SWOS ECE 95/96
SWOS ECE 95/96

IVAN VALENCIANO
IVAN VALENCIANO
IVAN VALENCIANO
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Number
#15
Nationality
Albania
Team
COLOMBIA (World Cup 94)
Coach
FRANCISCO MATURANA
Position
A (Attacker)
Passing (P) Shooting (V) Heading (H) Tackling (T) Control (C) Speed (S) Finishing (F) Total Bargain Value
2 1 6 0 1 1 7 18 2.8 £650k

Player name: Iván René Valenciano Pérez

Nationality: Colombian (not Albanian)

Basic profile:

  • Full name: Iván René Valenciano Pérez
  • Date of birth: May 4, 1972
  • Place of birth: Barranquilla, Colombia
  • Position: Striker (center-forward)

Career highlights:

  • Iván Valenciano is one of Colombia’s most prolific club goal-scorers of the 1990s. He earned the nickname "El Bombardero" for his scoring ability.
  • He played the majority of his club career with Atlético Junior (commonly called Junior de Barranquilla), where he enjoyed his greatest success and scored many of his goals.
  • He was top scorer of the Colombian league on multiple occasions during the 1990s.
  • Valenciano had spells with other Colombian clubs such as Independiente Medellín, Atlético Nacional and Deportes Tolima, and also played abroad in Mexico (Irapuato), Argentina (Banfield) and Bolivia.
  • He was capped by the Colombia national team and was part of squads in the mid-1990s; he scored international goals and participated in FIFA World Cup qualifying and Copa América competitions.
  • Despite major talent, his career was affected by injuries and off-field issues that limited his consistency and longevity at the very top level.

Notable statistics (approximate / historical):

  • Colombian league top scorer multiple times in the 1990s.
  • Scored well over 200 career goals in professional club football across competitions (exact totals vary by source).

Mistaken nationality: The player you named is Colombian, not Albanian. There is no widely known connection between Iván Valenciano and Albania; any information listing him as Albanian is incorrect.

Legacy: Valenciano remains a popular and iconic figure for Atlético Junior and among Colombian fans for his goal-scoring exploits in the 1990s.