Faryd Mondragón
Mondragón playing for 1. FC Köln in 2008
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Faryd Camilo Mondragón Alí | ||
| Date of birth | 21 June 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Cali, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1991 | Deportivo Cali | 1 | (0) |
| 1992 | Real Cartagena | 15 | (0) |
| 1992 | Santa Fe | 2 | (0) |
| 1993 | Cerro Porteño | 11 | (0) |
| 1993–1994 | Argentinos Juniors | 21 | (0) |
| 1994–1995 | Independiente | 0 | (0) |
| 1995 | Santa Fe | 30 | (0) |
| 1995–1998 | Independiente | 103 | (1) |
| 1999 | Real Zaragoza | 13 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | Independiente | 16 | (0) |
| 2001 | Metz | 30 | (0) |
| 2001–2007 | Galatasaray | 185 | (0) |
| 2007–2010 | 1. FC Köln | 106 | (0) |
| 2011 | Philadelphia Union | 27 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Deportivo Cali | 78 | (0) |
| Total | 638 | (1) | |
| National team | |||
| 1993–2014 | Colombia | 51 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Faryd Camilo Mondragón Alí (born 21 June 1971) is a retired Colombian footballer who last played as a goalkeeper for Deportivo Cali in the Colombian First Division.
Since his debut in 1993, he has played over 50 times for the Colombian national team, making him alongside Mario Yepes the last active members of the original 1990s golden generation of Colombian football. He was named in the Colombian squads for the 1992 Olympics, two Copa América tournaments, two CONCACAF Gold Cups, and the World Cups of 1994, 1998 and 2014. On 24 June 2014, Mondragón made history by becoming the oldest player to play a FIFA World Cup match at the age of 43 years and 3 days, before retiring after Colombia was eliminated in Quarter-Finals.
Born in Cali of Lebanese descent, Mondragón began his career began at Deportivo Cali, and he moved to Independiente Santa Fe and then Cerro Porteño in Paraguay. His career took off when he joined the Argentine first division side Argentinos Juniors in 1993, and then made his international debut for Colombia. The following year he moved to Club Atlético Independiente where he won, among other titles, the 1995 Supercopa Libertadores against Flamengo. Apart from some brief periods, he largely stood at the club until 2001.
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