
He came on against Japan in the 85th minute on 24 June 2014, aged 43 years and 3 days, taking the record for the oldest man in a World Cup match from Roger Milla. Fifty-one Colombia caps spanned the 1998 and 2014 World Cups; with Independiente he won the Recopa Sudamericana and Supercopa Libertadores in 1995, with Galatasaray two Turkish titles and a cup, and with Deportivo Cali the Superliga Colombiana in his last season. Career record: 51 caps and 0 goals for Colombia; club career at Club Atlético Independiente, Galatasaray S.K., 1. FC Köln.
| 1990–1991 | Deportivo Cali |
| 1991–1992 | Real Cartagena |
| 1992–1993 | Independiente Santa Fe |
| 1992–1993 | Cerro Porteño |
| 1993–1994 | Argentinos Juniors |
| 1995–2000 | Club Atlético Independiente |
| 1995–1995 | Independiente Santa Fe |
| 1998–1999 | Real Zaragoza |
| 2000–2001 | FC Metz |
| 2001–2007 | Galatasaray S.K. |
| 2007–2010 | 1. FC Köln |
| 2011–2012 | Philadelphia Union |
| Colombia | 51 caps, 0 goals |
Colombia legends whose careers overlapped Mondragón's
One rank above: Cristián Zapata at #17.
One rank below: Adolfo Valencia at #19.
Colombia's editorial top five: Carlos Valderrama · James Rodríguez · Radamel Falcao · Faustino Asprilla · Iván Córdoba.