Elkin Murillo

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Elkin Murillo
Personal information
Full name Elkin Antonio Murillo Amor
Date of birth (1977-09-20) September 20, 1977 (age 45)
Place of birth Quibdó, Colombia
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1996–1999 Deportes Quindío 16 (1)
1999–2000 Independiente Medellín 84 (16)
2001–2003 Deportivo Cali 106 (22)
2004–2006 LDU Quito 96 (17)
2007–2008 Atlético Nacional 33 (2)
2008–2009 Sporting Cristal 15 (0)
2009 Técnico Universitario 26 (1)
2010 Deportes Quindío 31 (8)
2011 Deportes Tolima 17 (0)
2011 Deportivo Pereira 12 (2)
2012–2013 Cortuluá 30 (5)
International career
2001–2007 Colombia 28 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 5, 2012

Elkin Antonio Murillo Amor (born 20 September 1977) is a retired Colombian football striker.

Murillo has made 28 appearances for the Colombia national football team, [1] including two matches at the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup. [2] He also won the 2001 Copa América with Colombia's national team. [3]

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References

  1. Ballesteros, Frank. "Colombia - Record International Players". RSSSF . Retrieved 2009-06-22.
  2. Elkin Murillo FIFA competition record (archived)
  3. rsssf: Copa América 2001 Archived 2013-10-19 at the Wayback Machine