Julián Viáfara

Beginning at Boca Juniors in Tolima and testing

As the son of the former player and coach of Colombian U-17 Ramiro Viáfara Quintana, Julián grew up in football. He served in the small school Boca Juniors de Cali, where he began as a forward and also played as a defender.

Independiente Medellin

He signed a contract with Independiente Medellín and premiered in August, taking a penalty in the match. Julián Viáfara was considered one of the main promises of the country and won the league's title with his team. In 1999, with the arrival of René Higuita, Viáfara started the year in reserve, but with the dismissal of Colombian idol by disciplinary problems, rejoined the team and played 33 matches that year. However, in 2000 the team signed José María Pazo and he played 16 games.

América of Cali

He signed with América de Cali and made only 10 matches in 2001. In 2002, he was used even less, playing only four matches at the beginning of the tournament. In 2004, Viáfara appeared in 29 games. In 2006, he remained as the captain of the team despite the crisis that América was living. However, due to delays of wages and unjust punishments to some players at the end of the year, he left the club.

Arrival in Brazil

In 2007, he went to Brazil to be hired by Atlético-PR. Colombian David Ferreira played on the team for two years, and enjoying some success at the time, inspired Atlético to sign another three Colombians: Viáfara, Edwin Valencia and Dayro…

Julian Viáfara has three daughters, Valerie, Lua and Mariangel. Since its arrival in Salvador, he has been involved in social projects and campaigns to assist underprivileged individuals. For this and other work, he was awarded the title of Citizen of Bahia in late 2010.

América de Cali Copa Mustang: 2001, 2002 Vitória Campeonato Baiano: 2009, 2010