Jhon Viáfara
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jhon Eduis Viáfara Mina | ||
| Date of birth | 27 October 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Robles, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999 | Deportivo Pasto | 44 | (2) |
| 2000–2001 | América de Cali | 37 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Deportivo Pasto | 18 | (0) |
| 2002–2005 | Once Caldas | 114 | (9) |
| 2005–2006 | Portsmouth | 14 | (1) |
| 2006 | → Real Sociedad (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Southampton | 76 | (5) |
| 2008–2009 | Once Caldas | 49 | (3) |
| 2010 | La Equidad | 35 | (5) |
| 2011 | Atlético Junior | 4 | (0) |
| 2011 | Deportivo Pereira | 17 | (4) |
| 2012 | La Equidad | 19 | (4) |
| 2012–2013 | Independiente Medellín | 35 | (2) |
| 2013–2014 | Deportivo Cali | 43 | (0) |
| 2015 | Rionegro Águilas | 5 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2003–2010 | Colombia | 34 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Jhon Eduis Viáfara Mina (born 27 October 1978) is a Colombian midfielder who is currently unattached. He mostly recently played for Rionegro Águilas of the Colombian First Division.
Born in the Colombian town of Robles, Viáfara came to international attention whilst playing for Once Caldas, for whom he was instrumental during his club's success in the 2004 Copa Libertadores, scoring with a long range strike in the final against Boca Juniors.
His performances made him a regular in the Colombia national football team, and earned him a €2.2 million move to English club Portsmouth on 23 June 2005.
He played 14 league matches under Alain Perrin at Portsmouth, scoring one league goal, in a 2–1 loss at Manchester City on 27 August. Perrin was sacked and Viáfara was dropped by returned-manager Harry Redknapp.
On 30 January 2006, Viáfara was loaned for six months to Spanish club Real Sociedad of La Liga, along with Mark González of Liverpool. At the end of this deal, Real declined the chance to purchase Viáfara and he returned to Portsmouth again, after 11 matches played and two red cards.
On 4 August 2006 he signed a three-year deal with Portsmouth's south-coast rivals Southampton of the Football League Championship. The transfer fee for the three-year deal was undisclosed, but is believed to be in the region of £750,000. He appeared consistently in the 2006–07 season. One of his most memorable moments was scoring two goals in the Championship Play-off Semi-final Second Leg against Derby County, although it was not enough as Derby went on to win the tie in a penalty shootout.
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