Víctor Aristizábal
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Víctor Hugo Aristizábal Posada | ||
| Date of birth | 9 December 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Medellín, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1994 | Atlético Nacional | 142 | (70) |
| 1994 | Valencia | 7 | (0) |
| 1994–1996 | Atlético Nacional | 38 | (17) |
| 1997–1998 | São Paulo | 25 | (9) |
| 1998–1999 | Santos | 11 | (2) |
| 2000 | Atlético Nacional | 25 | (13) |
| 2001 | Deportivo Cali | 28 | (14) |
| 2002 | Vitória | 21 | (10) |
| 2003 | Cruzeiro | 36 | (21) |
| 2004 | Coritiba | 25 | (6) |
| 2005–2007 | Atlético Nacional | 85 | (49) |
| Total | 633 | (211) | |
| National team | |||
| 1993–2003 | Colombia | 66 | (15) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Víctor Hugo Aristizábal Posada (born 9 December 1971 in Medellín, Antioquia) is a Colombian retired football striker. Aristizábal scored 15 goals in 66 games for the Colombia national team between 1993 and 2003.
He started his career in Atlético Nacional, and played there from 1990 to 1996 only interrupted by a short spell with Valencia CF in 1994. Winning the Colombian league twice with Nacional, he eventually moved to play in Brazil. He played for São Paulo and Santos before spending two seasons at Nacional and Deportivo Cali. In 2002 he once again moved to Brazil, and played for EC Vitória, Cruzeiro and Coritiba. Aristizábal is the all-time top foreign goalscorer in the Brazilian league. He is also the all-time Colombian goalscorer with 348 goals, of which about 200 goals were scored with Atlético Nacional, club which he is also the top goalscorer. He is the only player that has won 6 championship with Atlético Nacional. He announced his retirement from football on November 2007 after suffering an awkward knee injury.
Between 1993 and 2003, Aristizábal played 66 international matches and scored 15 goals for the Colombia national team. He was an unused substitute for the 1994 FIFA World Cup, but played all three matches at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
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