José René Higuita - International Appearances


The outstanding Colombian 'keeper obtained 68 caps for his National Team. All matches are friendlies unless stated otherwise.
Born: 28/08/1966
Country: Colombia
Caps: 68 (W29–D25–L14 – GF81–GA54 - %61.02)
Goals converted: 3
Goals conceded: 54
Age First Cap:  20 yr 287 d   11/06/1987 vs. Ecuador    1-0
Age Last Cap:   32 yr 313 d   07/07/1999 vs. Ecuador    2-1
National Team Career:   12 yr 26 d

Caps   Date     Venue                Opponent           Score    Competition

 1    11/06/87  Medellin             Ecuador            1-0
 2    01/07/87  Rosario              Bolivia            2-0      Copa América
 3    05/07/87  Rosario              Paraguay           3-0      Copa América
 4    08/07/87  Cordoba              Chile              1-2      Copa América
 5    11/07/87  Buenos Aires         Argentina          2-1      Copa América
 6    30/03/88  Armenia              Canada             3-0
 7    14/05/88  Miami                United States      2-0
 8    17/05/88  Glasgow              Scotland           0-0      Stanley Rous Cup
 9    19/05/88  Helsinki             Finland            3-1
10    24/05/88  London               England            1-1      Stanley Rous Cup
11    07/08/88  Bogota               Uruguay            2-1      Copa Quesada
12    03/02/89  Pereira              Peru               1-0      Copa Centenario
13    05/02/89  Armenia              Chile              1-0      Copa Centenario
14    09/03/89  Barranquilla         Argentina          1-0
15    24/06/89  Miami                United States      1-0
16    27/06/89  Miami                Haiti              4-0
17    03/07/89  Salvador             Venezuela          4-2      Copa América
18    05/07/89  Salvador             Paraguay           0-1      Copa América
19    07/07/89  Salvador             Brazil             0-0      Copa América
20    09/07/89  Recife               Peru               1-1      Copa América
21    06/08/89  Montevideo           Uruguay            0-0      World Cup Qualifier
22    20/08/89  Barranquilla         Ecuador            2-0      World Cup Qualifier
23    27/08/89  Asunción             Paraguay           1-2      World Cup Qualifier
24    03/09/89  Guayaquil            Ecuador            0-0      World Cup Qualifier
25    17/09/89  Barranquilla         Paraguay           2-1      World Cup Qualifier
26    15/10/89  Barranquilla         Israel             1-0      World Cup Qualifier
27    30/10/89  Tel Aviv             Israel             0-0      World Cup Qualifier
28    02/02/90  Miami                Uruguay            0-2      Orange Bowl Cup
29    04/02/90  Miami                United States  [1] 1-1      Orange Bowl Cup
30    20/02/90  Los Angeles          Soviet Union   [2] 0-0      Los Angeles Cup
31    04/05/90  Chicago              Poland             2-1
32    26/05/90  Cairo                Egypt              1-1
33    02/06/90  Budapest             Hungary            1-3
34    09/06/90  Bologna              Utd.Arab Emirates  2-0      World Cup
35    14/06/90  Bologna              Yugoslavia         0-1      World Cup
36    19/06/90  Milano               West Germany       1-1      World Cup
37    23/06/90  Napoli               Cameroon           1-2      World Cup
38    29/01/91  Leon                 Mexico             0-0
39    03/02/91  Miami                Switzerland        2-3      Miami Cup
40    05/06/91  Stockholm            Sweden             2-2
41    25/06/91  San Jose             Costa Rica         1-0
42    07/07/91  Valparaiso           Ecuador            1-0      Copa América
43    11/07/91  Viña del Mar         Bolivia            0-0      Copa América
44    13/07/91  Viña del Mar         Brazil             2-0      Copa América
45    15/07/91  Viña del Mar         Uruguay            0-1      Copa América
46    17/07/91  Santiago             Chile              1-1      Copa América
47    19/07/91  Santiago             Brazil             0-2      Copa América
48    21/07/91  Santiago             Argentina          1-2      Copa América
49    24/02/93  San Cristóbal        Venezuela          0-0
50    31/01/95  Hong Kong            South Korea        0-1      Carlsberg Cup
51    08/02/95  Brisbane             Australia          0-0
52    11/02/95  Sydney               Australia          1-0
53    22/03/95  Medellin             Uruguay            2-1
54    18/06/95  Washington           Mexico             0-0      US Cup
55    25/06/95  Piscataway           United States      0-0      US Cup
56    07/07/95  Rivera               Peru               1-1      Copa América
57    10/07/95  Rivera               Ecuador            1-0      Copa América
58    13/07/95  Rivera               Brazil             0-3      Copa América
59    16/07/95  Montevideo           Paraguay           1-1      Copa América
60    19/07/95  Montevideo           Uruguay            0-2      Copa América
61    22/07/95  Maldonado            United States      4-1      Copa América
62    06/09/95  London               England            0-0
63    06/03/96  Miami                Honduras           2-1
64    28/03/96  Medellin             Bolivia            4-1
65    05/09/97  New York             El Salvador        2-2
66    08/10/97  Oslo                 Norway             0-0
67    19/06/99  Manizales            Peru               3-3
68    07/07/99  Luque                Ecuador            2-1      Copa América

Notes:
[1] Colombia won 9-8 on penalty kicks.
[2] Colombia won 4-2 on penalty kicks.

Total Record

Matches  Won  Draw  Lost For Against  Points  Percentage
  68      29   25    14   81- 54       83      61.02%

Types of Matches:
Friendlies             23
World Cup Qualifiers    7
World Cup               4
Copa America           22
Other Tournaments      12

Total:                 68

Goals:

Cap   9     1 goal
Cap  12     1 goal
Cap  17     1 goal

Total:      3 goals



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