Julián Viáfara
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Julián Ramiro Viáfara Mesa | ||
| Date of birth | May 19, 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Cali, Valle, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1989–1996 | Boca Juniors de Cali | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–2001 | Independiente Medellín | 83 | (0) |
| 2001–2006 | América de Cali | 123 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | Atlético Paranaense | 18 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Vitória (loan) | 33 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Vitória | 52 | (3) |
| 2011–2012 | América de Cali | 23 | (0) |
| 2012 | Patriotas | 2 | (0) |
| 2013 | Deportes Quindío | 30 | (1) |
| 2015 | Vitória da Conquista | 12 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2006 | Colombia | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Julián Ramiro Viáfara Mesa or simply Viáfara (born May 19, 1978, in Cali) is a retired Colombian football goalkeeper.
Son of former player and coach of Colombian U-17 Ramiro Viáfara Quintana, Julián grew up in football. He served in the small schools Boca Juniors de Cali, where he began as forward and also played as defender.
Eventually signed a contract with Independiente Medellín and premiered on August, taking a penalty in the match.
He was considered one of the main promises of the country and won the league's title with his team. In 1999, with the arrival of René Higuita, Viáfara started the year in reserve, but with the dismissal of Colombian idol by disciplinary problems, rejoined the team and played 33 matches that year. However in 2000 the team signed José María Pazo and he just played 16 games.
He signed with América de Cali and made only 10 matches in 2001. In 2002, he was used even less, having played only four matches at the beginning of the tournament.
In 2004 Viáfara appeared on 29 games. In 2006, he remained as the captain of the team despite the crisis that América was living. However, due to delays of wages and unjust punishments to some players at the end of the year, he left the club.
In 2007, he goes to Brazil to be hired by the Atlético-PR. Colombian David Ferreira played on the team for two years, and enjoying some success at the time, inspired Atlético to sign another three Colombians: Viáfara, Edwin Valencia and Dayro Moreno. Despite having helped the club get into the Copa Sudamericana and played 19 games, the keeper was withdrawn from the starting lineup the following year, not getting any on the bench in the 2008 Campeonato Paranaense. This situation did not please him, and soon he left the club for Vitória.
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