Oscar Echeverry

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Personal information
Oscár Echeverry
Full name	Oscár Marino Echeverry Lourido
Date of birth	January 13, 1977 (1977-01-13) (age 31)
Place of birth	Cali, Colombia
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position	forward
Club information
Current club	Red Bull New York
Number	20
Youth clubs
	Deportivo Cali
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1996-1998 1998-1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2003 2003-2004 2004- 2007 2008-	Deportivo Cali → Deportivo Pasto (loan) Deportivo Cali →Once Caldas (loan) →Deportivo Pereira (loan) →Deportivo Pasto (loan) BSC Young Boys →Caracas FC (loan) Atlético Nacional Red Bull New York	? (0) 38 (9) ? (2) 30 (2) ? (1) ? (2) 10 (1) 20 (5) 32 (11) 2 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 June 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Oscár Echeverry (born January 13, 1977) is a Colombian football forward, who currently plays for Red Bull New York of Major League Soccer.

1 Club career
2 International
3 Titles
4 See also
5 References

[edit] Club career

Echeverry made his debut in the Colombian First Division in 1996 with Deportivo Cali. He remained at the club two years before joining upstart Deportivo Pasto. While at Pasto he helped the club gain promotion to the Colombian First Division. In 1999 with Deportivo Fasto, Echeverry enjoyed his finest season netting 9 goals in 38 appearances. He would than go on to play for Once Caldas, Deportivo Pereira , BSC Young Boys in Switzerland and Venezuelan side Caracas FC. While at Caracas FC he won a league title and participated in the Copa Libertadores. He also scored the 1,000th goal for Caracas FC in the Venezuelan First division on September 25, 2003.

In 2004 Echeverry joined Colombian power Atlético Nacional. While at Nacional he helped the club to numerous titles. Echeverry cemented his claim as a big game player on June 19, 2005 scoring both goals in a 2-1 victory over his former club Deportivo Cali helping Nacional reach the 2005 Colombian Apertura Final. On June 26, 2005 Oscar helped the Medellín club celebrate the eighth title in its history as he scored the second goal in a 2-0 victory over Santa Fe in the second leg of the final of the 2005 Torneo Apertura. In total Oscar Echeverry has appeared in 203 Colombian First Division matches in which he has scored 27 goals.

After being sought out by various Colombian sides during the offseason, including Millonarios and Cucuta Deportivo, Echeverry signed with the New York Red Bulls of Major League Soccer.