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Personal Information
| Full Name | Faryd Camilo Mondragón Alí |
| Date of Birth | June 21, 1971 |
| Nationality | Colombian |
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) |
| Role | Goalkeeper |
| Past Team(s) |
Faryd Mondragon: A Brief Biography
Faryd Mondragon is a former Colombian footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Born on July, 21, 1971, he won 56 caps for Colombia.
Background
He played for Youth club, Deportivo Cali in 1989 from where he began his career and alongside that played for Independiente Santa Fe thereafter moved to Cerro Porteno in Paraguay. He later joined Argentinos Juniors, an exclusive championship of Argentina in 1993.
Debut
He made his debut in the national squad in 1993 and he was one of the best players during 1998 World Cup in France.
Rise to glory
His team won accolades like Turkiye Kupasi by Galatasaray SK in 2004, Turkish Champion- Super Lig by Galatasaray SK in 2001 & 2005, UEFA Cup in 2003 & 2004. Mondragon won individual award of The Goalkeeper of The Year in Super Lig in 2005.
Low Points
Injuries like Strain and muscle fibre acted as minor impediments in the path of his career in 2009 however, due to fracture in his finger in 2010 he had to miss four matches of Philadelphia Union.
Club career
He participated in International Cup Competitions like Champions League Qualifications in 2001, 2003 and 2006 for Galatasaray SK. Champions League 2001-2003 & 2006 for Galatasaray SK. UEFA Cup 2003, 2004 for Galatasaray SK and in Libertadores in 2014 for Deportivo Cali.
In national cup competitions, he played in Coupe de la Ligue in 2000 for FC Metz, Turkiye Kupasi in 2005 for Galatasaray SK, Turkcell Super Kupa in 2006 for Galatasaray SK, DFB - Pokal from 2007-2010 for FC Koln.
Participation in National Leagues include La Liga in 1998 for FC Metz, Ligue 1 in 2000 for FC Metz, Super Lig from 2001-2006 for Galatasaray SK, Bundesliga from 2007-2010 for FC Koln, MLS and MLS Cup Playoffs in 2011 for Philadelphia Union, Liga Aguila I and Liga Aguila II in 2012- 2014 for Deportivo Cali, Fase Final LA I in 2012 for Deportivo Cali.
Captaincy
He was the captain for Eastern Conference leading Philadelphia Union.
Records
At Brazil 2014, he set the record of of becoming the oldest person ever to play at the World Cup. For this, on 24 June 2014, his named appeared in the Guiness Book Of Records for being the oldest person to play in the competition.
His 20 year gap between his first and last World Cups was a tournament record and his 16 year gap between his appearances at France 1998 and Brazil 2014 was the longest in World Cup history.
Retirement
He retired on July 05,2014.
