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The Colombia national football team, nicknamed Los Cafeteros, represents Colombia in men's international football and is managed by the Colombian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Colombia.

Main Categories

Emblem
Nickname(s)
Los Cafeteros (The Coffee Growers)
La Tricolor (The Tricolour)
La Sele (The Sele)
Association
Federación Colombiana de Fútbol
FCF
Confederation
CONMEBOL
South America
FIFA code
COL
Appearances
6
first in 1962
Best result
Quarter-Finals
2014

2018

José Pékerman
Head Coach
(Argentina)
1. David Ospina
Goalkeeper
Born - 31 August 1988
Aged 29
Caps 86
Club - Arsenal (England)
12. Camilo Vargas
Goalkeeper
Born - 9 March 1989
Aged 29
Caps 5
Club - Deportivo Cali
22. José Fernando Cuadrado
Goalkeeper
Born - 1 June 1985
Aged 33
Caps 1
Club - Once Caldas
2. Cristián Zapata
Defender
Born - 30 September 1986
Aged 31
Caps 55
Club - Milan (Italy)
3. Óscar Murillo
Defender
Born - 18 April 1988
Aged 30
Caps 13
Club - Pachuca (Mexico)
4. Santiago Arias
Defender
Born - 13 January 1992
Aged 26
Caps 41
Club - PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands)
13. Yerry Mina
Defender
Born - 23 September 1994
Aged 23
Caps 12
Club - Barcelona (Spain)
17. Johan Mojica
Defender
Born - 21 August 1992
Aged 25
Caps 4
Club - Girona (Spain)
18. Farid Díaz
Defender
Born - 20 July 1983
Aged 34
Caps 13
Club - Olimpia (Paraguay)
23. Davinson Sánchez
Defender
Born - 12 June 1996
Aged 22
Caps 9
Club - Tottenham Hotspur (England)
5. Wilmar Barrios
Midfielder
Born - 16 October 1993
Aged 24
Caps 10
Club - Boca Juniors (Argentina)
6. Carlos Sánchez
Midfielder
Born - 6 February 1986
Aged 32
Caps 85
Club - Espanyol (Spain)
8. Abel Aguilar
Midfielder
Born - 6 January 1985
Aged 33
Caps 70
Club - Deportivo Cali
10. James Rodríguez
Midfielder
Born - 12 July 1991
Aged 26
Caps 63
Club - Bayern Munich
11. Juan Cuadrado
Midfielder
Born - 26 May 1988
Aged 30
Caps 70
Club - Juventus (Italy)
15. Mateus Uribe
Midfielder
Born - 21 March 1991
Aged 27
Caps 8
Club - América (Mexico)
16. Jefferson Lerma
Midfielder
Born - 25 October 1994
Aged 23
Caps 5
Club - Levante (Spain)
20. Juan Fernando Quintero
Midfielder
Born - 18 January 1993
Aged 25
Caps 15
Club - River Plate (Argentina)
7. Carlos Bacca
Forward
Born - 8 September 1986
Aged 31
Caps 45
Club - Villarreal (Spain)
9. Radamel Falcao
Forward
Born - 10 February 1986
Aged 32
Caps 73
Club - Monaco (France)
14. Luis Muriel
Forward
Born - 16 April 1991
Aged 27
Caps 18
Club - Sevilla (Spain)
19. Miguel Borja
Forward
Born - 26 January 1993
Aged 25
Caps 7
Club - Palmeiras (Brazil)
21. José Izquierdo
Forward
Born - 7 July 1992
Aged 25
Caps 5
Club - Brighton & Hove Albion (England)

