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{{Short description|Colombian footballer (born 1968)}}
{{family name hatnote|Valencia|Mosquera|lang=Spanish}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Adolfo Valencia
| image = 
| fullname = Adolfo José Valencia Mosquera
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|2|6|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca|Buenaventura]], Colombia
| height = {{height|m=1.82}}
| position = [[Forward (association football)#Striker|Striker]]
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = 
| years1 = 1988–1993
| years2 = 1993–1994
| years3 = 1994–1995
| years4 = 1995–1996
| years5 = 1997
| years6 = 1997–1998
| years7 = 1998–1999
| years8 = 1999–2000
| years9 = 2000–2001
| years10 = 2002
| years11 = 2002–2003
| years12 = 2003
| years13 = 2004
| clubs1 = [[Independiente Santa Fe]]
| clubs2 = [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
| clubs3 = [[Atlético Madrid]]
| clubs4 = [[Independiente Santa Fe]]
| clubs5 = [[América de Cali|América Cali]]
| clubs6 = [[A.C. Reggiana 1919|Reggiana]]
| clubs7 = [[Independiente Medellín]]
| clubs8 = [[PAOK FC|PAOK]]
| clubs9 = [[New York Red Bulls|MetroStars]]
| clubs10 = [[Independiente Santa Fe]]
| clubs11 = [[Hangzhou Greentown F.C.|Zhejiang Lucheng]]
| clubs12 = [[Unión Atlético Maracaibo|Unión Maracaibo]]
| clubs13 = [[Hangzhou Greentown F.C.|Zhejiang Lucheng]]
| caps1 = 159
| caps2 = 26
| caps3 = 24
| caps4 = 22
| caps5 = 19
| caps6 = 23
| caps7 = 22
| caps8 = 27
| caps9 = 48
| caps10 = 28
| caps11 = 31
| caps12 = 7
| caps13 = 6
| totalcaps = 442
| goals1 = 56
| goals2 = 11
| goals3 = 6
| goals4 = 11
| goals5 = 9
| goals6 = 4
| goals7 = 11
| goals8 = 8
| goals9 = 21
| goals10 = 11
| goals11 = 14
| goals12 = 4
| goals13 = 0
| totalgoals = 166
| nationalyears1 = 1992–1998
| nationalteam1 = [[Colombia national football team|Colombia]]
| nationalcaps1 = 37  
| nationalgoals1 = 14
| club-update = 
| nationalteam-update = 
}}
'''Adolfo José Valencia Mosquera''' (born 6 February 1968) is a Colombian retired [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Forward (association football)#Striker|striker]].

Nicknamed ''El tren'' (train) due to his powerful physique, he played in seven countries – having one-year spells in Germany and Spain's top flight – and represented [[Colombia national football team|Colombia]] at two [[FIFA World Cup|World Cups]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://historico.elpais.com.co/paisonline/deportes2003/notas/Febrero282010/depor2.html|title=La última estación de "El Tren" Valencia|trans-title="The Train" Valencia's last station|newspaper=[[El País (Cali)|El País]]|language=es|date=28 February 2010|access-date=13 March 2018|archive-date=14 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180314042719/http://historico.elpais.com.co/paisonline/deportes2003/notas/Febrero282010/depor2.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Club career==
Born in [[Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca]], Valencia started playing with [[Independiente Santa Fe]], where his stellar performances earned him a transfer to Germany's [[FC Bayern Munich]]. In [[1993–94 Bundesliga|his sole season]] (although he still played the first game of 1994–95), he was instrumental in helping the [[Bavaria]]ns clinch the [[Bundesliga]] title, and finished as the team's top scorer alongside [[Mehmet Scholl]], with 11 goals.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.doktorfussball.de/adolfo-valencia-der-entlauber/|title=Adolfo Valencia – der Entlauber!|trans-title=Adolfo Valencia – the defoliator!|publisher=Doktor Fussball|language=de|date=24 April 2007|access-date=21 November 2015}}</ref>

Valencia also played one season in Spain, with [[Atlético Madrid]], where he was involved in a serious incident with irascible club president [[Jesús Gil]], while vastly underperforming overall:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mercafutbol.com/el-fichaje-estrellado-tren-valencia-77826/|title=El fichaje estrellado: El 'Tren' Valencia|trans-title=Crashed signing: The 'Train' Valencia|publisher=Merca Fútbol|language=es|date=6 January 2010|access-date=21 November 2015|archive-date=13 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131013065003/http://www.mercafutbol.com/el-fichaje-estrellado-tren-valencia-77826/|url-status=dead}}</ref> after a [[La Liga]] match at [[CD Logroñés]], the latter said that "The black guy needs to have his throat cut".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.elmundo.es/elmundodeporte/2004/05/13/futbol/1084481223.html|title=Los excesos de Gil en los medios|trans-title=Gil's media excesses|newspaper=[[El Mundo (Spain)|El Mundo]]|language=es|date=14 May 2004|access-date=21 November 2015}}</ref> He subsequently went on to represent, without settling at any club, Independiente Santa Fe, [[América de Cali]], [[A.C. Reggiana 1919]], [[Independiente Medellín]], [[PAOK FC]], [[New York Red Bulls|NY/NJ MetroStars]], [[Hangzhou Greentown F.C.|Zhejiang Lucheng F.C.]] and [[Unión Atlético Maracaibo]].

While at Zhejiang, Valencia led the [[China League One|Chinese second division]] in scoring during the 2003 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/china03.html|title=China 2003|publisher=[[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]]|last=Lewis|first=Tom|date=18 April 2004|access-date=24 September 2010}}</ref> In [[2000 Major League Soccer season|his debut campaign]] in the [[Major League Soccer]], he set a team record by scoring 16 league goals, and retired from football in 2004.

