Julián Estiven Vélez

Juan Estiven Vélez Upegui (born in Medellín, Antioquia. 9 February 1982) is a retired Colombian footballer.

Juan Estiven Vélez

Personal information
Full name	Juan Estiven Vélez Upegui^[1]
Date of birth	(1982-02-09) 9 February 1982 (age 40)
Place of birth	Medellín, Colombia
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Left back, defensive midfielder
Youth career
	Atlético Nacional
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2006	Deportes Quindío	57	(0)
2006	Deportivo Pereira	27	(0)
2007–2009	Atlético Nacional	55	(1)
2010–2012	Ulsan Hyundai	90	(1)
2013	Vissel Kobe	28	(0)
2014	Jeju United	12	(0)
2014–2015	Tokushima Vortis	44	(2)
International career
2006–2008	Colombia	15	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He can play as a left back defender or defensive midfielder. He has been capped for the Colombian NT in 2006 and has been a starter ever since the 2007 Copa America.

After impressive showings during World Cup Qualifiers he was being looked at by many European sides and was rumored to be going to France after an impressive win against Argentina in WCQs. After he was dropped from the NT in the European tour against France and Ireland, his chances at Europe seemed to have been ended.

Honours

Ulsan Hyundai

• AFC Champions League (1): 2012

References

1. (PDF). FIFA. 29 November 2012. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2012.

External links

• Julián Estiven Vélez at J.League () (in Japanese)  
• Julián Estiven Vélez – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)  
• Julián Estiven Vélez at National-Football-Teams.com