Faustino Asprilla
Colombian footballer
Faustino Hernán "Tino" Asprilla Hinestroza (born 10 November 1969 in Tuluá) is a umwhile Colombie fitbaa player who maist notably played for Parma A.C., Newcastle United F.C. an the Colombie naitional fitbaa team as a forward. Tho niver a prolific goalscorer, he wis kent for his skill an pace,[1] as well as for bein temperamental an controversial baith on an aff the field.[2][3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fou name | Faustino Hernán Asprilla Hinestroza | ||
| Date o birth | 10 November 1969 | ||
| Place o birth | Tuluá, Colombie | ||
| Hicht | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playin poseetion | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1989 | Cúcuta Deportivo | 36 | (17) |
| 1989–1992 | Atlético Nacional | 78 | (35) |
| 1992–1996 | Parma | 84 | (25) |
| 1996–1998 | Newcastle United | 48 | (9) |
| 1998–1999 | Parma | 22 | (1) |
| 1999–2000 | Palmeiras | 54 | (12) |
| 2000–2001 | Fluminense | 12 | (8) |
| 2001–2002 | Atlante | 12 | (3) |
| 2002–2003 | Atlético Nacional | 11 | (3) |
| 2003 | Universidad de Chile | 13 | (5) |
| 2003–2004 | Estudiantes de La Plata | 2 | (0) |
| 2004 | Cortuluá | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 330 | (110) | |
| Naitional team | |||
| 1993–2001 | Colombie | 57 | (20) |
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* Senior club appearances an goals coontit for the domestic league anerly | |||
Asprilla wis kent bi his supporters in his hame kintra as The Octopus for his voracious appetite.[4] In 1996, he wis namit bi FIFA as the saxt best player in the warld.[5]
Career statistics eedit
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Colombie | League | Cup | League Cup | Sooth Americae | Total | |||||||
| 1988 | Cúcuta Deportivo | 36 | 17 | |||||||||
| 1989 | Atlético Nacional | 15 | 7 | |||||||||
| 1990 | 20 | 9 | ||||||||||
| 1991 | 34 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 1992 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Italy | League | Coppa Italia | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 1992–93 | Parma | Serie A | 26 | 7 | 3 | |||||||
| 1993–94 | 27 | 10 | 2 | |||||||||
| 1994–95 | 25 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1995–96 | 6 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Ingland | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 1995–96 | Newcastle United | Premier League | 14 | 3 | ||||||||
| 1996–97 | 24 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||
| 1997–98 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
| Italy | League | Coppa Italia | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 1997–98 | Parma | Serie A | 14 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1998–99 | 8 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Brazil | League | Copa do Brasil | League Cup | Sooth Americae | Total | |||||||
| 1999 | Palmeiras | Série A | 6 | 2 | ||||||||
| 2000 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2000 | Fluminense | Série A | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2001 | 10 | 8 | ||||||||||
| Mexico | League | Cup | League Cup | North Americae | Total | |||||||
| 2001–02 | Atlante F.C. | Primera División | 12 | 3 | ||||||||
| Colombia | League | Cup | League Cup | Sooth Americae | Total | |||||||
| 2002 | Atlético Nacional | 11 | 3 | |||||||||
| Chile | League | Copa Chile | League Cup | South America | Total | |||||||
| 2003 | Universidad Chile | Primera División | 13 | 5 | ||||||||
| Argentinae | League | Cup | League Cup | Sooth Americae | Total | |||||||
| 2003–04 | Estudiantes La Plata | Primera División | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| Total | Colombie | 122 | 52 | |||||||||
| Italy | 106 | 26 | ||||||||||
| Ingland | 48 | 9 | ||||||||||
| Brazil | 24 | 10 | ||||||||||
| Mexico | 12 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Chile | 13 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Argentinae | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Career total | 327 | 105 | ||||||||||
References eedit
- ↑ "Asprilla's magical European night". ESPN. Archived frae the original on 22 Januar 2013. Retrieved 2 Julie 2014.
- ↑ "Falcao form boosts troubled Colombia". FourFourTwo. 29 Apryle 2011.
- ↑ "Whatever happened to Newcastle's Faustino Asprilla?". FootballFanCast. 31 December 2009. Archived frae the original on 7 August 2012. Retrieved 2 Julie 2014.
- ↑ One-to-one interview[deid airtin] with FourFourTwo
- ↑ "Newcastle legend Asprilla arrested after peppering the defence with shots - using a machine gun". London: Mail Online. 27 Juin 2008. Retrieved 6 Februar 2011.
- ↑ Faustino Asprilla at National-Football-Teams.com
Freemit airtins eedit
Media relatit tae Faustino Asprilla at Wikimedia Commons
- Faustino Asprilla at National-Football-Teams.com
- Internaitional statistics at rsssf
- Faustino Asprilla career stats at Soccerbase
- Whatever happened to Faustino Asprilla Archived 2005-09-20 at the Wayback Machine
- Interview with FourFourTwo