Javier Flórez
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Javier Antonio Flórez Valoyes | ||
Date of birth | May 18, 1982 | ||
Place of birth | Barranquilla, Colombia | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Cúcuta Deportivo | ||
Number | 6 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2002–2009[1] | Junior | ||
2010–2011 | Atlético Bucaramanga | ||
2012 | Uniautónoma | 20 | (0) |
2012– | Cúcuta Deportivo | 19 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Javier Antonio Flórez Valoyes (born May 18, 1982) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays for Cúcuta Deportivo.[2]
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
- ↑ "La hora del perdón" (in Spanish). ESPN. 9 July 2009. Retrieved 16 September 2009.
- ↑ "La vuelta al trabajo" (in Spanish). ESPN. 15 September 2009. Retrieved 16 September 2009.
- ↑ "El futbolista Javier Flórez mata a tiros a un hincha" (in Spanish). Noticias Gran Canaria. Retrieved 16 September 2009.
- 1 2 "Colombian Footballer 'Kills Abusive Fan'". Sky News. 6 July 2009. Retrieved 16 September 2009.
- 1 2 "Javier Flores dice que mató a hincha del Junior en defensa propia" (in Spanish). Colombia.com. 8 July 2009. Retrieved 16 September 2009.
- ↑ "Javier Flórez, futbolista acusado de asesinato, obtuvo libertad condicional" (in Spanish). Terra. 9 September 2009. Retrieved 16 September 2009.
- ↑ Roberto Llanos Rodado. "En libertad condicional Javier Flórez, el jugador del Junior que dio muerte a un hincha" (in Spanish). El Tiempo. Retrieved 16 September 2009.
- ↑ "Javier Flórez, el jugador del Junior que dio muerte a un hincha, quedó en libertad condicional" (in Spanish). Futbol Red. Retrieved 16 September 2009.
- ↑ David Hills (13 September 2009). "What I suffered". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 September 2009.
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