2014

José Pékerman
Head Coach
(Argentina)
1. David Ospina
Goalkeeper
Born - 31 August 1988
Aged 25
Caps 44
Club - Nice (France)
12. Camilo Vargas
Goalkeeper
Born - 9 March 1989
Aged 25
Caps 0
Club - Santa Fe
22. Faryd Mondragón
Goalkeeper
Born - 21 June 1971
Aged 42
Caps 50
Club - Deportivo Cali
2. Cristián Zapata
Defender
Born - 30 September 1986
Aged 27
Caps 24
Club - Milan (Italy)
3. Mario Yepes
Defender
Born - 13 January 1976
Aged 38
Caps 98
Club - Atalanta (Italy)
4. Santiago Arias
Defender
Born - 13 January 1992
Aged 22
Caps 6
Club - PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands)
7. Pablo Armero
Defender
Born - 2 November 1986
Aged 27
Caps 53
Club - West Ham United (England)
16. Éder Álvarez Balanta
Defender
Born - 28 February 1993
Aged 21
Caps 3
Club - River Plate (Argentina)
18. Juan Camilo Zúñiga
Defender
Born - 14 December 1985
Aged 28
Caps 50
Club - Napoli (Italy)
23. Carlos Valdés
Defender
Born - 22 May 1985
Aged 29
Caps 14
Club - San Lorenzo (Argentina)
5. Carlos Carbonero
Midfielder
Born - 25 July 1990
Aged 23
Caps 1
Club - River Plate (Argentina)
6. Carlos Sánchez
Midfielder
Born - 6 February 1986
Aged 28
Caps 44
Club - Elche (Spain)
8. Abel Aguilar
Midfielder
Born - 6 January 1985
Aged 29
Caps 49
Club - Toulouse (France)
10. James Rodríguez
Midfielder
Born - 12 July 1991
Aged 22
Caps 22
Club - Monaco (France)
11. Juan Cuadrado
Midfielder
Born - 26 May 1988
Aged 26
Caps 28
Club - Fiorentina (Italy)
13. Fredy Guarín
Midfielder
Born - 30 June 1986
Aged 27
Caps 49
Club - Inter Milan (Italy)
15. Alexander Mejía
Midfielder
Born - 11 July 1988
Aged 25
Caps 8
Club - Atlético Nacional
20. Juan Fernando Quintero
Midfielder
Born - 18 January 1993
Aged 21
Caps 4
Club - Porto (Portugal)
9. Teófilo Gutiérrez
Forward
Born - 17 May 1985
Aged 29
Caps 30
Club - River Plate (Argentina)
14. Víctor Ibarbo
Forward
Born - 19 May 1990
Aged 24
Caps 9
Club - Cagliari (Italy)
17. Carlos Bacca
Forward
Born - 8 September 1986
Aged 27
Caps 11
Club - Sevilla (Spain)
19. Adrián Ramos
Forward
Born - 22 January 1986
Aged 28
Caps 26
Club - Hertha BSC (Germany)
21. Jackson Martínez
Forward
Born - 3 October 1986
Aged 27
Caps 27
Club - Porto (Portugal)

1998

Hernán Darío Gómez
Head Coach
1. Óscar Córdoba
Goalkeeper
Born - 3 February 1970
Aged 28
Caps 38
Club - Boca Juniors (Argentina)
12. Miguel Calero
Goalkeeper
Born - 14 April 1971
Aged 27
Caps 5
Club - Atlético Nacional
22. Faryd Mondragón
Goalkeeper
Born - 21 June 1971
Aged 26
Caps 5
Club - Independiente (Argentina)
2. Iván Córdoba
Defender
Born - 11 August 1976
Aged 21
Caps 14
Club - San Lorenzo (Argentina)
3. Ever Palacios
Defender
Born - 18 January 1969
Aged 29
Caps 1
Club - Deportivo Cali
4. José Santa
Defender
Born - 12 November 1970
Aged 27
Caps 26
Club - Atlético Nacional
5. Jorge Bermúdez
Defender
Born - 18 June 1971
Aged 26
Caps 15
Club - Boca Juniors (Argentina)
13. Wílmer Cabrera
Defender
Born - 15 September 1967
Aged 30
Caps 45
Club - Millonarios
16. Luis Antonio Moreno
Defender
Born - 25 December 1970
Aged 27
Caps 19
Club - Deportes Tolima
6. Mauricio Serna
Midfielder
Born - 22 January 1968
Aged 30
Caps 2
Club - Boca Juniors (Argentina)
8. John Harold Lozano
Midfielder
Born - 30 March 1972
Aged 26
Caps 13
Club - Valladolid (Spain)
10. Carlos Valderrama
Midfielder
Born - 2 September 1961
Aged 36
Caps 108
Club - Miami Fusion (USA)
14. Jorge Bolaño
Midfielder
Born - 28 April 1977
Aged 21
Caps 0
Club - Atlético Junior
17. Andrés Estrada
Midfielder
Born - 12 November 1967
Aged 30
Caps 2
Club - Deportivo Cali
18. John Wilmar Pérez
Midfielder
Born - 2 February 1970
Aged 28
Caps 5
Club - Deportivo Cali
19. Freddy Rincón
Midfielder
Born - 14 August 1966
Aged 31
Caps 75
Club - Corinthians (Brazil)
7. Antony de Ávila
Forward
Born - 21 December 1962
Aged 35
Caps 52
Club - Barcelona (Ecuador)
9. Adolfo Valencia
Forward
Born - 6 February 1968
Aged 30
Caps 34
Club - Independiente Medellín
11. Faustino Asprilla
Forward
Born - 10 November 1969
Aged 28
Caps 44
Club - Parma (Italy)
15. Víctor Aristizábal
Forward
Born - 9 December 1971
Aged 26
Caps 18
Club - São Paulo (Brazil)
20. Hámilton Ricard
Forward
Born - 12 January 1974
Aged 24
Caps 5
Club - Middlesbrough (England)
21. Léider Preciado
Forward
Born - 26 February 1977
Aged 21
Caps 0
Club - Santa Fe

