Hernán Darío Burbano (born 5 March 1988), popularly known by his nickname Piri, is a Colombian professional

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who plays for

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. He is a naturalized citizen of

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. Mainly a winger, he can also operate as an attacking midfielder or second striker. His key attributes are his speed, passing and dribbling.

Career

Burbano is a product of the

Deportivo Cali Asociación Deportivo Cali, best known as Deportivo Cali, is a Colombian sports club based in Cali, most notable for its football team, which currently competes in the Categoría Primera A. Deportivo Cali is one of the most successful footba ...

youth system, and made his senior debut with

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In 2008, he was scouted while he played for a local amateur football team called Deportivo Pasto, prior to joining Cali's senior side in 2011. However, he was loaned to Cordoba Futbol Club that at the time played in Colombia's Primera B. Which soon after changed to Atletico de la Sabana, in which he continued to play. The attacking midfielder signed for Mexican side

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in December 2011. He was one of the key players in the promotion of Club Leon back to the First Division, and a key to the Apertura 2013 championship.

Tigres UANL

In December 2013, he was transferred to

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. On December 14, 2014, Burbano received red card just seconds after replacing teammate José Francisco Torres as a substitute in the

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final. Two of his other teammates, Damian Alvarez and Nahuel Guzman also received a red card in the Liga MX final against Club America. Burbano and his club lost 3–0 against

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Honours

León *

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: Clausura 2012 *

: Apertura 2013 Tigres UANL *

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: Clausura 2014

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* * * 1988 births Living people Colombian footballers Colombian expatriate footballers Colombian emigrants to Mexico Naturalized citizens of Mexico Categoría Primera A players Liga MX players Ascenso MX players Argentine Primera División players Deportivo Pasto footballers Deportivo Cali footballers Club León footballers Tigres UANL footballers Atlético La Sabana footballers Aldosivi footballers Cúcuta Deportivo footballers Association football wingers Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Argentina Expatriate footballers in Mexico Expatriate footballers in Argentina Sportspeople from Cauca Department {{Colombia-footy-bio-stub