Faustino Asprilla

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Faustino Asprilla
Personal information
Full name Faustino Hernán Asprilla Hinestroza
Date of birth 10 November 1969 (1969-11-10) (age 38)
Place of birth    Tuluá, Colombia
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Striker
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1988–1989
1989–1992
1992–1995
1996–1998
1998–1999
1999–2000
2000–2001
2001–2002
2002–2003
2003
2003–2004		 Cucuta Deportivo
Atlético Nacional
Parma
Newcastle United
Parma
Palmeiras
Fluminense Football Club
CF Atlante
Atlético Nacional
Universidad de Chile
Estudiantes de La Plata
Total		 036 0(17)
078 0(35)
084 0(25)
048 00(9)
022 00(3)
012 00(2)
012 00(8)
012 00(3)
011 00(3)
013 00(5)
002 00(0)
330 (110)   
National team
1993–2001 Colombia 057 0(20)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

Faustino Hernán Asprilla Hinestroza (born 10 November 1969 in Tuluá) is a former Colombian football player. Although undeniably talented he is also a controversial figure for his unpredictable temper. He was known by his supporters in his home country as The Octopus for his uniquely flexible and fluid style. To everyone else he was 'Tino', or '2 goal Tino', as his goals usually came in twos.

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[edit] Early years

After starting out playing football with local team Carlos Sarmiento Lora School, Asprilla started his professional career in 1988 for the Colombian team Cucuta Deportivo at the age of 18 for a year before transferring to Atletico Nacional. 35 goals in 78 games brought him to the attention to several Italian clubs who bid for him with Parma winning the race to sign him for us$4.5 million dollars in 1992.

[edit] Atlético Nacional

[edit] Club career

[edit] Parma

In his first Italian season at Parma, Asprilla scored some important goals, like the 25-meter second-half free kick which which Parma beat AC Milan, 1-0, ending the Italian champion's unbeaten streak at 58 matches. It was at Parma, that Asprilla arguably enjoyed his greatest club success. Asprilla was part of the Parma team that won its first international tournament, in the Cup Winners' Cup, scoring four goals in eight matches. It was his "double" in Spain that rallied the Italian team to a 2-1 victory over Atlético Madrid in the semifinals.