Colombia · 1993–97Faustino Asprilla
Rating
88
Caps
57
Goals
20
Life
1969
Clubs
Atlético Nacional, Parma Calcio 1913, Newcastle United
#4
Editorial rank of 33 for Colombia
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The people's rank, live from duel votes
Newcastle beat Barcelona 3-2 at St James' Park on 17 September 1997, and all three goals were Asprilla's: a penalty he won himself, then two headers off Keith Gillespie crosses. Four years earlier he scored twice in Colombia's 5-0 win over Argentina in Buenos Aires; with Parma he won the 1995 UEFA Cup, the 1993 Cup Winners' Cup and the European Super Cup, and he went to two World Cups for Colombia. Career record: 57 caps and 20 goals for Colombia; club career at Atlético Nacional, Parma Calcio 1913, Newcastle United.
Career record
| 1988–1989 | Cúcuta Deportivo |
| 1989–1992 | Atlético Nacional |
| 1992–1995 | Parma Calcio 1913 |
| 1996–1998 | Newcastle United |
| 1998–1999 | Parma Calcio 1913 |
| 1999–2000 | Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras |
| 2000–2001 | Fluminense |
| 2001–2002 | Atlante |
| 2002–2003 | Atlético Nacional |
| 2003–2003 | Club Universidad de Chile |
| 2003–2004 | Estudiantes de La Plata |
| 2004–2004 | Cortuluá |
| Colombia | 57 caps, 20 goals |
Shared the era
Colombia legends whose careers overlapped Asprilla's