Ivan Cordoba
Ivan Cordoba
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Iván Ramiro Córdoba Sepúlveda (born 11 August 1976 in Rionegro, Antioquia Department) is a Colombian footballer, who currently plays for Internazionale and the Colombia national team. He is the vice-captain of Internazionale and has also served as captain for his country.
He made his debut with the colombian Serie B team Deportivo Rionegro in 1993, his subsequent performances earned him a transfer to Colombian heavyweights Atletico Nacional in 1996. He made his name playing for San Lorenzo in Argentina from 1998 but signed for Italian side Internazionale in the winter transfer window, January 2000, costing the club 16 million Euros, rejecting another offer from Real Madrid in doing so. He has become a mainstay of the Internazionale central defence, for years forming a highly effective partnership in central defence with Marco Materazzi. His long career at Inter has led him to be named vice-captain behind Javier Zanetti, due to this he had the honour of lifting the Coppa Italia in 2005 when Javier Zanetti was absent due to his presence in the Confederations Cup.
The 19 February 2008 he injured his left anterior cruciate ligament during the Champions League round of 16 against Liverpool, resulting in having to sit out the rest of the season.
The 9 June 2008 he renewed his contract until the 30 June 2012 with Inter, ensuring that he would effectively finish his career with Inter.
With Internazionale he has so far won 5 Serie A championships, 3 Coppa Italia, 3 Supercoppa Italiana, and 1 UEFA Champions League.
He captained Colombia to win the 2001 Copa América competition, scoring the only goal in the final. Cordoba also played for his country in the 1998 World Cup.
He has his own charity organisation called "Colombia Te Quiere Ver Association".
Naturally a central defender and man-marker, he is athletic and relies mostly on his pace and timing. Despite being only 173 cm tall, he is a good header of the ball, good jumper and often scores goals with his head. Cordoba is also a versatile defender. He sometimes plays as right back and has on occasion played at left back.
He made his debut with the colombian Serie B team Deportivo Rionegro in 1993, his subsequent performances earned him a transfer to Colombian heavyweights Atletico Nacional in 1996. He made his name playing for San Lorenzo in Argentina from 1998 but signed for Italian side Internazionale in the winter transfer window, January 2000, costing the club 16 million Euros, rejecting another offer from Real Madrid in doing so. He has become a mainstay of the Internazionale central defence, for years forming a highly effective partnership in central defence with Marco Materazzi. His long career at Inter has led him to be named vice-captain behind Javier Zanetti, due to this he had the honour of lifting the Coppa Italia in 2005 when Javier Zanetti was absent due to his presence in the Confederations Cup.
The 19 February 2008 he injured his left anterior cruciate ligament during the Champions League round of 16 against Liverpool, resulting in having to sit out the rest of the season.
The 9 June 2008 he renewed his contract until the 30 June 2012 with Inter, ensuring that he would effectively finish his career with Inter.
With Internazionale he has so far won 5 Serie A championships, 3 Coppa Italia, 3 Supercoppa Italiana, and 1 UEFA Champions League.
He captained Colombia to win the 2001 Copa América competition, scoring the only goal in the final. Cordoba also played for his country in the 1998 World Cup.
He has his own charity organisation called "Colombia Te Quiere Ver Association".
Naturally a central defender and man-marker, he is athletic and relies mostly on his pace and timing. Despite being only 173 cm tall, he is a good header of the ball, good jumper and often scores goals with his head. Cordoba is also a versatile defender. He sometimes plays as right back and has on occasion played at left back.
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