Harold Lozano
FullnameJohn Harold Lozano Prado
Birth date29 March 1972 (age 54)
Birth placeCali, Colombia
Height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
PositionMidfielder
Years 11991–1994
Years 21995
Years 31995–1996
Years 41996–2002
Years 52002–2003
Years 62003–2004
Clubs 1América Cali
Clubs 2Palmeiras
Clubs 3América
Clubs 4Valladolid
Clubs 5Mallorca
Clubs 6Pachuca
Caps 1129
Caps 219
Caps 328
Caps 4105
Caps 529
Caps 615
Totalcaps325
Goals 15
Goals 22
Goals 37
Goals 43
Goals 52
Goals 60
Totalgoals19
Nationalyears 11993–2003
Nationalteam 1Colombia
Nationalcaps 148
Nationalgoals 13

John Harold Lozano Prado (born 30 March 1972) is a Colombian retired footballer who played mainly as a defensive midfielder.

He spent most of his 13-year professional career in Spain, amassing La Liga totals of 134 matches and five goals, almost all with Real Valladolid (six seasons).

Club career

Lozano was born in Cali. During his career he played for América de Cali, Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras (Brazil), Club América (Mexico), Real Valladolid and RCD Mallorca (Spain),[1] retiring in 2004 after a stint with C.F. Pachuca (Mexico).[2] Whilst at Mallorca, he helped them win the 2003 edition of the Copa del Rey.[3]

While at the service of Valladolid, during a 29 September 2001 away match against Real Madrid which finished 2–2, opposing players blamed Lozano for whistling during a free kick, causing them to believe that the referee had blown the whistle and with the visitors profiting from the situation to score. He denied responsibility, saying it could have been any of the 90,000 spectators attending the game.[4][2]

International career

Lozano won 48 caps for Colombia over a ten-year span,[5] and was a participant at the 1994 and at 1998 FIFA World Cups.[2] He also represented the nation in three editions of the Copa América: 1993, 1995 and 1999.[6][7][8]

International

International goals for Colombia

Score and results list Colombia's goal tally first.[9]
DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.3 May 1994Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, United StatesPeru
1–0
1–0
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2.5 May 1994El Salvador
2–0
3–0
3.26 June 1994Stanford Stadium, Stanford, United StatesSwitzerland
2–0
2–0
1994 FIFA World Cup

References

  1. ^ "Harold Lozano será presentado el lunes como nuevo fichaje "rojillo"" [Harold Lozano will be presented Monday as new "red" signing] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 14 June 2002. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  2. ^ Casado, Edu (30 January 2012). "Qué fue de… Harold Lozano (por Pucelano)" [What happened to… Harold Lozano (by Pucelano)] (in Spanish). 20 minutos. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  3. ^ Miguelez, José (29 June 2003). "Eto'o pone Mallorca a brindar" [Eto'o has Mallorca toasting] (in Spanish). El País. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  4. ^ "Lozano chifló al Real Madrid" [Lozano whistled (the verb "chiflar" could also mean "make go crazy") Real Madrid] (in Spanish). El Tiempo. 2 October 2001. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  5. ^ Ballesteros, Frank. "Colombia – Record international players". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived 30 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 21 September 2008.
  6. ^ Tabeira, Martín. "Copa América 1993". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived 21 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  7. ^ Tabeira, Martín. "Copa América 1995". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  8. ^ Tabeira, Martín. "Copa América 1999". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived 9 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  9. ^ "Harold Lozano (Player)". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 7 April 2023.