Luis Delgado (Colombian footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luis Enrique Delgado Mancilla | ||
| Date of birth | October 26, 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Bucaramanga, Santander, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2000 | Atlético Bucaramanga | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001 | Escuela Carlos Sarmiento Lora | 10 | (0) |
| 2002–2004 | Alianza Petrolera | 30 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Atlético Bucaramanga | 7 | (0) |
| 2007 | Real Santander | 25 | (0) |
| 2008 | Alianza Petrolera | 8 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Real Cartagena | 27 | (0) |
| 2010–2015 | Millonarios | 160 | (5) |
| 2015–2016 | Cúcuta Deportivo | 8 | (0) |
| 2016 | Real Cartagena | 13 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Deportes Tolima | 8 | (0) |
| 2018 | Atlético Bucaramanga | 2 | (0) |
| 2019 | Rionegro Águilas | 27 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Deportivo Pasto | 10 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:47, 25 May 2020 (UTC) | |||
Luis Enrique Delgado Mantilla (born October 26, 1980) is a former Colombian football goalkeeper.[1]
Career
Delgado spent his youth career at Atlético Bucaramanga. In 2001, he played in Primera B with Escuela Carlos Sarmiento Lora. From 2002 to 2004 he played with Alianza Petrolera in the second division. In 2005 and 2006, he rejoined his boyhood club Atletico Bucaramanga in the top division, but only made 8 appearances across two seasons.
Real Cartagena
He joined Real Cartagena in 2008, at the time playing in the Categoría Primera B. At the end of the season, Cartagena were promoted to the 2009 Categoría Primera A. He showed good performances during the 2009 season, helping his club advance to the playoffs in the 2009 Finalizacion, which caught the attention of other big Colombian clubs.
Millonarios
In early 2010, Delgado was signed by Millonarios to be the backup goalkeeper to Juan Obelar, but after Obelar's poor performances, he was named as the starting goalkeeper and quickly became a fan favorite.[1][2][3]
With the arrival of Nelson Ramos in 2011, Delgado was relegated to backup goalkeeper for the 2012 Apertura, and he played mainly in the 2012 Copa Colombia. In the second tournament of the year, after Nelson Ramos suffered an achilles tendon rupture, Delgado was a starter again, participating in the league as well as the Copa Sudamericana and showing good performances.
During the same period, his wife Tatiana was diagnosed with breast cancer, so the keeper decided to shave his head to support women with cancer.
On 16 December 2012, he won the 2012 Finalizacion league title with Millonarios, beating DIM in a final that was decided on penalties. Delgado scored his club's last penalty and then saved youngster Andrés Correa's penalty that ultimately would give Millonarios their 14th league title.[4]
By the end of 2014, he was widely criticized for errors in games, and so for the 2015 season he lost the number one position with Nicolas Vikonis, playing only in the Copa Colombia.
In July 2015, he joined Cúcuta Deportivo for the 2015 Finalizacion. He returned to Real Cartagena for the 2016 Apertura.
In 2019, he joined Águilas Doradas. On 21 April 2019, he scored a free kick in the last minute to give his club a 2-1 victory over Atletico Nacional.[5]
In 2020, he joined Deportivo Pasto, and this would ultimately be his last club as a professional, announcing his retirement shortly at the conclusion of the 2020 season.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Escuela Carlos Sarmiento Lora | 2001 | Primera B | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Alianza Petrolera | 2002 | Primera B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | Primera B | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| 2004 | Primera B | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Total | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| Atlético Bucaramanga | 2005 | Primera A | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2006 | Primera A | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Real Santander | 2007 | Primera B | 25 | 0 | – | 25 | 0 | |||||
| Alianza Petrolera | 2008 | Primera B | 9 | 0 | – | 9 | 0 | |||||
| Real Cartagena | 2008 | Primera B | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 2009 | Primera A | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Total | 52 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 0 | ||
| Millonarios | 2010 | Primera A | 19 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| 2011 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2012 | 19 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 1 | ||
| 2013 | 36 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 0 | ||
| 2014 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
Notes
- ^ Includes Copa Colombia
References
- ^ a b "En Millonarios me llegó la suerte que necesitaba: Luis Delgado". El Espectador. 27 September 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-09-30.
- ^ Tiempo, Casa Editorial El. ""La gente es feliz, es lo importante": Delgado, arquero de Millonarios". futbolred.com.
- ^ "Luis Delgado se considera el mejor arquero de Colombia". www.goal.com. 6 October 2010. Archived from the original on 30 June 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ "Lo anotó y lo tapó, Delgado fue la figura del título de Millonarios". futbolred.com (in Spanish). 17 December 2012. Retrieved 2025-03-20.
- ^ "Un gol de tiro libre de Luis Delgado complica a Nacional". Diario AS (in Spanish). 2019-04-21. Retrieved 2025-03-15.
External links
- Luis Enrique Delgado at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Luis Delgado at Soccerway