John Jairo Tréllez
Personal information | |||
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Full name | John Jairo Trellez Valencia | ||
Date of birth | April 29, 1968 | ||
Place of birth | Turbo, Colombia | ||
Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1985–1989 | Atlético Nacional | ||
1989–1991 | FC Zürich | 33 | (12) |
1991–1994 | Atlético Nacional | ||
1994 | Boca Juniors | 16 | (3) |
1995–1996 | EC Juventude | 86 | (18) |
1997–1998 | Al-Hilal | ||
1999 | Dallas Burn | 17 | (3) |
2001–2004 | Zhejiang Greentown | ||
2005–2006 | Bajo Cauca | ||
International career | |||
1989–1994 | Colombia | 24 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
John Jairo Tréllez Valencia (Latin American Spanish: [ɟʝoŋ ˈxajɾo ˈtɾeʝes];[a] born 29 April 1968) is a retired Colombian footballer. A striker, he played most of his career with Atlético Nacional of Medellín. He has a son, also a striker, Santiago Tréllez.
Career
[edit]Tréllez was born in Turbo, Antioquia, and started playing for Atlético Nacional in 1985. He scored his first goal as professional the same day the debuted against Cúcuta Deportivo. With Atlético Nacional Tréllez scored a total of 116 goals, 14 of which were against Independiente Medellín, Atlético Nacional's eternal rivals. In 1992, he became the top goal scorer in Colombia with 25 goals, becoming the first Colombian to become the league's goal scorer for Atlético Nacional. In 1994, Tréllez became the first Colombian to ever play for Boca Juniors of Argentina, where he scored two goals in 19 games, in all competitions.
At the international level, Tréllez also played two seasons for FC Zürich and then played in the United States for the Dallas Burn.
Honours
[edit]- Colombian Championship winner with Atlético Nacional (1991)
- Copa Libertadores Championship winner with Atlético Nacional (1989)
Notes
[edit]External links
[edit]- Boca juniors statistics (in Spanish)
- John Jairo Tréllez at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1968 births
- Living people
- Colombian men's footballers
- Colombia men's under-20 international footballers
- Colombia men's international footballers
- Colombian expatriate men's footballers
- Atlético Nacional footballers
- Footballers from Antioquia Department
- Boca Juniors footballers
- Esporte Clube Juventude players
- Al Hilal SFC players
- FC Zürich players
- Zhejiang Professional F.C. players
- FC Dallas players
- Categoría Primera A players
- Argentine Primera División players
- Major League Soccer players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina
- Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil
- Expatriate men's footballers in China
- Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia
- Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Argentina
- Colombian expatriate sportspeople in China
- 1987 Copa América players
- 1989 Copa América players
- Saudi Pro League players
- Men's association football forwards
- Copa Libertadores–winning players
- Colombian football forward stubs