Deportivo Cali has more than 100 years of history, one of the clubs with the most fans in the country and has had several teams that will endure in the golden books of Colombian Professional Soccer.
(Read here: Deportivo Cali, a story full of titles, joys and sadness in the FPC)
There are several players who with their plays and goals marked their name in the history of the oldest team in the country, here we will review those footballers who will always be in the retina of the sugar bowls.
Jorge Ramirez Gallego
Within the golden history of Deportivo Cali is the name of Jorge Ramirez Gallego, who with his goals, his magic and his great definition inside the rival area entered the memory of the fans of the Valle del Cauca team.
The man from Cali was one of the deadliest scorers of his generation, when he arrived at the Deportivo Cali in 1965, Jorge Gallego quickly earned a place in the starting team and became a club legend by hand.
Gallego is Deportivo Cali’s all-time top scorer with a total of 198 annotations that came in the 9 seasons dressed as a sugar bowl. In addition, he was key in the 1965, 1967, 1969 and 1970 League titles.
Pedro Antonio Zape
Historically, the Deportivo Cali is a club specialized in training goalkeepers, one of the first arc phenomena was Peter Zape, a special player who earned a place in the history of the sugar bowl.
The player from Cauca made his debut in the 1960s with the Verdiblanco team and participated in the league titles in 1969, 1970 and 1974. His spectacular saves and flies under the three sticks were key to taking Cali to its first final of Libertadores Cup of America.
Fernando ‘the Freckled’ Castro
A devastating character both on and off the field has marked the history of the ‘Pecoso’ Castro who is an idol within the sugar fans. He landed in the capital of Valle del Cauca in the 1970s and was proclaimed champion in 1974 as a key player.
In the 1978 Copa Libertadores, “Freckled” was the undisputed starter in Carlos Salvador Bilardo’s team, but he was unable to celebrate the continental title with his club after losing to Boca Juniors from Argentina.
The teachings of the Argentine DT inspired him to be a coach in Colombia, with Deportivo Cali managed to make history on the bench after consecrating champion of the 1996 And 2015 Stars, being the only strategist to win two League titles with ‘SuperDepor’.
Miguel Calero
He is one of the ‘golden’ squad players of the Deportivo Cali, He managed to make history in Colombia and international soccer, where he left the name of the country at the top.
Miguelito Calero He is part of a golden generation of FPC goalkeepers, the Valle del Cauca goalkeeper was part of that historic team that won the sixth star, thus ending 22 years of league drought.
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#TBT DIMAYOR📆
⚽Today we remember one of the idols of @AsoDeporCali and a reference for the Colombian National Team, the goalkeeper Miguel Calero who on March 29, 1995 scored a tremendous goal from midfield.⚽
We will always carry his saves and plays in our memory (RIP). pic.twitter.com/HeITMVl0bq
— DIMAYOR (@Dimayor) December 12, 2019
His great saves and spectacular flying will always be in the memory of Deportivo Cali fans who in 1991 they received it as a promise and in 1997 they fired it as an idol.
andres perez
Despite being from Bogotá, the midfielder won the hearts of Deportivo Cali fans with his claws on the pitch. Andrés Pérez is one of the last idols of the Valle del Cauca institution.
The midfielder defended the green and white colors for a decade, between 2009 and 2018, He played a total of 407 games and scored 15 goals Adding up all the skills. In addition, Andrés Pérez won the 2010 Colombian Cup, the 2014 Super League and the 2015 Apertura.
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