Javier Flórez

Javier Antonio Flórez Valoyes (born 18 May 1982) is a Colombian retired professional footballer.[2]

Javier Flórez
Personal information
Full name Javier Antonio Flórez Valoyes
Date of birth (1982-05-18) 18 May 1982
Place of birth Barranquilla, Colombia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2009[1] Junior
2010–2011 Atlético Bucaramanga
2012 Uniautónoma 20 (0)
2012–2013 Cúcuta Deportivo 39 (0)
2014 Chorrillo FC 6 (0)
2015 Boyacá Chicó 15 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Criminal case

Flórez was jailed in 2009 for shooting dead a fan after a game. Flórez, a midfielder was playing for Junior Barranquilla against Once Caldas in a two-leg match.[3] The victim, 33-year-old Israel Cantillo, was shot twice, and Flórez fled the scene.[4]

Cantillo was a fan of Flórez's team Junior.[5]

Flórez's lawyers agreed to pay $150 million compensation to the victim's family,[6][7][8] and as a consequence Flórez was released from jail in September 2009.[9]

Flórez has cited both self-defence,[5] and being drunk,[4] as the reasons for his crime.

References
  1. "La hora del perdón" (in Spanish). ESPN. 9 July 2009. Retrieved 16 September 2009.
  2. "La vuelta al trabajo" (in Spanish). ESPN. 15 September 2009. Retrieved 16 September 2009.
  3. "El futbolista Javier Flórez mata a tiros a un hincha" (in Spanish). Noticias Gran Canaria. Retrieved 16 September 2009.
  4. "Colombian Footballer 'Kills Abusive Fan'". Sky News. 6 July 2009. Archived from the original on 9 July 2009. Retrieved 16 September 2009.
  5. "Javier Flores dice que mató a hincha del Junior en defensa propia" (in Spanish). Colombia.com. 8 July 2009. Retrieved 16 September 2009.
  6. "Javier Flórez, futbolista acusado de asesinato, obtuvo libertad condicional" (in Spanish). Terra. 9 September 2009. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2009.
  7. Roberto Llanos Rodado. "En libertad condicional Javier Flórez, el jugador del Junior que dio muerte a un hincha". El Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 September 2009.
  8. "Javier Flórez, el jugador del Junior que dio muerte a un hincha, quedó en libertad condicional" (in Spanish). Futbol Red. Retrieved 16 September 2009.
  9. David Hills (13 September 2009). "What I suffered". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 September 2009.
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