Iván Valenciano
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Iván René Valenciano Pérez | ||
| Date of birth | 18 March 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Barranquilla, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1992 | Junior | 96+ | (47) |
| 1993 | Atalanta | 5 | (0) |
| 1993–1996 | Atlético Junior | 64+ | (93) |
| 1997 | Veracruz | 10 | (6) |
| 1998–2001 | Morelia | 30 | (9) |
| 1998 | → Unicosta (loan) | 6 | (3) |
| 1999 | → Atlético Junior (loan) | 10 | (6) |
| 1999 | → Independiente Medellín (loan) | 50 | (35) |
| 2000 | → Bucaramanga (loan) | 19 | (9) |
| 2001 | → Gama (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2001 | → Deportivo Cali (loan) | 13 | (5) |
| 2002 | Millonarios | 5 | (0) |
| 2002 | Real Cartagena | 1 | (2) |
| 2003 | Unión Magdalena | 17 | (6) |
| 2003 | Deportes Quindío | 14 | (4) |
| 2004 | Olmedo | 17 | (3) |
| 2005 | Deportes Quindío | 15 | (0) |
| 2005 | Millonarios | 8 | (1) |
| 2006 | Atlético Junior | 6 | (1) |
| 2006 | Olmedo | 11 | (1) |
| 2007 | Independiente Medellín | 0 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Centauros (loan) | 13 | (5) |
| 2007 | Valledupar | 0 | (0) |
| 2008 | Alianza Petrolera | 8 | (2) |
| Total | 422+ | (238) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1989–1991 | Colombia U20 | 6 | (2) |
| 1991–2000 | Colombia | 29 | (13) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 November 2008. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 November 2008 |
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Iván René Valenciano Pérez (born 18 March 1972 in Barranquilla) is a former Colombian footballer who played as forward. He is the second top goalscorer of all-time in the Colombian Primera A with 217 goals, behind Argentine Sergio Galván Rey, who surpasses him by 224 goals.
During his first spell at Atlético Junior, he scored many goals and was visibly overweight. Due to this, he earned the nickname "El Gordito de Oro" (The Golden Fat Man).
He debuted as a professional player in the Junior from Barranquilla, on 23 October 1988 in a match against Independiente Santa Fe played in Bogotá, in which he scored a goal. Since then, there would be the beginning of a long history of goals that covered two decades – he was the top goal scorer for Junior six times. In 1991, only being 19 years old, he scored 30 goals, winning his first Golden Boot award.
He participated in the Italian Serie A in 1992, playing for Atalanta, where he was unable to score a goal, though he was assigned a goal erroneously. Due to his underperformance, he returned to Barranquilla in the middle of the following year.
In 1993, playing for Junior, he won his first title and was the team's top scorer with 18 goals. He then won his second Golden Boot award in 94–95 season, in which Junior won its fourth domestic title, scoring 24 goals in 30 matches. In the season 95–96, he scored 36 goals, breaking his own record and winning another Golden Boot award, the last of the three he won during his football career in Colombia.
Valenciano was signed for Mexican club Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz. In the 1996–97 season, he made his debut in a match against Potros de Hierro from Atlante, to which he scored a goal on his debut. He then had a injury on his knee during a match against Panzas Verdes from León, leaving him out of the field for about 2 or 3 months. Given the relegation of his team, he was signed by Monarcas Morelia for which he played from 1997 to 1999. He then returned to Colombia.
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