Carlos Alveiro Rentería Cuesta (born 4 March 1986 in

Quibdó Quibdó () is the capital city of Chocó Department, in Western Colombia, and is located on the Atrato River. The municipality of Quibdó has an area of 3,337.5 km² and a population of 129,237, predominantly Afro Colombian, including Zambo C ...

, Chocó) is a Colombian

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who plays as

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Club career

After a great season and scoring 10 goals in the Colombian league, he had many offers from big clubs in Colombia as well as the Swiss club Basel. Renteria chose Atlético Nacional because performing well there would get him future call ups to the National team, and better offers abroad. In 2009 was loaned back to

Atlético Huila Atlético Huila is a professional Colombian football team based in Neiva, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera B. The club was founded on November 29, 1990, making it one of the youngest professional football clubs in Colombia. The club' ...

after an accident killed two Huila players.

Personal life

His brother, Wason is a professional

currently playing for

Millonarios Millonarios Fútbol Club is a professional Colombian football team based in Bogotá, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. They play their home games at the El Campín stadium. Millonarios was initially created in 1937 by students f ...

External links

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Atlético Nacional Official Website

Carlos Rentería, goleador y figura de La Equidad
1986 births Living people People from Quibdó Colombian footballers Men's association football forwards Categoría Primera A players Real Cartagena footballers Atlético Huila footballers Atlético Nacional footballers La Equidad footballers Atlético Junior footballers Patriotas Boyacá footballers Colombia men's international footballers Sportspeople from Chocó Department {{Colombia-footy-forward-stub