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Mario Yepes
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09 / Colombia · 1999–2014

Mario Yepes

CB sweeper
Caps · Colombia
102
Goals · Colombia
6
Life
1976
Clubs
Cortuluá, Deportivo Cali, Paris Saint-Germain
#9
Editorial rank of 33 for Colombia
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The people's rank, live from duel votes

Fortaleza, 4 July 2014: at 38 the oldest outfield player in Brazil, he forced a loose ball past Júlio César and saw it chalked off for offside, a call Colombians still argue about as era gol de Yepes. Career record: 102 caps and 6 goals for Colombia; club career at Cortuluá, Deportivo Cali, Paris Saint-Germain.

Career sourcesCareer dates · checked 4 October 2026
Identity and career · Wikidata Q309778
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Career record

1993–1997Cortuluá
1998–1999Deportivo Cali
1999–2001Club Atlético River Plate
2001–2004FC Nantes
2004–2008Paris Saint-Germain
2008–2010AC ChievoVerona
2010–2013AC Milan
2013–2014Atalanta BC
2014–2016San Lorenzo de Almagro
Colombia102 caps, 6 goals

Sources

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Colombia legends whose careers overlapped Yepes's

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Around Yepes in the almanac

One rank above: Juan Cuadrado at #8.

One rank below: Óscar Córdoba at #10.

Colombia's editorial top five: Carlos Valderrama · James Rodríguez · Radamel Falcao · Faustino Asprilla · Iván Córdoba.

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