Roberto Polo

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Roberto Polo
Personal information
Full name Roberto Polo Guete
Date of birth (1980-12-21) December 21, 1980 (age 43)
Place of birth Barranquilla, Colombia
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2004–2005 Unión Magdalena
2006 Brujas
2006 Cortuluá
2007 Deportivo Azogues 15 (6)
2007–2009 La Equidad 27 (14)
2009–2010 Cúcuta Deportivo 38 (11)
2011 La Equidad 30 (5)
2012 Itagüí Ditaires 10 (0)
2012 Llaneros 6 (1)
International career
2008 Colombia 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 October 2012
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 September 2012

Roberto Polo Guete (born December 21, 1980) is a Colombian football striker. He currently is a free agent.

After coming out of almost nowhere and having a great season with Equidad has recently got him a call up for a friendly game against Venezuela on April 30 of 2008. He played the whole game and scored in only 10 minutes into his debut.


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