Oscár Marino Echeverry Lourido (born January 13, 1977) is a Colombian football

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, who last played for

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Club career

Echeverry made his debut in the Colombian First Division in 1996 with Deportivo Cali. He remained at the club two years before joining upstart Deportivo Pasto. While at Pasto he helped the club gain promotion to the Colombian First Division. In 1999 with Deportivo Fasto, Echeverry enjoyed his finest season netting 9 goals in 38 appearances. He would than go on to play for Once Caldas, Deportivo Pereira, BSC Young Boys in Switzerland and Venezuelan side Caracas FC. While at Caracas FC he won a league title and participated in the

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. He also scored the 1,000th goal for Caracas FC in the Venezuelan First division on September 25, 2003. In 2004, Echeverry joined Colombian power Atlético Nacional. While at Nacional he helped the club to numerous titles. Echeverry cemented his claim as a big game player on June 19, 2005 scoring both goals in a 2–1 victory over his former club Deportivo Cali helping Nacional reach the 2005 Colombian Apertura Final. On June 26, 2005 Oscar helped the Medellín club celebrate the eighth title in its history as he scored the second goal in a 2–0 victory over Santa Fe in the second leg of the final of the 2005 Torneo Apertura. In total Oscar Echeverry has appeared in 203 Colombian First Division matches in which he has scored 27 goals. After being sought out by various Colombian sides during the 2008 offseason, including

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and

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, Echeverry signed with

. Echeverry appeared in nine league for New York but did not impress due to injury problems. His season was cut short due to a knee injury that did not properly heal. His best moment with the club was when he scored for Red Bulls on June 25, 2008 in a 1–0 exhibition win over

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in Glendale, Arizona. He was released by New York in April 2009.

International

Echeverry represented Colombia at the under 23 level.

Honours

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* Primera B Colombia: 1998 ; Caracas FC * Venezuelan First Division Title: 2004 ;

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* Torneo Apertura Colombiano: 2005, 2007 * Torneo Clausura Colombiano: 2007

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Echeverry, Oscar 1977 births Living people Colombian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Deportivo Cali footballers Deportivo Pasto footballers Once Caldas footballers Deportivo Pereira footballers BSC Young Boys players Caracas FC players Atlético Nacional footballers New York Red Bulls players Colombian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Expatriate men's footballers in Venezuela Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Categoría Primera A players Categoría Primera B players Major League Soccer players Footballers from Cali