Gerardo Bedoya

Gerardo Alberto Bedoya Múnera (born 26 November 1975 in Ebéjico, Antioquia) is a retired Colombian footballer. He began as a defender but he also played as a defensive midfielder.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Bedoya and the second or maternal family name is Múnera.
Gerardo Bedoya
Personal information
Full name Gerardo Alberto Bedoya Múnera
Date of birth (1975-11-26) 26 November 1975
Place of birth Ebéjico, Antioquia, Colombia
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defensive Midfielder
Youth career
Envigado
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1997 Deportivo Pereira 45 (3)
1998–2001 Deportivo Cali 118 (5)
2001–2003 Racing Club 54 (5)
2003 Deportivo Cali 18 (2)
2004 Colón 33 (3)
2005 Puebla 15 (1)
2005 Boca Juniors 3 (0)
2005–2006 Atlético Nacional 29 (4)
2006–2010 Millonarios 105 (12)
2010 Envigado 8 (0)
2010 Boyacá Chicó 9 (0)
2011–2013 Santa Fe 90 (10)
2014 Fortaleza 11 (3)
2015 Cúcuta Deportivo 16 (4)
Total 552 (52)
National team‡
2001–2009 Colombia 49 (4)
Teams managed
2020– Santa Fe (assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 July 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 November 2009

Nicknamed "the beast,"[1] he currently holds the record for most red cards (46) received by any player in the history of the game.[2][3]

Club career

Bedoya started his professional career with Deportivo Pereira in 1996. He joined Deportivo Cali in 1998 where he was part of the squad that won the league title in 1998.

In 2001, Bedoya moved to Argentina where he played for Racing Club de Avellaneda, helping the club to win the Apertura 2001 tournament. In 2004, he joined Colón de Santa Fe and in 2005 he moved to Boca Juniors where he only played 3 games (all in the Copa Libertadores) before moving to Mexico to play for Puebla F.C..

In 2005 Bedoya returned to Colombia to play for Atlético Nacional and in 2006 he joined Millonarios. After he went for a brief time to Envigado F.C.. But then joined Boyacá Chicó F.C. for the 2010 season.

In 2011, Bedoya signed a one-year contract with Independiente Santa Fe.

Bedoya has the ignominy of being the professional footballer with the most red cards to his name (46 red cards).[4] In the Bogota derby between Independiente Santa Fe and Millonarios on 23 September 2012, he received his 41st red card in a professional game, being sent off for the elbow and subsequent kick to the head aimed at Millonarios player Jhonny Ramirez.[5] The offense also got him suspended for the next 15 matches. Bedoya has been sent off multiple times since.

International career

He was the starting left back for the Colombia national football team from 2001–2006. During that time he was part of the Colombia squad that won the Copa América 2001.

Coaching career

Following his retirement from his club career, Bedoya went into coaching. In his first position as assistant manager, he was dismissed from the dugout after 21 minutes.[4]

International goals

Colombia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Bedoya goal.

International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 19 February 2000Orange Bowl, Miami, United States United States2–22–22000 CONCACAF Gold Cup
2 31 January 2001Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States Mexico1–23–2Friendly
3 24 April 2001Estadio Pueblo Nuevo, San Cristóbal, Venezuela Venezuela1–22–22002 FIFA World Cup qualification
4 26 July 2001Estadio Palogrande, Manizales, Colombia Honduras1–02–02001 Copa América

List of career red cards
TeamYearsCards
Deportivo Cali 1998–200114
Racing Club 2001–20035
Millonarios 2006–20107
Santa Fe 2011–20138
Total46

Honours

Club

Deportivo Cali

Independiente Santa Fe

2012 Apertura

International

References
  1. Wright, Chris (27 February 2020). "Sergio Ramos' 26 career red cards are not even close to the record held by 'The Beast'". ESPN FC. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  2. "Gerardo Bedoya, hombre récord de la Tarjeta Roja". futbolred.com (in Spanish). 23 March 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  3. Hayward, Ben (3 July 2013). "Gerardo Bedoya shown 43rd red card of career". Goal.com. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  4. Poole, Harry (21 July 2020). "Gerardo Bedoya: The story of the world's 'dirtiest' footballer". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  5. Roden, Lee (25 September 2012). "Magazine: The Colombian defender sent off 41 times and more moments of madness featuring Souness and Cantona". Radio talkSPORT. Wireless Group. Archived from the original on 27 December 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
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