Elson Becerra
Elson Becerra | ||
Personnel | ||
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Surname | Elson Evelio Becerra Vaca | |
birthday | April 26, 1978 | |
place of birth | Cartagena , Colombia | |
date of death | January 8, 2006 | |
Place of death | Cartagena , Colombia | |
size | 168 cm | |
position | Right winger | |
Men's | ||
Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
1996-2002 | Deportes Tolima | |
2003 | America de Cali | |
2003-2006 | Al-Jazira Club | |
2005 | → Emirates Club (loan) | |
National team | ||
Years | selection | Games (goals) |
2000-2003 | Colombia | 15 (1) |
1 Only league games are given. |
Elson Evelio Becerra Vaca (born April 26, 1978 in Cartagena , † January 8, 2006 ibid) was a Colombian football player .
The striker has been with Al-Jazira Club in the United Arab Emirates since 2003 . He previously played for Deportes Tolima and Atlético Junior Barranquilla .
Becerra played 15 times for the Colombian national team between 2000 and 2003 , scoring one goal. With the Colombian national team, he won the Copa América in 2001 and took part in the 2003 Confederations Cup in France . Here he gained some notoriety, as he tried in the semifinals of the tournament in the game against Cameroon as the first to revive Marc-Vivien Foe , who had collapsed due to heart failure .
On January 8, 2006, he and a friend were shot dead by strangers in a nightclub.
successes
National team
Web links
- Elson Becerra in the database of National-Football-Teams.com (English)
- Xinhua , Colombian national soccer team player shot dead , People's Daily Online, Jan. 10, 2006
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Becerra, Elson |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Becerra, Elson Evelio |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Colombian soccer player |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 26, 1978 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Cartagena , Colombia |
DATE OF DEATH | January 8, 2006 |
Place of death | Cartagena , Colombia |