==International career==
Valencia made his debut for [[Colombia national football team|Colombia]] on 31 July 1992, scoring the only goal in a match against the [[United States men's national soccer team|United States]] at the [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]] for the Friendship Cup, and proceeded to represent the nation at the [[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994]] and [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]] [[FIFA World Cup]]s. In the former edition he netted twice, in group stage defeats to [[Romania national football team|Romania]] and the United States.

Alongside [[Bernardo Redín]], Valencia was Colombia's all-time topscorer in the World Cup. On 5 September 1993, he was one of three players on target [[Argentina v Colombia (1994 FIFA World Cup qualification)|in a 5–0 win]] in [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]] for the [[1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)|1994 World Cup qualifiers]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehardtackle.com/2013/argentina-0-5-colombia-the-most-famous-world-cup-qualifier-of-all-time-classic-clashes/|title=Argentina 0–5 Colombia: The most famous World Cup qualifier of all time (classic clashes)|publisher=The Hard Tackle|date=15 October 2013|access-date=21 November 2015}}</ref>

===International goals===
''Scores and results list Colombia's goal tally first.''<ref>[http://www.11v11.com/players/adolfo-jose-valencia-118768/ Adolfo Jose Valencia]; at 11v11</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable" style=
|-
! Goal !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Final !! Competition
|-
| 1. || 31 July 1992 || [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum|Memorial Coliseum]], Los Angeles, United States || {{fb|USA}} || {{center|'''1'''–0}} || {{center|1–0}} || [[Amistad Cup]]
|-
| 2. || rowspan=2 | 31 March 1993 || rowspan=2 | [[Estadio Atanasio Girardot|Atanasio Girardot]], [[Medellín]], Colombia || rowspan=2 | {{fb|CRC}} || {{center|'''1'''–0}} || rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;" | 4–1 || rowspan=3 | [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|-
| 3. || {{center|'''4'''–1}}
|-
| 4. || 8 May 1993 || [[Miami Orange Bowl|Orange Bowl]], [[Miami]], United States || {{fb|USA}} || {{center|'''1'''–1}} || {{center|2–1}}
|-
| 5. || 16 June 1993 || [[Estadio 9 de Mayo|9 de Mayo]], [[Machala]], [[Ecuador]] || {{fb|MEX}} || {{center|'''1'''–0}} || {{center|2–1}} ||rowspan=2 | [[1993 Copa América]]
|-
| 6. || 3 July 1993 || [[Estadio Reales Tamarindos|Reales Tamarindos]], [[Portoviejo]], Ecuador || {{fb|ECU}} || {{center|'''1'''–0}} || {{center|1–0}}
|-
| 7. || 15 August 1993 || [[Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Melendez|Metropolitano Roberto Melendez]], [[Barranquilla]], Colombia || {{fb|ARG}} || {{center|'''2'''–0}} || {{center|2–1}} || rowspan=2 | [[1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)|1994 World Cup qualification]]
|-
| 8. || 5 September 1993 || [[Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti|Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti]], [[Buenos Aires]], [[Argentina]] || {{fb|ARG}} || {{center|'''5'''–0}} || {{center|[[Argentina v Colombia (1994 FIFA World Cup qualification)|5–0]]}}
|-
| 9. || 3 June 1994 || [[Foxboro Stadium]], [[Foxborough, Massachusetts|Foxborough]], United States || {{fb|NIR}} || {{center|'''2'''–0}} || {{center|2–0}} || Friendly
|-
| 10. || 18 June 1994 || [[Rose Bowl (stadium)|Rose Bowl]], [[Pasadena, California|Pasadena]], United States || {{fb|ROM}} || {{center|'''1'''–2}} || {{center|1–3}} || rowspan=2 | [[1994 FIFA World Cup]]
|-
| 11. || 22 June 1994 || Rose Bowl, Pasadena, United States || {{fb|USA}} || {{center|'''1'''–2}} || {{center|1–2}}
|-
| 12. || 21 March 1996 || [[Estadio Guillermo Plazas Alcid|Guillermo Plazas Alcid]], [[Neiva, Huila|Neiva]], Colombia || {{fb|TRI}} || {{center|'''2'''–0}} || {{center|3–0}} || rowspan=3 | Friendly
|-
| 13. || rowspan=2 | 28 March 1996 || rowspan=2 | Atanasio Girardot, Medellín, Colombia || rowspan=2 | {{fb|BOL}} || {{center|'''1'''–1}} || rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;" | 4–1
|-
| 14. || {{center|'''4'''–1}}
|}

==Personal life==
Valencia's son, [[José Adolfo Valencia|José Adolfo]], was also a footballer and a striker. He played mostly for Independiente Santa Fe, and represented Colombia at [[Colombia national under-20 football team|under-20 level]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.elcolombiano.com/deportes/futbol-europeo/el-trenecito-valencia-ficha-por-el-feirense-de-portugal-CF6869073|title="El trenecito" Valencia ficha por el Feirense de Portugal|trans-title="Little train" Valencia signs for Portugal's Feirense|newspaper=[[El Colombiano]]|language=es|date=8 July 2017|access-date=13 March 2018}}</ref>

==Honours==
===Club===
'''Bayern Munich'''
*[[Bundesliga]]: [[1993–94 Bundesliga|1993–94]]

'''América Cali'''
*[[Categoría Primera A]]: 1997

'''Maracaibo'''
*[[Venezuelan Primera División]]: 2003

=== Individual ===

* [[MLS All-Star Game|MLS All-Star]]: [[2000 MLS All-Star Game|2000]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 29, 2000 |title=2000 MLS All-Star Game |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/2000-mls-all-star-game-373143 |work=MLSsoccer.com |access-date=July 28, 2023}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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