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unusual facts about Categoría Primera A


Caribbean Region, Colombia

Like in the rest of Colombia, football is by far the most popular sport in the zone, with teams like Junior Barranquilla, Real Cartagena and Unión Magdalena competing in the first and second divisions of the country.


Alexander Viveros

Viveros started playing professionally in 1996 with hometown's Deportivo Cali, appearing in 21 games in his second year as the club won the national championship.

Cristian Arango

Cristian Daniel Arango Duque (born 9 March 1995 in Medellín) is a Colombian footballer who currently plays for Envigado in the Colombian league.

Fernando Batiste

Fernando Nicolás Batiste (born March 11, 1984 in Tacural (Santa Fe), Argentina) is an Argentine footballer currently playing for the Colombian club La Equidad in the Categoría Primera A.

Germán Cano

Germán Ezequiel Cano (born 2 February 1988) is an Argentine football striker who plays for Independiente Medellín of the Colombian First Division.

Jack Greenwell

In 1942 he joined Independiente Santa Fe, with whom reached the finals of the Torneo de Cundinamarca (at the time there was no First Division in Colombia), which lost against América de Cali.

Johan Vonlanthen

He announced the end of his active career after playing for Itagüí of the Colombian Primera División.

Jorge Ramírez Gallego

He is the all-time leading goal-scorer for Deportivo Cali and among the top five all-time goal-scorers in the Fútbol Profesional Colombiano.

Juan Pablo Ángel

Juan Pablo Ángel Arango (born October 24, 1975 in Medellín) is a Colombian footballer who plays for Atlético Nacional in Categoría Primera A.

Leandro Castellanos

Leandro Castellanos (born March 9, 1984, in Toledo, Norte de Santander) is a Colombian goalkeeper who currently plays for Independiente Medellín of the Colombian First Division.

Ricardo Delgado Araujo

Ricardo Delgado Araujo (born 24 July 1994 in Florencia) is a Colombian footballer who currently plays for Envigado in the Colombian league.

Yhonny Ramírez

Yhonny Albeiro Ramírez Lozano (Medellín, May 23, 1983) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays in Categoría Primera A for Junior on loan from Millonarios as a defensive midfielder.


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