Luis Fernando Zuleta Maldonado (born 7 August 1974) is a retired

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n football striker. He was born in

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. He spent the main part of his career in Unión Magdalena from 1994 through 2007, except spells in

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in 1998, Atlético Junior in 2001,

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in 2003, Deportivo Pasto in 2004, and

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in 2006. He rounded off his career with Salvadoran

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in 2007–08 and Venezuelan

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in 2008–09. Zuleta became top goalscorer in the 2002 Categoría Primera A apertura season with 13 goals. He was capped 4 times for

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in 1997, including at the

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* * 1974 births Living people Men's association football forwards Colombian men's footballers Colombia men's international footballers 1997 Copa América players Unión Magdalena footballers Independiente Medellín footballers Atlético Junior footballers Independiente Santa Fe footballers Deportivo Pasto footballers Atlético Huila footballers C.D. Águila footballers Carabobo F.C. players Colombian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in El Salvador Colombian expatriates in El Salvador Expatriate men's footballers in Venezuela Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Venezuela Footballers from Santa Marta Footballers from Magdalena Department {{Colombia-footy-forward-stub