Juan Camilo Zúñiga

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Camilo Zúñiga
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Zúñiga playing for Napoli in 2009
Personal information
Full name Juan Camilo Zúñiga Mosquera
Date of birth (1985-12-14) 14 December 1985 (age 38)
Place of birth Chigorodó, Colombia
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Position(s) Full back, Wing-back
Team information
Current team
Napoli
Number 18
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2008 Atlético Nacional 130 (9)
2008–2009 Siena 28 (0)
2009– Napoli 125 (4)
International career
2005 Colombia U-20 4 (0)
2005– Colombia 62 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 June 2015
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:53, 26 June 2015 (UTC)

Juan Camilo Zúñiga Mosquera (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈxwan kaˈmilo ˈsuɲiɣa mosˈkeɾa], born 14 December 1985) is a Colombian footballer who currently plays for Serie A club Napoli and the Colombian national team as an attacking fullback.[2]

Club career

Atlético Nacional

Born in Chigorodó, Antioquia, Zúñiga made his professional debut with Colombian giant Atlético Nacional. With Nacional, he gained three titles while being at the club for seven seasons. In total, he made 129 league appearances and scored 9 goals.

Siena

Zúñiga left Atlético Nacional in the summer of 2008 and was contracted by Italian side Siena. His transfer consisted of €3 million.[3] While at Siena, Zúñiga gave impressive performances, attracting the likes of several clubs. In total, he made 28 leagues appearances, failing to score a goal.

Napoli

On 9 July 2009 Napoli signed the Colombian from Siena on a five-year deal for €8.5 million.[4][5] Zúñiga then usually featured in the left side of the 3–5–2 formation, as the left wingback, since Christian Maggio often occupies the right side.

After the arrival of Andrea Dossena in January 2010, he lost his starting place and became a backup wingback on both flanks in the 2010–11 Serie A season.

Zúñiga scored his first Serie A goal for Napoli against Catania on 20 February 2011. His second goal was on 15 May 2011 against Internazionale in the 46th minute. His third, spectacular goal occurred against Genoa on 21 December 2011.

In late August, 2013, Zuniga suffered an injury. Weeks later, it was confirmed that he would have knee surgery and be out for a month, likely causing him to miss the rest of the season for 2013.[6]

In April 2014, it was announced after 5 months, that Zuniga finally recovered from his knee injury and will continue regularly for Napoli.[7]

International career

Zúñiga played for Colombia in the 2005 World Youth Cup before progressing to the senior national team in 2005. He was regarded as being similar to other famous adventurous full-backs such as Cafu and Roberto Carlos by the Italian press during the under-20 World Youth Cup, because of his attacking nature.

Zúñiga started most of Colombia 2014 World Cup qualifiers, only missing two games: against Venezuela after being given permission to leave the team for the birth of his son,[8] and against Peru due to injury.

He was called up for the 2014 World Cup and appeared in four of the five matches that Colombia played in the tournament.[9] On 4 July 2014, while Colombia's quarter-final match against hosts Brazil was nearing its end, Zúñiga landed his right knee in Neymar's lower back while challenging for the ball. Neymar was stretchered off and further examinations showed that Neymar suffered a fractured third lumbar vertebra, ruling him out of the rest of the World Cup.[10][11] After the match, which Colombia lost 2-1, Zúñiga insisted that he had not meant to injure Neymar.[11][12] Neymar's teammate Thiago Silva defended Zúñiga, stating that he is not the type of player who would purposely cause an injury to any player.[13] In the other hand, Brazilian legend Ronaldo said that he believes the very violent challenge was a foul with the intention to cause harm. [14] The day after the match, it was revealed that Zúñiga had sent a letter of apology to Neymar, saying that he was "deeply sorry and sad" for unintentionally causing the injury.[15] Neymar later accepted the apology.[16][17] Though Zuñiga publicly apologized to Neymar, his Instagram and Twitter accounts were flooded with racial insults and death threats to him and his family by some Brazilian fans.[18][19]

International goals

Scores and results lists Colombia's goal tally first.[20]

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 7 September 2012 Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla, Colombia  Uruguay
4–0
4–0
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Club

Atletico Nacional
Napoli

Style of play

A quick, energetic, versatile, and hard-working player, Zúñiga is capable of playing in several positions along the left flank, and has been deployed as an attacking full-back, as a wing-back, and as a winger; he is also capable of playing on the right.[21] Once regarded as a possible heir of Cafu,[22] he is mainly known for his pace, strength, technique, and dribbling skills, as well as his powerful striking ability from outside the area; these attributes make him a dangerous offensive threat, and enable him both to score and create goals for team-mates.[23]

References

  1. http://www.sscnapoli.it/Squadra/Juan-Camilo-Zuniga
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  7. http://www.fantagazzetta.com/calcio-italia/napoli-emergenza-terzini-finita-pronti-al-rientro-maggio-e-zuniga-184695
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  20. "Camilo Zúñiga International Statistics"., Int.soccerway.com Retrieved on 6 August 2014
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External links

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