José Antonio "Ringo" Amaya Pardo (born 16 July 1980) is a retired Colombian

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. Amaya, who played as a defensive midfielder, was capped with the Colombian U-20 squad before being part of the senior squad that took part in Copa America 2004. After Colombia did poorly at Copa América 2007, Amaya was chosen to lead the midfield. His performances in international friendlies and World Cup Qualifiers attracted attention, and Amaya was signed for one season by

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in the Spanish leagues. Amaya has won the Copa Mustang four times, once with

Atlético Junior Club Deportivo Popular Junior F.C. S.A. (), commonly known as Junior de Barranquilla, by its old name Atlético Junior or simply as Junior, is a Colombian professional football team based in Barranquilla, capital of the department of Atlantic ...

and three times with

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Statistics (Official games/Colombian Ligue and Colombian Cup)

(''As of November 14, 2010'')

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Amaya, Jose 1980 births Living people Colombian men's footballers Colombia men's international footballers 2004 Copa América players Atlético Junior footballers Atlético Nacional footballers Millonarios F.C. players Barcelona S.C. footballers Patriotas Boyacá footballers Categoría Primera A players Ecuadorian Serie A players Colombian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Ecuador Men's association football midfielders Footballers from Barranquilla 21st-century Colombian sportsmen