1994

Francisco Maturana
Head Coach
1. Óscar Córdoba
Goalkeeper
Born - February 3, 1970
Aged 24
Caps 26
Club - América de Cali
12. Faryd Mondragón
Goalkeeper
Born - June 21, 1971
Aged 22
Caps 1
Club - Argentinos Juniors (Argentina)
22. José María Pazo
Goalkeeper
Born - April 4, 1964
Aged 30
Caps 1
Club - Atlético Junior
2. Andrés Escobar
Defender
Born - March 13, 1967
Aged 27
Caps 48
Club - Atlético Nacional
3. Alexis Mendoza
Defender
Born - November 8, 1961
Aged 32
Caps 37
Club - Atlético Junior
4. Luis Herrera
Defender
Born - June 12, 1962
Aged 32
Caps 56
Club - Atlético Nacional
13. Néstor Ortiz
Defender
Born - September 20, 1968
Aged 25
Caps 2
Club - Once Caldas
15. Luis Carlos Perea
Defender
Born - December 29, 1963
Aged 30
Caps 75
Club - Atlético Junior
18. Óscar Cortés
Defender
Born - October 19, 1968
Aged 25
Caps 1
Club - Millonarios
20. Wilson Pérez
Defender
Born - August 6, 1967
Aged 26
Caps 43
Club - América de Cali
5. Hermán Gaviria
Midfielder
Born - November 27, 1969
Aged 24
Caps 5
Club - Atlético Nacional
6. Gabriel Gómez
Midfielder
Born - December 8, 1959
Aged 34
Caps 44
Club - Atlético Nacional
8. Harold Lozano
Midfielder
Born - March 30, 1972
Aged 22
Caps 6
Club - América de Cali
10. Carlos Valderrama
Midfielder
Born - September 2, 1961
Aged 32
Caps 65
Club - Atlético Junior
14. Leonel Álvarez
Midfielder
Born - July 29, 1965
Aged 28
Caps 71
Club - América de Cali
17. Mauricio Serna
Midfielder
Born - January 22, 1968
Aged 26
Caps 7
Club - Atlético Nacional
19. Freddy Rincón
Midfielder
Born - August 14, 1966
Aged 27
Caps 39
Club - Palmeiras (Brazil)
7. Antony de Ávila
Forward
Born - December 21, 1962
Aged 31
Caps 23
Club - América de Cali
9. Iván Valenciano
Forward
Born - March 18, 1972
Aged 22
Caps 9
Club - Atlético Junior
11. Adolfo Valencia
Forward
Born - February 6, 1968
Aged 26
Caps 14
Club - Bayern Munich (Germany)
16. Víctor Aristizábal
Forward
Born - December 9, 1971
Aged 22
Caps 12
Club - Valencia (Spain)
21. Faustino Asprilla
Forward
Born - November 10, 1969
Aged 24
Caps 8
Club - Parma (Italy)

