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José de la Cuesta

José de la Cuesta

Colombian footballer (born 1983)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is De la Cuesta and the second or maternal family name is Herrera.

José Julián de la Cuesta Herrera (born 10 February 1983) is a Colombian former professional footballer who played as a central defender.

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Club career

Born in Medellín, de la Cuesta started playing football with local Atlético Nacional. In January 2004, after an unassuming spell in Austria and a brief return to his first club, he signed with Spain's Cádiz CF, where he would remain for the better part of the following six and a half seasons.

With the Andalusia side, de la Cuesta competed in all three major levels of Spanish football. He played 15 games in La Liga in the 2005–06 campaign, which ended in relegation; his best output consisted of 25 matches and one goal in 2007–08, with his team also dropping down a tier, now from the second division.[1]

Released by Cádiz in the summer of 2010, de la Cuesta joined another club in the country, Albacete Balompié, having his season curtailed after suffering an anterior cruciate ligament injury to his left knee[2] and again suffering team relegation from division two.

International career

De la Cuesta represented Colombia at the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship in the United Arab Emirates, partnering Pablo Pachón in central defense as the national team finished third.[3][4]

References

  1. [1]
    "La curiosa racha de José Julián de la Cuesta en España" [The curious streak of José Julián de la Cuesta in Spain] (in Spanish). La Liga en Números. 16 June 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  2. [2]
    "José Julián de la Cuesta, con rotura de ligamento, agradece apoyo del Cádiz" [José Julián de la Cuesta, with ruptured ligament, thanks Cádiz support]. El Colombiano (in Spanish). 13 April 2011. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
  3. [3]
    "La pareja perfecta" [The perfect pair]. El Tiempo (in Spanish). 16 December 2003. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
  4. [4]
    José de la Cuesta – FIFA competition record (archived)
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