Career
He won the Colombian championship with Atlético Junior in 1993 and 1995. One example of excellent field vision was in the 1990 World Cup in Italy. In the game against Germany, Valderrama passed the ball to Freddy Rincon who was open for a pass. Rincon then scored through the legs of German goalkeeper Bodo Illgner. This goal tied the match at 1-1 and sent Colombia to the second round of the World Cup for the first time in its history and the only team Germany could not beat on their way to the championship.
He began his career at Unión Magdalena of the Colombian First Division in 1981. He also played for Millonarios and Deportivo Cali before joining Montpellier of the French First Division in 1988. to play for Independiente Medellín and Atlético Junior from 1993-96 before going to the US in 1996 to play for the Tampa Bay Mutiny (1996-97, 2000-01), Miami Fusion (1998-99), and Colorado Rapids (2001-02). While a member of the Mutiny, the team would sell Carlos Valderrama wigs at Tampa Stadium. In Major League Soccer, Valderrama scored relatively few goals (16) for a midfielder, but is the league's second all-time leader in assists (114) after Steve Ralston (121), a former teammate. In 2005, he was named to the MLS All-Time Best XI. He was also named one of the top players of the 20th century by Pelé in 1999.[1]
Retirement as player
In February 2004, Valderrama ended his 22-year career in a tribute match at the Metropolitan stadium of Barranquilla, with some of the most important football players of South America, such as Diego Maradona, Enzo Francescoli and José Luis Chilavert.
Valderama has since become assistant manager of Atlético Junior. On November 1, 2007, Valderrama accused a referee of corruption by waving cash in the face of Oscar Julian Ruiz when the official awarded a penalty to América de Cali. Junior lost the match 4-1, which ended the club's hopes of playoff qualification.[2]
Personal life
He is married and has three children.[citation needed] Valderrama was the only Colombian to feature in FIFA's 125 Top Living Football Players list in March 2004.
Honours
Club
Individual
- South American Footballer of the Year: 1987, 1993
- MLS All-Star of the Year: 1996
- Major League Soccer MVP: 1996
- MLS All-time leader in assists
Other recognition
Valderrama appeared on the cover of Nintendo 64 and Konami game International Superstar Soccer '98, as well as in the PlayStation conversion. In the N64 game, the player based on him is the only one whose name is not similar to the real-life counterpart; instead, he is called "El Pibe". He was also in the computer game "Backyard Soccer 2001".
In 2006 a 22-foot tall bronze statue of Valderrama was placed by the Eduardo Santos stadium in his hometown Santa Marta, created by Colombian artist Amilkar Ariza.
Statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Colombia | League | Cup | Total | |||||
| 1981 | Unión Magdalena | |||||||
| 1982 | ||||||||
| 1983 | ||||||||
| 1984 | Millonarios | |||||||
| 1985 | Deportivo Cali | |||||||
| 1986 | ||||||||
| 1987 | ||||||||
| France | League | Coupe de France | Total | |||||
| 1988-89 | Montpellier | Division 1 | 24 | 1 | ||||
| 1989-90 | 18 | 1 | ||||||
| 1990-91 | 35 | 2 | ||||||
| Spain | League | Copa del Rey | Total | |||||
| 1990-91 | Real Valladolid | La Liga | 17 | 1 | ||||
| Colombia | League | Cup | Total | |||||
| 1992 | Independiente Medellín | |||||||
| 1993 | Atlético Junior | 35 | 4 | |||||
| 1994 | 18 | 1 | ||||||
| 1995 | 29 | 0 | ||||||
| USA | League | Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup | Total | |||||
| 1996 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | Major League Soccer | 23 | 4 | ||||
| 1997 | 20 | 3 | ||||||
| 1998 | Miami Fusion | Major League Soccer | 18 | 2 | ||||
| 1999 | 4 | 1 | ||||||
| 1999 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | Major League Soccer | 27 | 3 | ||||
| 2000 | 32 | 1 | ||||||
| 2001 | 12 | 1 | ||||||
| 2001 | Colorado Rapids | Major League Soccer | 12 | 0 | ||||
| 2002 | 27 | 1 | ||||||
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | Colombia | |||||||
| France | 77 | 4 | ||||||
| Spain | 17 | 1 | ||||||
| USA | 175 | 16 | ||||||
| Career Total | ||||||||
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