Faryd Mondragón

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Faryd Mondragón
Mondragón playing for 1. FC Köln in 2008
Personal information
Full name Faryd Camilo Mondragón Alí
Date of birth (1971-06-21) June 21, 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth Cali, Colombia
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Deportivo Cali
Number 1
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1991 Deportivo Cali 1 (0)
1992 Real Cartagena 15 (0)
1992 Santa Fe 2 (0)
1993 Cerro Porteño 11 (0)
1993–1994 Argentinos Juniors 21 (0)
1994–1995 Independiente 0 (0)
1995 Santa Fe 8 (0)
1995–1998 Independiente 103 (1)
1999 Real Zaragoza 13 (0)
1999–2000 Independiente 16 (0)
2001 Metz 30 (0)
2001–2007 Galatasaray 185 (0)
2007–2010 1. FC Köln 106 (0)
2011 Philadelphia Union 27 (0)
2012– Deportivo Cali 69 (0)
International career‡
1993– Colombia 53 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 23, 2013
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 19, 2013

Faryd Camilo Mondragón Alí (born June 21, 1971 in Cali) is a Colombian footballer who currently plays for Deportivo Cali in the Colombian First Division. He is also a long-time member of the Colombian national team, having played with them since 1993. This makes him one of the last few members of the original 1990s golden generation, while playing for the 2010s generation along with Mario Yepes.

Club career

He also had stints with Deportivo Cali, Independiente Santa Fe (Colombia), Cerro Porteño (Paraguay), Argentinos Juniors, Independiente (Argentina), Real Zaragoza (Spain) and FC Metz (France).

Faryd Mondragón in a match 27 Round, rivals Borussia Mönchengladbach.

Mondragón playing time in South America, starting in his country at Deportivo Cali and the Independiente Santa Fe before moving to Cerro Porteño in Paraguay. His career took off when he joined the most exclusive championship of Argentina with Argentinos Juniors in 1993. He then received his first team selection in Colombia. The following year he joined the Independiente where he became the goalkeeper for four seasons

He was the man behind the maintenance of FC Metz in Ligue 1 at the end of the 2000–2001 season as he was accumulating each match to secure the victories or draws that allowed the continuance, the club narrowly escaping. Mondragón was convicted of using a false Greek passport and despite the mitigating circumstances (the passport would have been provided by shysters and FC Metz had not reached the limit of players outside the EU), Mondragón was not allowed to play in France and had to leave the country.

Mondragón represented Turkish power Galatasaray from 2001 to 2007, where he won two Süper Lig titles in 2002 and 2006. He was appreciated by the fans for his many saves and his commitment to the success of the team, and also become known for his prayers before and during games. He came to the fore in many European matches and was selected Player of the week in the Champions League two times.

Mondragón transferred from Istanbul to 1. FC Köln in May 2007. After arriving at his new club, he was forced to compete with established Köln goalkeeper Stefan Wessels for a spot in the starting eleven. One of the reasons that he chose 1. FC Köln it was because the current coach Christoph Daum was working there. After an intense pre-season, Mondragón was named as the new number one for 1. FC Köln. This resulted in Wessels leaving the club for Everton in England. Since Wessels departure, Mondragón established a first choice goalkeeper for the club until Mondragón was relegated to the bench after an altercation with Zvonimir Soldo over his desire to go on international duty. This resulted in Mondragón being sent home from the team hotel and being replaced by young Croatian stopper Miro Varvodić.[2]

Mondragón in his second spell at Deportivo Cali.

His contract with Köln was terminated with effect from 31 December 2010,[3] the reason being Mondragón's desire to play in the MLS.

He spent the 2011 season with Philadelphia Union of Major League Soccer, where he was successful in providing leadership to a young team. On January 30, 2012, Deportivo Cali announced Mondragon had signed a one-year contract to finish his career with his original professional club.[4]

International career

Mondragón was a member of the Colombian teams that competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1998 FIFA World Cup. During the 1998 World Cup, he started in goal for all three of their games, including the final match against England. Despite conceding two goals, he made some impressive saves and in doing so kept the score down to 2–0. At the end of the game he broke down in tears and David Seaman, England's goalkeeper, did his best to console him. According to German footballing legend Franz Beckenbauer, Mondragón had been the best goalkeeper of the first round.[citation needed]As Colombia qualified to the World Cup in Brazil 2014, Mondragón will be the oldest member in the final tournament, and will become the oldest player in FIFA World Cup history if he ever plays an official match during the competition. It's been said that he's the only player in football history to participate in six consecutives FIFA World Cup Qualifiers within a 20 years span (1993-2013). He had been summoned to the South American 2014 WCQ since Argentine coach Pekerman arrived to the Colombian national team, but he didn't record minutes played in the qualifiers with his national team.

After three years, he made a debut return to the national team's starting squad in a friendly against Belgium on November 15, 2013 where Colombia won 2-0. The last time he started behind the net for Colombia's international matches was on October 2010 in a friendly vs USA.

Career statistics

Updated February 22, 2011

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Colombia League Cup League Cup South America Total
1990 Deportivo Cali Categoría Primera A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1991 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1992 Real Cartagena 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0
Santa Fe 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Paraguay League Cup League Cup South America Total
1993 Cerro Porteño División Profesional 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
Argentina League Cup League Cup South America Total
1993–94 Argentinos Juniors Primera División 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0
1994–95 Independiente 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Colombia League Cup League Cup South America Total
1995 Santa Fe Categoría Primera A 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0
Argentina League Cup League Cup South America Total
1995–96 Independiente Primera División 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 0
1996–97 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 0
1997–98 26 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 1
1998–99 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0
Spain League Copa del Rey Supercopa de España Europe Total
1998–99 Real Zaragoza La Liga 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0
Argentina League Cup League Cup South America Total
1999–00 Independiente Primera División 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0
France League Coupe de France Coupe de la Ligue Europe Total
2000–01 Metz Ligue 1 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0
Turkey League Türkiye Kupası League Cup Europe Total
2001–02 Galatasaray Süper Lig 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0
2002–03 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0
2003–04 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 0
2004–05 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 0
2005–06 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 0
2006–07 30 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 36 0
Germany League DFB-Pokal Other Europe Total
2007–08 Köln Bundesliga 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 0
2008–09 31 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 33 0
2009–10 32 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 36 0
2010–11 12 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14 0
USA League Open Cup League Cup North America Total
2011 Philadelphia Union Major League Soccer 27 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 30 0
Colombia League Cup Other South America Total
2012 Deportivo Cali Categoría Primera A 33 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 34 0
Total Colombia 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0
Paraguay 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
Argentina 140 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 140 1
Spain 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0
France 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0
Turkey 185 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 191 0
Germany 106 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 114 0
USA 27 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 30 0
Career total 538 1 9 0 2 0 6 0 555 1

Honours

Independiente
Galatasaray
Deportivo Cali

Personal life

He was born to Colombian parents of Lebanese ancestry.

References

  1. ^ "Faryd Mondragón". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
  2. ^ "Report: Faryd Mondragon Set To Leave Koeln For Philadelphia Union". Goals.com. December 9, 2010. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
  3. ^ "Mondragon verlässt den FC". 1. FC Köln (in German). December 13, 2010. Retrieved December 21, 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ "Mondragón se vuelve a poner la verde". ligapostobon.com.co (in Spanish). January 30, 2012. Retrieved January 30, 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

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