Lucio España Explained

Lucio España
Fullname:Lucio Fernando España López
Birth Date:29 October 1971
Birth Place:Colombia
Death Place:Jamundí, Colombia
Position:Defender
Years1:1994
Clubs1:Quindío[1]
Caps1:21
Goals1:0
Years2:1995
Clubs2:Cortuluá[2]
Caps2:23
Goals2:6
Years3:1996–1998
Clubs3:Bucaramanga[3]
Caps3:?
Goals3:?
Years4:1996
Clubs4:Pereira[4]
Caps4:?
Goals4:?
Years5:1999
Clubs5:Nacional[5]
Caps5:19
Goals5:0
Years6:2000
Clubs6:Atlético Junior[6]
Caps6:19
Goals6:1

Lucio Fernando España López (29 October 1971 — 2 June 2005) was a Colombian footballer. The defender helped Atlético Nacional win the national league title in 1999, and also played for Atlético Bucaramanga, Real Cartagena, Atlético Junior, Deportes Quindío and Deportivo Pereira.

Career

España played well for Cortuluá during 1995, but a move to Deportivo Cali fell through after he failed a physical before the 1996–97 season began.[7]

In 1999, España joined Atlético Nacional from Atlético Bucaramanga.[8]

Personal

On 2 June 2005, España was shot by two thieves while picking up a nephew from a football field in Jamundí. A number of Colombian footballers have been shot the last 20 years, the most notable being Andrés Escobar. Other firearms victims include former Atlético Nacional players Albeiro Usuriaga, who was killed in Cali one year earlier, Omar Cañas, Martin Zapata, Elson Becerra, Jairo Zulbarán and Felipe Pérez Urrea.[9] [10]

Notes and References

  1. http://colombia.golgolgol.net/equipos/jugadores/quindio_173-9407.html Statistics at Golgolgol.net
  2. http://colombia.golgolgol.net/equipos/jugadores/cortulua_173-9615.html Statistics at Golgolgol.net
  3. http://colombia.golgolgol.net/equipos/jugadores/bucaramanga_173-9415.html Statistics at Golgolgol.net
  4. http://colombia.golgolgol.net/equipos/jugadores/pereira_173-9411.html Statistics at Golgolgol.net
  5. http://colombia.golgolgol.net/equipos/jugadores/nacional_173-9399.html Statistics at Golgolgol.net
  6. http://colombia.golgolgol.net/equipos/jugadores/junior_173-9403.html Statistics at Golgolgol.net
  7. Web site: El Tiempo. El Cali descartó a Lucio España. Cali discarded Lucio España. Spanish. 9 August 1996.
  8. Web site: El Tiempo. El Fichero. The file. Spanish. 7 February 1999.
  9. Web site: BBC Sport. Espana shot dead in horror attack. 2 June 2005.
  10. Web site: El Colombiano. Díaz Sánchez, Wilson. El adiós para el jugador Lucio España. Farewell to the player Lucio España. Spanish. 19 June 2012.