Oscar Briceño (born September 6, 1985) is a Colombian retired

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who played as a

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Club career

Briceno started his career at

Deportes Tolima Club Deportes Tolima S.A., commonly known as Deportes Tolima, or simply as Tolima, is a Colombian professional football club based in Ibagué, Tolima Department, that competes in the Categoría Primera A. Founded in 1954, the club has won the C ...

in 2003, and played a few games in the 2003 Finalizacion, where Tolima won its first ever title against

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 football t ...

on penalties. He was also part of Tolima's runner-up campaign in 2006 where they lost the finals to

Cúcuta Deportivo Cúcuta Deportivo Fútbol Club S. A. (Spanish ), commonly referred to as Cúcuta Deportivo, is a professional Colombian football club from the city of Cúcuta. Founded on 10 September 1924, it is one of the oldest active football clubs in the co ...

, club where his Colombia youth national team teammate Macnelly Torres played at. In 2007, he joined

Millonarios Millonarios Fútbol Club, known simply as Millonarios, is a Colombian professional football club based in Bogotá, that competes in the Categoría Primera A, top flight of football in Colombia. It is one of the most successful and iconic clubs i ...

. He played the entire 2007 season with the club, including the

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, and played the 2008 Apertura. In summer 2008, he joined Herediano of Costa Rica on a one year loan deal. He returned for the 2009 Finalizacion where he was rarely used by head coach

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. In January 2010 he moved to Peru, joining

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. His spell at the club was short, and in July 2010 he rejoined Herediano for the 2010-11 season. This was also a six-month spell, and in January 2011 he was on the move again, joining

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of Venezuela. In August 2012 he joined

Mineros de Guayana Asociación Civil Club Deportivo Mineros de Guayana, known as Mineros de Guayana or simply Mineros, is a professional football club based in Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela. History The Colegio Loyola Gumilla's field, located in Puerto Ordaz, was us ...

. In summer 2013 he joined

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, before making a return to Colombia by signing with

Deportivo Pasto Asociación Deportivo Pasto, also known as Deportivo Pasto, is a Colombian professional football team based in the city of Pasto, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. They play their home games at the Estadio Departamental Libertad ...

in 2015. He left the club after the 2016 Apertura and retired.

International career

He played with the

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at the

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in UAE, helping Colombia finish third by beating

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2-1. He also played with the U20's at the 2005 South American U-20 Championship hosted in Colombia, and which Colombia won. He scored a goal in the group stage victory over

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. He was capped once at senior level, playing in a loss to Panama at the

2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup The 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the eighth edition of the Gold Cup, the soccer championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF). It was contested in the United States in July 2005. The United States emerged victorious i ...

Career statistics

Titles

Club

Deportes Tolima

* Categoria Primera A: 2003 Finalizacion

International

Colombia U-20

* South American U-20 Championship:

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References

External links

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BDFA profile
1985 births Living people Colombian men's footballers Colombia men's under-20 international footballers 21st-century Colombian sportsmen Colombia men's international footballers 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Deportes Tolima footballers Millonarios F.C. players C.S. Herediano footballers Alianza Atlético footballers Monagas S.C. players A.C.C.D. Mineros de Guayana players Deportivo Pasto footballers Categoría Primera A players Peruvian Primera División players Colombian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Peru Expatriate men's footballers in Costa Rica Expatriate men's footballers in Venezuela Men's association football forwards Sportspeople from Cúcuta Footballers from Norte de Santander Department {{Colombia-footy-forward-stub