Aquivaldo Mosquera Romaña (born 22 June 1981) is a Colombian former professional

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. He also holds Mexican citizenship.

Club career

Mosquera made his debut in 2000 playing for

Atlético Nacional Atlético Nacional S. A., best known as Atlético Nacional, is a Colombian professional football club based in Medellín. The club is one of only three clubs to have played in every first division tournament in the country's history, the oth ...

. He would make over 150 appearances for the club before moving to

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of Mexico in 2005. With Pachuca, he won two league titles (Clausura 2006 and 2007), a CONCACAF Champions' Cup in 2007, and a Copa Sudamericana in 2006. In the summer of 2007 Mosquera transferred to

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. Though he would stay with the club until 2009, Mosquera only managed to appear in 41 league matches. In 2009 Mosquera returned to Mexico, this time to play for Club América for a reported

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$6 million. Mosquera made his unofficial debut with América on 15 July 2009 in a 0–0 friendly against

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club

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. He made his official league debut in a 1–1 draw against San Luis. Mosquera, acting as club captain, won his first league title with América against

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on 26 May 2013. He scored the first goal in the 2–1 second-leg win, with the club eventually winning the championship 4–2 on penalties. On 4 June 2014, Mosquera was transferred to

, during the Mexican draft apertura 2014.

International career

Mosquera has been called up to the Colombia national team on several occasions, including for the 2010 World Cup qualifiers and for various friendlies. He was the captain for the team during the first half of the World Cup qualifiers.

Honours

Club

;Atlético Nacional * Categoría Primera A: 2005-I ;Pachuca * Liga MX: Clausura 2006, Clausura 2007, Clausura 2016 * CONCACAF Champions' Cup: 2007 * Copa Sudamericana: 2006 ;Sevilla * Spanish Super Cup: 2007 ;América * Liga MX: Clausura 2013

Individual

*Mexican Balón de Oro (1): 2007

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Mosquera, Aquivaldo 1981 births Living people People from Apartadó Colombian footballers Colombia international footballers Colombian expatriate footballers Colombian emigrants to Mexico Naturalized citizens of Mexico Association football defenders Atlético Nacional footballers C.F. Pachuca players Sevilla FC players Club América footballers Deportivo Cali footballers Chiapas F.C. footballers Categoría Primera A players La Liga players Liga MX players Expatriate footballers in Mexico Expatriate footballers in Spain 2011 Copa América players Colombian people of African descent Sportspeople from Antioquia Department Cúcuta Deportivo managers