Bedoya, Gerardo

Bedoya began his career in 1995 at the Deportivo Pereira Club. In his second season, he became a footballer of the basic composition and after his graduation he moved to Deportivo Cali , with whom he won the Mustang Cup in 1998. He played over 100 matches for Cali and scored 5 goals.

In 2001, he signed a contract with the Argentine Racing . August 28 in the match against Rosario Central , he made his debut in the Argentine Example . On September 30, in a duel against San Lorenzo , Bedoya scored the first goal for a new team. In the same year, he won the Aperture 2001 as part of Racing.

In 2003, Gerardo returned to Deportivo, where he finished playing until the end of the season. In early 2004, he signed a contract with the Argentine " Colon ". February 13 in a duel against his former team "Racing" he made his debut for the new club.

In early 2005, Bedoya moved to the Mexican Puebla . January 16 in a duel against the “ Cruz Azul ”, he made his debut in Mexican Example . On January 23, in the match against Atals , he scored his first goal and brought it to his team. The second half of 2005, Gerardo spent in the “ Boca Juniors ”, but due to the high competition almost did not play. In 2006, he played for Atletico Nacional . After this, Bedoya spent four seasons at Millionarios . In 2010, Gerado unsuccessfully tried to gain a foothold in Envigado and Boyaca Chico .

In 2011, Gerardo moved to Santa Fe . On February 6, in the match against Deportes Tolima , he debuted for a new team ^[1] . On April 17, Bedoya scored two goals in a duel against Cukuta Deportivo and helped his team win ^[2] . On September 22, 2012, during the match against Millionarios , he showed unjustified aggression, kicking a lying opponent, Johnny Ramirez , and was sent off the field ^[3] .

In the summer of 2014, Bedoya moved to Fortalesa Zipaquira . On August 2, in the match against Atletico Wil , he debuted for a new team. ^[4] In the same fight Gerardo scored his first goal for Fortaleza, having implemented a penalty. At the end of the year, Bedoya left the club and joined the Cucuta Deportivo . On February 2, 2015 in the match against Atletico Junior , he debuted for a new team ^[5] . In the same fight, Gerardo scored his first goal for Cucuta Deportivo.

In 2000, Bedoya made his debut for the national team of Colombia . In the same year, he was included in the application for participation in the CONCACAF Gold Cup . At the tournament, he played two meetings against the United States ^[6] and Jamaica ^[7] . In the match against the American team, he scored a goal, but was then sent off. According to the results of the competition, he became a silver medalist.

In 2001, as part of the national team, he became the winner of the America's Cup . At the tournament, Bedoya took part in fights against Venezuela ^[8] , national teams of Chile ^[9] , Ecuador ^[10] , Peru ^[11] , Honduras ^[12] and Mexico ^[13] . In a match against Honduras, he scored a goal. In the national team, he won the tournament.

In 2003, Gerardo along with the national team participated in the Confederations Cup . He played in matches against France ^[14] , New Zealand ^[15] , Japan ^[16] , Cameroon ^[17] and Turkey ^[18] .

Gerardo is the holder of anti-record: 46 red cards in his career

Team

  Deportivo Cali

•   Colombian Football Championship 1998
•   Colombian Football Championship - Apertura 2004

  " Racing (Avellaneda) "

•   Argentina Football Championship - Apertura 2001

  Santa Fe

•   Colombian Football Championship - Apertura 2012

International

  Colombia

•   America's Cup 2001
•   CONCACAF Gold Cup 2000

• Profile on the site Soccerway (eng.)
• Player Profile (English) on Transfermarkt
• Profile on FIFA.com (Eng.)
• Profile on National Football Teams (English)
• Official site (isp.)