Javier Flórez

Javier Flórez
Personal information
Full name Javier Antonio Flórez Valoyes
Date of birth (1982-05-18) May 18, 1982
Place of birth Barranquilla, Colombia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Cúcuta Deportivo
Number 6
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2009[1] Junior
2010–2011 Atlético Bucaramanga
2012 Uniautónoma 20 (0)
2012– Cúcuta Deportivo 19 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

Javier Antonio Flórez Valoyes (born May 18, 1982 in Barranquilla) is a Colombian professional footballer. He currently plays for Cúcuta Deportivo[2] of Cúcuta.

Criminal case

Flórez was jailed in 2009 for shooting dead a fan after a game. Flórez, a midfielder was playing for Junior Barranquilla against Once Caldas in a two-leg match.[3] The victim, 33-year-old Israel Cantillo, was shot twice, and Flórez fled the scene.[4]

Cantillo was a fan of Flórez's team Junior.[5]

Flórez's lawyers agreed to pay $150 million compensation to the victim's family,[6][7][8] and as a consequence Flórez was released from jail in September 2009.[9]

Flórez has cited both self-defence,[5] and being drunk,[4] as the reasons for his crime.

References

  1. http://espndeportes.espn.go.com/news/story?id=865512&s=col&type=story
  2. http://espndeportes.espn.go.com/news/story?id=901039&s=col&type=story
  3. "El futbolista Javier Flórez mata a tiros a un hincha" (in Spanish). Noticias Gran Canaria. Retrieved 16 September 2009.
  4. 1 2 "Colombian Footballer 'Kills Abusive Fan'". Sky News. 6 July 2009. Retrieved 16 September 2009.
  5. 1 2 "Javier Flores dice que mató a hincha del Junior en defensa propia" (in Spanish). Colombia.com. 8 July 2009. Retrieved 16 September 2009.
  6. "Javier Flórez, futbolista acusado de asesinato, obtuvo libertad condicional" (in Spanish). Terra. 9 September 2009. Retrieved 16 September 2009.
  7. Roberto Llanos Rodado. "En libertad condicional Javier Flórez, el jugador del Junior que dio muerte a un hincha" (in Spanish). El Tiempo. Retrieved 16 September 2009.
  8. "Javier Flórez, el jugador del Junior que dio muerte a un hincha, quedó en libertad condicional" (in Spanish). Futbol Red. Retrieved 16 September 2009.
  9. David Hills (13 September 2009). "What I suffered". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 September 2009.
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