Níver Arboleda
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Níver Arboleda Díaz | ||
| Date of birth | 8 December 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Puerto Tejada, Cauca, Colombia | ||
| Date of death | 5 October 2011 (aged 43) | ||
| Place of death | Guatemala City, Guatemala | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1991 | Atlético Nacional[1] | 102 | (22) |
| 1992–1995 | Deportivo Cali[2] | 147 | (61) |
| 1995–1996 | Veracruz | 29 | (5) |
| 1996–2000 | Zacatepec | ||
| 2000–2001 | RSD Zacatecas | ||
| 2001 | Zhejiang Greentown | ||
| 2002–2003 | Juventud Retalteca[3] | ||
| 2003 | Antigua GFC[4] | ||
| International career | |||
| 1991–1995 | Colombia | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Niver Arboleda Díaz (8 December 1967 – 5 October 2011) was a Colombian footballer who played for Atlético Nacional, Deportivo Cali, Veracruz, Zacatepec and Zhejiang Greentown.[5]
Club career[edit]
Born in Puerto Tejada, Cauca, Arboleda began playing football at the Carlos Sarmiento Lora School. He turned professional with Atlético Nacional, where he would win the 1989 Copa Libertadores. Next, he made 147 league appearances for Deportivo Cali before moving abroad to play for Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz in the Mexican Primera División. After one season in Veracruz, he played for second division sides Zacatepec and Real Sociedad de Zacatecas. He finished his career playing in Guatemala with Antigua GFC and Juventud Retalteca.[6]
International career[edit]
Arboleda also won four caps for Colombia with two of them coming in the 1995 Copa America.[7]
Personal[edit]
Arboleda died from a heart attack during a surgical procedure at a Guatemala City hospital at age 43.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ Nacional statistics at Golgolgol.net Archived 2013-01-12 at archive.today
- ^ Cali statistics at Golgolgol.net Archived 2013-01-11 at archive.today
- ^ Argentinos encabezan la legión de extranjeros en futbol de Guatemala - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Argentinos y brasileños dominan legión de extranjeros - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ "Niver Arboleda - Stats and titles won".
- ^ "Murió exfutbolista Niver Arboleda" [Former footballer Niver Arboleda died] (in Spanish). El Espectador. 5 October 2011.
- ^ "Niver Arboleda - Stats and titles won".
- ^ Londoño Ortiz, Julián (5 October 2011). "Falleció Níver Arboleda, exjugador de Nacional y Cali" [Former Nacional and Cali player Níver Arboleda died] (in Spanish). El Colombiano.
External links[edit]
- Níver Arboleda at National-Football-Teams.com
- Níver Arboleda – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
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- 1967 births
- 2011 deaths
- Colombian men's footballers
- Colombia men's international footballers
- 1995 Copa América players
- Categoría Primera A players
- Atlético Nacional footballers
- Deportivo Cali footballers
- C.D. Veracruz footballers
- Atlético Zacatepec players
- Real Sociedad de Zacatecas footballers
- Zhejiang Professional F.C. players
- Antigua GFC players
- Colombian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico
- Expatriate men's footballers in China
- Expatriate men's footballers in Guatemala
- Men's association football forwards
- Footballers from Cauca Department
- Copa Libertadores-winning players