FACTBOX-Soccer-Colombia Copa America facts and figures

Fri Jun 22, 2007 1:59pm BST
 
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June 22 (Reuters) - Factbox on Colombia ahead of the Copa America:

PAST RECORD

Winners: 2001

Runners-up: 1975

RECENT FORM

* Colombia have played seven friendlies in the last year and lost only one, at home to Uruguay. They have beaten Chile, Panama, Montenegro, Switzerland and Paraguay and drawn with Japan.

COACH

* Colombia last year chased the services of a number of high-profile coaches including Germany's Uli Stielike, Argentine Marcelo Bielsa and Brazilian Paulo Autuori.

* They eventually settled for home-grown Jorge Luis Pinto, who led provincial club Cucuta to their first domestic title last year.  Continued...

 

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