Mario Yepes

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Mario Alberto Yepes Díaz (born january 13, 1976 in Cali, Colombia) is a Colombian football player. He currently plays for the Paris Saint-Germain team as a central defender.

When Mario Yepes started his career with Cortulua, he was playing as a forward before Cortulua 's coach replaced him as a libero (sweeper). He really started his career in the club of the city where he was born when he was transferred to Deportivo Cali from Cortulua in 1998. He won two Colombian championships with the Deportivo Cali. Then Yepes started to be well-known in his country and also abroad. In 1999, he joined the CA River Plate, Argentina, where he became a star and won two Argentinian championships. In spite of the fact that several Italian and English clubs wanted to recruit him, he signed for the FC Nantes Atlantique in January 2002 where his nickname was “El Rey”. He became one the best central defenders of the French first division and joined the Paris Saint-Germain club in 2004 where is nickname is "Super Mario" as a reference to his great defense abilities. He is presently the most paid Ligue 1 player, earning 250 000 euros per month. Mario Yepes also plays for the Colombian national team with which he won the Copa America in 2001.

Clubs

1993-1997 : Cortulua (Colombia)
1998-1999 : Deportivo Cali (Colombia)
1999-2001 : River Plate (Argentina)
2002-2004 : FC Nantes (France)
2004-present : Paris Saint-Germain (France)

He is the best Colombian defender in years

Honours

Colombian first division champion: 1998 and 1999, Deportivo Cali
Argentinian first division apertura and clausura champion: 1999-2000, River Plate
Copa America: 2001 with the Colombian national team

External links

()[PSG profile]
[Career stats]

Paris Saint-Germain - Current Squad
1 Letizi \| 2 Pichot \| 3 Badiane \| 4 Rozehnal \| 5 Mendy \| 6 Yepes \| 7 Pancrate \| 8 Cissé \| 9 Pauleta \| 10 Dhorasoo \| 12 Kantari \| 13 Ragued \| 14 Haddad \| 15 Kalou \| 16 Alonzo \| 17 Ateba \| 18 Pietre \| 19 Dja Djedje \| 20 Bueno \| 21 Rodriguez \| 22 Armand \| 23 M'Bami \| 24 Landrin \| 25 Rothen \| 26 Drame \| 28 Cesar \| 30 Benhamou \| -- Landreau

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