John Javier Restrepo (born August 22, 1977) is a former

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midfielder who played for the

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between 2001 and 2010, winning the Copa América in 2001. He last played for

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before retirement. He returned to play for his old club

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, after leaving Tigres in

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. His past clubs include

Atlético Bucaramanga Club Atlético Bucaramanga S.A., better known as Atlético Bucaramanga, is a Colombian professional football team based in Bucaramanga. The club plays its home games at the Alfonso López stadium. The club was founded on 11 May 1949 by Rafael C ...

in Colombia and Cruz Azul in Mexico.

Honours

;Independiente Medellín *

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: 2002-II, 2009-II ;Colombia national football team *

Copa América The Copa América ( en, America Cup) or CONMEBOL Copa América, known until 1975 as the South American Football Championship (''Campeonato Sudamericano de Fútbol'' in Spanish and ''Campeonato Sul-Americano de Futebol'' in Portuguese), is the t ...

2001 The September 11 attacks against the United States by Al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror, were a defining event of 2001. The United States led a Participants in ...

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* 1977 births Living people Footballers from Medellín Colombian men's footballers Colombia men's international footballers 2001 Copa América players 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Copa América-winning players Atlético Bucaramanga footballers Independiente Medellín footballers Cruz Azul footballers Tigres UANL footballers Águilas Doradas Rionegro players Celaya F.C. footballers Categoría Primera A players Liga MX players Colombian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Men's association football midfielders {{Colombia-footy-midfielder-stub