1990

Francisco Maturana
Head Coach
1. René Higuita
Goalkeeper
Born - 27 August 1966
Aged 23
Caps 33
Club - Atlético Nacional
12. Eduardo Niño
Goalkeeper
Born - 8 August 1967
Aged 22
Caps 0
Club - Independiente Santa Fe
2. Andrés Escobar
Defender
Born - 13 March 1967
Aged 23
Caps 4
Club - Young Boys (Switzerland)
3. Gildardo Gómez
Defender
Born - 13 October 1963
Aged 26
Caps 0
Club - Atlético Nacional
4. Luis Herrera
Defender
Born - 12 June 1962
Aged 27
Caps 4
Club - Atlético Nacional
6. José Ricardo Pérez
Defender
Born - 24 October 1963
Aged 26
Caps 2
Club - Atlético Nacional
13. Carlos Hoyos
Defender
Born - 28 February 1962
Aged 28
Caps 24
Club - Atlético Junior
15. Luis Carlos Perea
Defender
Born - 29 December 1963
Aged 26
Caps 33
Club - Atlético Nacional
17. Geovanis Cassiani
Defender
Born - 10 January 1970
Aged 20
Caps 0
Club - Atlético Nacional
18. Wílmer Cabrera
Defender
Born - 15 September 1967
Aged 22
Caps 4
Club - América de Cali
21. Alexis Mendoza
Defender
Born - 8 November 1961
Aged 28
Caps 1
Club - Atlético Junior
5. León Villa
Midfielder
Born - 12 January 1960
Aged 30
Caps 1
Club - Atlético Nacional
8. Gabriel Gómez
Midfielder
Born - 8 December 1959
Aged 30
Caps 5
Club - Independiente Medellín
10. Carlos Valderrama
Midfielder
Born - 2 September 1961
Aged 28
Caps 26
Club - Montpellier (France)
11. Bernardo Redín
Midfielder
Born - 26 February 1963
Aged 27
Caps 8
Club - Deportivo Cali
14. Leonel Álvarez
Midfielder
Born - 29 July 1965
Aged 24
Caps 35
Club - Atlético Nacional
19. Freddy Rincón
Midfielder
Born - 14 August 1966
Aged 23
Caps 9
Club - América de Cali
20. Luis Fajardo
Midfielder
Born - 18 August 1963
Aged 26
Caps 0
Club - Atlético Nacional
7. Carlos Estrada
Forward
Born - 1 November 1961
Aged 28
Caps 0
Club - Millonarios
9. Miguel Guerrero
Forward
Born - 7 September 1967
Aged 22
Caps 0
Club - América de Cali
16. Arnoldo Iguarán
Forward
Born - 18 January 1957
Aged 33
Caps 58
Club - Millonarios
22. Rubén Darío Hernández
Forward
Born - 19 February 1965
Aged 25
Caps 1
Club - Millonarios

1962

Adolfo Pedernera
Head Coach
(Argentina)
1. Efraín Sánchez
Goalkeeper
Born - 27 February 1926
Aged 36
Caps 27
Club - Independiente Medellín
2. Achito Vivas
Goalkeeper
Born - 1 March 1934
Aged 28
Caps 0
Club - Deportivo Pereira
3. Francisco Zuluaga
Defender
Born - 4 February 1929
Aged 33
Caps 9
Club - Independiente Santa Fe
4. Aníbal Alzate
Defender
Born - 31 January 1933
Aged 29
Caps 4
Club - Deportes Tolima
5. Jaime González
Defender
Born - 1 April 1938
Aged 24
Caps 2
Club - América de Cali
6. Ignacio Calle
Defender
Born - 21 August 1931
Aged 30
Caps 8
Club - Atlético Nacional
7. Carlos Aponte
Defender
Born - 24 January 1939
Aged 23
Caps 1
Club - Independiente Santa Fe
8. Héctor Echeverry
Defender
Born - 10 April 1938
Aged 24
Caps 5
Club - Independiente Medellín
11. Óscar López
Defender
Born - 2 April 1939
Aged 23
Caps 4
Club - Once Caldas
9. Jaime Silva
Midfielder
Born - 10 October 1935
Aged 26
Caps 12
Club - Independiente Santa Fe
10. Rolando Serrano
Midfielder
Born - 13 November 1938
Aged 23
Caps 5
Club - América de Cali
12. Hernando Tovar
Midfielder
Born - 7 June 1938
Aged 23
Caps 0
Club - Independiente Santa Fe
15. Marcos Coll
Midfielder
Born - 23 August 1935
Aged 26
Caps 4
Club - América de Cali
13. Germán Aceros
Forward
Born - 30 September 1938
Aged 23
Caps 6
Club - Deportivo Cali
14. Luis Paz
Forward
Born - 25 June 1942
Aged 19
Caps 0
Club - América de Cali
16. Ignacio Pérez
Forward
Born - 19 December 1934
Aged 27
Caps 4
Club - Once Caldas
17. Marino Klinger
Forward
Born - 7 February 1936
Aged 26
Caps 3
Club - Millonarios
18. Eusebio Escobar
Forward
Born - 2 July 1936
Aged 25
Caps 2
Club - Deportivo Pereira
19. Delio Gamboa
Forward
Born - 28 January 1936
Aged 26
Caps 9
Club - Millonarios
20. Antonio Rada
Forward
Born - 13 June 1937
Aged 24
Caps 2
Club - Deportivo Pereira
21. Héctor González
Forward
Born - 7 July 1937
Aged 24
Caps 3
Club - Independiente Santa Fe
22. Jairo Arias
Forward
Born - 2 November 1938
Aged 23
Caps 4
Club - Atlético Nacional