Mario Yepes information

Mario Yepes
	Yepes in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Mario Alberto Yepes Díaz
Date of birth	13 January 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth	Cali, Colombia
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Senior career*
Years	Team
1994–1997	Cortuluá
1997–1999	Deportivo Cali
1999–2002	River Plate
2002–2004	Nantes
2004–2008	Paris Saint-Germain
2008–2010	Chievo
2010–2013	Milan
2013–2014	Atalanta
2014–2015	San Lorenzo
Total
International career
1999–2014	Colombia
Managerial career
2016–2017	Deportivo Cali
Medal record
Representing
Copa América
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mario Alberto Yepes Díaz (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmaɾjo ˈʝepes]; born 13 January 1976) is a Colombian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He is well known for his time in Paris Saint-Germain, where he was considered to be one of the best defenders at the time, being dubbed by fans as "Super Mario".^[2]^[3] During his time in Italy with Chievo, he earned a reputation in the media as a solid and physical old-fashioned man-marking centre-back, known as a "stopper" in Italian football jargon.^[4] He served as the captain of the Colombia national team between 2008 and 2014.

Having begun his career in 1999, and having played for the Colombia national team during that period, Yepes is one of only two players that can truly be considered to be part of the late 1990s and early 2000s golden generation of Colombian football which won the 2001 Copa América and ended in 2003, but has also been part of Colombia's present golden generation (which began in 2013). Faryd Mondragón is the other Colombian footballer of the two, but officially retired in 2014.^[2]^[5]^[6]

Yepes began his managerial career with hometown club Deportivo Cali, whom he managed from 2016 to 2017.

^ ^a ^b ^c "FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2014: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 15 December 2014. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Mario Yepes offered – Chronicle". newcastle-online.org. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
^ "Passato glorioso di Super Mario Yepes". Retrieved 5 June 2012.^{[dead YouTube link]}
^ Sebastiano Vernazza (15 April 2019). "Chievo, ciao Serie A. La nostra Top Undici gialloblù" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
^ "Yepes: We'll be raring to go". fifa.com. 15 April 2011. Archived from the original on 19 April 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
^ "Mario Yepes será el capitán de Colombia". terra.com (in Spanish). Terra Networks, S.A. 8 October 2008. Retrieved 9 August 2010.

[FCWC_2014-1] "FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2014: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 15 December 2014. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2015.

[Mario_Yepes_offered_–_Chronicle-2] "Mario Yepes offered – Chronicle". newcastle-online.org. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2012.

[3] "Passato glorioso di Super Mario Yepes". Retrieved 5 June 2012.^{[dead YouTube link]}

[4] Sebastiano Vernazza (15 April 2019). "Chievo, ciao Serie A. La nostra Top Undici gialloblù" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 15 April 2019.

[5] "Yepes: We'll be raring to go". fifa.com. 15 April 2011. Archived from the original on 19 April 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2011.

[6] "Mario Yepes será el capitán de Colombia". terra.com (in Spanish). Terra Networks, S.A. 8 October 2008. Retrieved 9 August 2010.

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