Elson Becerra
| Elson Becerra | ||
| Personnel | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|
| 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 |