- Iván Valenciano
Iván René Valenciano Pérez (born
18 March ,1972 inBarranquilla ) is a Colombian football player currently playing forAtlético Junior .He played for many other clubs, including
Atalanta Bergamo (Italy),CD Veracruz (Mexico),Monarcas Morelia (Mexico),Independiente Medellín ,Deportivo Cali ,Deportes Quindío ,CD Olmedo , Gama (Brazil) andMillonarios . [es icon [http://www.spanish.xinhuanet.com/spanish/2006-08/29/content_306057.htm Fútbol colombiano: El "gordo" teme volver a las canchas como "flaco" - Xinhuanet] (retrieved onOctober 11 ,2007 )]He played for the
Colombia national football team and was a participant at the1992 Summer Olympics and at the1994 FIFA World Cup . For the national team he scored 13 goals in 29 games between 1991 and 2000.During his first spell at Atletico Junior, where he scored many goals and was visibly overweight, he earned the nickname "El Gordito de Oro" (The Golden Fat Man). A promising young player, he was transferred to Italy where he was a huge disappointment, scoring only one goal for Atalanta.
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