Albeiro Usuriaga
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| Albeiro Usuriaga | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Albeiro Usuriaga López | |
| Date of birth | June 12, 1966 | |
| Place of birth | Cali, Colombia | |
| Date of death | February 12, 2004 (aged 37) | |
| Place of death | Cali, Colombia | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1987 1988 1989 1990 1990-1993 1993 1994-1995 1995 1996 1996 1996-1997 1998 1999 1999-2000 2000-2001 2001 2002 2003 |
Deportes Tolima Cúcuta Deportivo Atlético Nacional CD Málaga América de Cali Atlético Malagueño Independiente Necaxa Barcelona Sporting Club Santos Independiente Millonarios Bucaramanga General Paz Juniors All Boys Deportivo Pasto Sportivo Luqueño Carabobo FC |
38 (12) 6 (0) 15 (4) 4 (0) |
| National team | ||
| 1989-1991 | Colombia | ? (?) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Albeiro Usuriaga Lopez "El Palomo" (*June 12, 1966 - † February 11, 2004) was a Colombian football player. He played club football in Colombia, Spain, Argentina, Mexico, Ecuador, Brazil, Paraguay and Venezuela.
Nicknamed 'Palomo', he played for Atlético Nacional, CA Independiente,Barcelona Sporting Club, Santos, Necaxa, Sportivo Luqueño and CD Málaga. For Nacional he scored the deciding goal in their Copa Libertadores 1989 final victory. He was also a striker for Colombia in the qualification for the 1990 FIFA World Cup and even scored the decisive goal against Israel in the qualification playoffs, but because of disciplinary problems he was omitted from the final squad. He won the 1994 Argentinean Apertura tournament with Independiente. In 1997 he was suspended for two years by the Argentine Football Association for testing positive for cocaine.
On February 11, 2004, Usuriaga was gunned down in a nightclub district in Santiago de Cali.
