Luis Delgado (Colombian footballer)

Luis Enrique Delgado Mantilla (born October 26, 1980) is a former Colombian football goalkeeper.[1]

Luis Delgado
Personal information
Full name Luis Enrique Delgado Mancilla
Date of birth (1980-10-26) October 26, 1980
Place of birth Bucaramanga, Santander, Colombia
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1999–2000 Atlético Bucaramanga
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001 Escuela Carlos Sarmiento Lora 10 (0)
2002–2004 Alianza Petrolera 30 (0)
2005–2006 Atlético Bucaramanga 7 (0)
2007 Real Santander 25 (0)
2008 Alianza Petrolera 8 (0)
2008–2009 Real Cartagena 27 (0)
2010–2015 Millonarios 160 (5)
2015–2016 Cúcuta Deportivo 8 (0)
2016 Real Cartagena 13 (0)
2016–2017 Deportes Tolima 8 (0)
2018 Atlético Bucaramanga 2 (0)
2019 Rionegro Águilas 27 (1)
2020–2021 Deportivo Pasto 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:47, 25 May 2020 (UTC)

Trajectory

Millonarios FC

By early 2010, Delgado was named for Millonarios FC to be the second goalkeeper, but because of the bad work of one goalkeeper of the Bogota club, Juan Obelar, received the opportunity[2] and he stayed with the job demonstrating great condition and earning the affection of the fans albiazul.[3] Game after game was the figure of the court in a way sorprendente[4] so much so that critics considered him one of the best goalkeepers in the local championship [5] and postulated to be summoned to the Colombia national team.

With the arrival of Nelson Ramos in 2011 the ambassador team, Delgado was relegated to backup job without this decimated their effort and commitment to the club. In 2012, he alternated in the bow participating in the tournament Copa Colombia during the first half. In the second tournament of the year, before the injury Achilles tendon rupture the goalkeeper, Nelson Ramos Delgado was a starter again, disputing parties both local tournament Categoría Primera A as the Copa Sudamericana, doing a remarkable job in the table achieved the semifinals of the continental tournament and the Star League 14 blue eleventh.

For the same period, his wife Tatiana is valued medically with breast cancer, so the keeper decides to wear a haircut (shaved) in support of women with this disease. Similarly, Delgado spent all season, and eventually the title, in Colombia women with cancer.

That was how the December 16, 2012, he won the Colombian professional title 2012 Categoría Primera A season with the shirt of Millonarios beating Medellín in a final that was defined in criminal and where Delgado scored the last penalty to Millonarios and interrupted the penalty that ultimately would give the team championship Bogotá.[6]

By the end of 2014, he was widely criticized for errors in games, so for the 2015 lost the title with the keeper Nicolas Vikonis acting alone in the Copa Colombia.

Statistics (Official games/Colombian Ligue and Colombian Cup)

(As of November 14, 2010)

Year Team Colombian Ligue Matches Goals Colombian Cup Matches Goals Total Matches Total Goals
2010Millonarios190150340
TotalMillonarios190150340

References

  1. "Luis Enrique Delgado, arquero de Millonarios | ELESPECTADOR.COM". Archived from the original on 2010-09-29. Retrieved 2010-10-21.
  2. Espectador, El (September 28, 2010). "ELESPECTADOR.COM". ELESPECTADOR.COM.
  3. "Facebook". www.facebook.com.
  4. Tiempo, Casa Editorial El. ""La gente es feliz, es lo importante": Delgado, arquero de Millonarios". futbolred.com.
  5. "Millonarios: Luis Delgado se considera el mejo arquero de Colombia - Goal.com". ww.goal.com. Archived from the original on 30 June 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  6. "Lo anotó y lo tapó, Delgado fue la figura del título de Millonarios".
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