Faustino Hernan Asprilla Hinestroza was born on 10 November 1969 and is a Colombian former professional footballer who played as forward or winger.
24 Facts About Faustino Asprilla
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Faustino Asprilla scored 35 goals in 78 games, which brought him to the attention of several Italian clubs.
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Faustino Asprilla was instrumental in Parma's run to the final, with three goals over two legs in the semi-final against Bayer Leverkusen.
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Faustino Asprilla is considered one of the greatest players of Parma's successful period in the 1990s.
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Faustino Asprilla made an immediate impact, creating the assist for Newcastle's equaliser.
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Faustino Asprilla's role was largely reduced to substitute appearances, although he retained his best performances for the club's UEFA Cup campaign, scoring five goals.
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Faustino Asprilla played in the successful Palmeiras team in the 1999 and 2000 seasons.
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Faustino Asprilla won both the Rio-Sao Paulo Tournament and the Brazilian Champions Cup in 2000.
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Reynolds described himself as "absolutely gutted" by the snub, complaining Faustino Asprilla "did not even have the decency to say goodbye" and said he would never talk to him again.
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Faustino Asprilla scored 20 goals in 57 matches for Colombia from 1993 to 2001 and played for his country at the 1994 and 1998 FIFA World Cups.
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Faustino Asprilla was expected to be one of the top players of the 1994 tournament, but failed to score a single goal as Colombia was eliminated in the first round.
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Faustino Asprilla was a member of the Colombian team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona where the team was eliminated in the first round following losses to Spain and Egypt and a draw with Qatar.
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Faustino Asprilla himself had a disappointing tournament, failing to score, and left the tournament before the group stage had concluded.
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Faustino Asprilla was dismissed from the team after complaining to reporters about the head coach's decision to substitute him near the end of Colombia's opening loss against Romania.
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In 2001, at age 32, Faustino Asprilla retired from international football.
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In July 2009, Faustino Asprilla officially retired from top flight football following a retirement match in Medellin, Colombia.
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Faustino Asprilla was placed under house arrest on charges of weapons possession and criminal damage.
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Faustino Asprilla has appeared in various Colombian Reality Shows, such as Desafio 2005 and Nomadas.
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Faustino Asprilla made a return to St James' Park on 22 January 2011 appearing on the pitch at half time during Newcastle United's Premier League home match against Tottenham Hotspur and attended a charity dinner in Gateshead that evening, alongside Les Ferdinand and Peter Beardsley, where he spoke of his affection for the Newcastle fans.
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In early 2013, Faustino Asprilla was linked with a return to his former club Newcastle.
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Faustino Asprilla spoke of performing a coaching role with the youth squad as well as developing a special role in introducing young talent into the academy from his homeland Colombia.
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In September 2014, it was revealed Faustino Asprilla was preparing to launch a range of flavoured condoms in Colombia.
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Faustino Asprilla's nickname was the octopus because his legs were everywhere and you literally had no idea what he was going to do.
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Faustino Asprilla was known for his somersault then double-fist-pump goal celebration.