 (age 56)　・　Cali, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia

Valle del Cauca Department
association football player

My Take

Óscar Córdoba is a goalkeeper I hold in real esteem. Born in Cali in 1970, the 185 cm Colombian guarded the net for more than 70 international caps, but the line that stops me cold is his 2001 Copa América: he remains the only person to go an entire edition of the tournament without conceding a single goal. That is an absurd, almost lonely kind of achievement. What draws me to keepers is the psychology of the position, standing as the last wall while the strikers up front collect the glory. Córdoba won by simply not losing, and that quiet, iron resolve makes him, to me, one of South America's underappreciated greats.

Overview

Óscar Eduardo Córdoba Arce (born 3 February 1970) is a Colombian retired professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played more than 70 games for the Colombia national team. He is also the only person to never concede a goal in a Copa América edition, having done so in 2001.

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

1. Profile

Name (English): Óscar Córdoba
Name (Japanese): オスカル・コルドバ
Reading: おすかる・こるどば
Born: February 3, 1970 (age 56)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Aquarius / Dog
Origin: Cali, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia
Blood type: Private
Height: 185 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%AA%E3%82%B9%E3%82%AB%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B3%E3%83%AB%E3%83%89%E3%83%90

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