Níver Arboleda
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Níver Arboleda Díaz | ||
| Date of birth | 8 December 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Puerto Tejada, Cauca,Colombia | ||
| Date of death | 5 October 2011(aged 43) | ||
| Place of death | Guatemala City,Guatemala | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1991 | Atlético Nacional[1] | 102 | (22) |
| 1992–1995 | Deportivo Cali[2] | 147 | (61) |
| 1995–1996 | Veracruz | 29 | (5) |
| 1996–2000 | Zacatepec | ||
| 2000–2001 | RSD Zacatecas | ||
| 2001 | Zhejiang Greentown | ||
| 2002–2003 | Juventud Retalteca[3] | ||
| 2003 | Antigua GFC[4] | ||
| International career | |||
| 1991–1995 | Colombia | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Niver Arboleda Díaz(8 December 1967 – 5 October 2011) was a Colombianfootballerwho played forAtlético Nacional,Deportivo Cali,Veracruz,ZacatepecandZhejiang Greentown.[5]
Club career
[edit]Born inPuerto Tejada, Cauca,Arboleda began playing football at the Carlos Sarmiento Lora School. He turned professional withAtlético Nacional,where he would win the1989 Copa Libertadores.Next, he made 147 league appearances forDeportivo Calibefore moving abroad to play forTiburones Rojos de Veracruzin theMexican Primera División.After one season in Veracruz, he played for second division sidesZacatepecandReal Sociedad de Zacatecas.He finished his career playing inGuatemalawithAntigua GFCandJuventud Retalteca.[6]
International career
[edit]Arboleda also won four caps for Colombia with two of them coming in the1995 Copa America.[7]
Personal
[edit]Arboleda died from a heart attack during a surgical procedure at aGuatemala Cityhospital at age 43.[8]
References
[edit]- ^Nacional statistics at Golgolgol.netArchived2013-01-12 atarchive.today
- ^Cali statistics at Golgolgol.netArchived2013-01-11 atarchive.today
- ^Argentinos encabezan la legión de extranjeros en futbol de Guatemala- Nación(in Spanish)
- ^Argentinos y brasileños dominan legión de extranjeros- Nación(in Spanish)
- ^"Niver Arboleda - Stats and titles won".
- ^"Murió exfutbolista Niver Arboleda"[Former footballer Niver Arboleda died] (in Spanish). El Espectador. 5 October 2011.
- ^"Niver Arboleda - Stats and titles won".
- ^Londoño Ortiz, Julián (5 October 2011)."Falleció Níver Arboleda, exjugador de Nacional y Cali"[Former Nacional and Cali player Níver Arboleda died] (in Spanish). El Colombiano.
External links
[edit]- Níver Arboledaat National-Football-Teams.com
- Níver Arboleda–Liga MXstats at MedioTiempo.com (archived)(in Spanish)
- 1967 births
- 2011 deaths
- Colombian men's footballers
- Colombia men's international footballers
- 1995 Copa América players
- Categoría Primera A players
- Atlético Nacional footballers
- Deportivo Cali footballers
- C.D. Veracruz footballers
- Zacatepec F.C. players
- Real Sociedad de Zacatecas footballers
- Zhejiang Professional F.C. players
- Antigua GFC players
- Colombian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico
- Expatriate men's footballers in China
- Expatriate men's footballers in Guatemala
- Men's association football forwards
- Footballers from Cauca Department
- Copa Libertadores–winning players