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{{Short description|Colombian footballer (born 1975)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}}
{{family name hatnote|Bedoya|Múnera|lang=Spanish}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name           = Gerardo Bedoya
|image          = GerardoBedoya.jpg
|image_size     = 150px
|fullname       = Gerardo Alberto Bedoya Múnera
|birth_date     = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1975|11|26}}
|birth_place    = [[Ebéjico]], [[Antioquia Department|Antioquia]], Colombia
|height         = 1.75 m
|currentclub    = 
|clubnumber     = 
|position       = [[Defensive midfielder]]
|youthclubs1    = [[Envigado F.C.|Envigado]]
|youthyears1    =
|years1         = 1995–1997 |clubs1 = [[Deportivo Pereira]]                     |caps1  = 45  |goals1  = 3
|years2         = 1998–2001 |clubs2 = [[Deportivo Cali]]                        |caps2  = 118 |goals2  = 5
|years3         = 2001–2003 |clubs3 = [[Racing Club de Avellaneda|Racing Club]] |caps3  = 54  |goals3  = 5
|years4         = 2003      |clubs4 = [[Deportivo Cali]]                        |caps4  = 18  |goals4  = 2
|years5         = 2004      |clubs5 = [[Colón de Santa Fe|Colón]]               |caps5  = 33  |goals5  = 3
|years6         = 2005      |clubs6 = [[Puebla F.C.|Puebla]]                    |caps6  = 15  |goals6  = 1
|years7         = 2005      |clubs7 = [[Boca Juniors]]                          |caps7  = 3   |goals7  = 0
|years8         = 2005–2006 |clubs8 = [[Atlético Nacional]]                     |caps8  = 29  |goals8  = 4
|years9         = 2006–2010 |clubs9 = [[Millonarios]]                           |caps9  = 105 |goals9  = 12
|years10        = 2010      |clubs10 = [[Envigado Fútbol Club|Envigado]]        |caps10 = 8   |goals10 = 0
|years11        = 2010      |clubs11 = [[Boyacá Chicó F.C.|Boyacá Chicó]]       |caps11 = 9   |goals11 = 0
|years12        = 2011–2013 |clubs12 = [[Independiente Santa Fe|Santa Fe]]      |caps12 = 90  |goals12 = 10
|years13        = 2014      |clubs13 = [[Fortaleza F.C.|Fortaleza]]             |caps13 = 11  |goals13 = 3
|years14        = 2015      |clubs14 = [[Cúcuta Deportivo]]                     |caps14 = 16  |goals14 = 4
|totalcaps      = 552
|totalgoals     = 52
|nationalyears1 = 2000–2009
|nationalteam1  = [[Colombia national football team|Colombia]]
|nationalcaps1  = 49
|nationalgoals1 = 4
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's [[association football|football]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{fb|COL}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Copa América]]}}
{{Medal|Winner|[[2001 Copa América|2001 Colombia]]|}}
|manageryears1  = 2016
|managerclubs1  = [[Independiente Santa Fe|Santa Fe]] (assistant)
|manageryears2  = 2016
|managerclubs2  = [[Independiente Santa Fe|Santa Fe]] (caretaker)
|manageryears3  = 2019
|managerclubs3  = [[Independiente Santa Fe|Santa Fe]]
|manageryears4  = 2020–2021
|managerclubs4  = [[Independiente Santa Fe|Santa Fe]] (assistant)
|manageryears5  = 2022
|managerclubs5  = [[Valledupar F.C.|Valledupar]]
|manageryears6  = 2023
|managerclubs6  = [[Independiente Santa Fe|Santa Fe]] (caretaker)
|pcupdate       = 21 July 2020
|ntupdate       = 16 November 2009
}}

'''Gerardo Alberto Bedoya Múnera''' (born 26 November 1975) is a Colombian former [[association football|footballer]] and current manager. He began as a [[defender (association football)|defender]] but he also played as a [[defensive midfielder]].

Nicknamed "the beast,"<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/blog-the-toe-poke/story/4061614/sergio-ramos26-red-career-cards-is-not-even-close-to-the-all-time-record-held-by-the-beast |title=Sergio Ramos' 26 career red cards are not even close to the record held by 'The Beast' |publisher=ESPN FC |last1=Wright |first1=Chris |date=27 February 2020 |access-date=17 May 2020 }}</ref> he currently holds the record for most [[red card (association football)|red cards]] (58) received by any player in the [[List of world association football records|history]] of the game.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.futbolred.com/liga-aguila/record-gerardo-bedoya-fue-expulsado-en-su-debut-como-asisnte-tecnico+16544690 |title=Gerardo Bedoya, hombre récord de la Tarjeta Roja|work=futbolred.com|date=23 March 2016|access-date=5 December 2016|language=es}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Hayward|first1=Ben|title=Gerardo Bedoya shown 43rd red card of career|url=http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/82/south-america/2013/07/03/4091989/gerardo-bedoya-shown-43rd-red-card-of-career|publisher=Goal|access-date=7 May 2016|date=3 July 2013}}</ref>

== 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).<ref name="BBC">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53340237|title=Gerardo Bedoya: The story of the world's 'dirtiest' footballer|first=Harry|last=Poole|date=21 July 2020|access-date=21 July 2020|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.talksport.co.uk/magazine/features/120925/colombian-defender-sent-41-times-and-more-moments-madness-featuring-soun-181688 |title=Magazine: The Colombian defender sent off 41 times and more moments of madness featuring Souness and Cantona |work=Radio talkSPORT |date=25 September 2012 |last=Roden |first=Lee |access-date=7 May 2016 |publisher=Wireless Group |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121227104916/http://www.talksport.co.uk/magazine/features/120925/colombian-defender-sent-41-times-and-more-moments-madness-featuring-soun-181688 |archive-date=27 December 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The offense also got him suspended for the next 15 matches. Bedoya has been sent off multiple times since.

== International career ==

Bedoya made his debut for the [[Colombia national football team|Colombia national team]] in the [[2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup|2000 Gold Cup]] match against Jamaica on 12 February 2000.<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 February 2000 |title=Colombia – Jamaica 1:0 (Gold Cup 2000 USA, Group A) |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/report/gold-cup-2000-in-den-usa-gruppe-a-kolumbien-jamaika/ |access-date=2022-05-24 |website=worldfootball.net |language=en}}</ref> He scored the equalizing goal in the quarter final penalty shootout victory against the USA on 19 February, where he also earned a red card in the last minute of extra time.<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 February 2000 |title=USA – Colombia 1:2 (Gold Cup 2000 USA, Quarter-finals) |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/report/gold-cup-2000-in-den-usa-viertelfinale-usa-kolumbien/ |access-date=2022-05-24 |website=worldfootball.net |language=en}}</ref> Bedoya was also part of the Colombia squad that won the [[Copa América 2001]], where he played five matches and scored a goal in the semi-finals victory against [[Honduras national football team|Honduras]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 July 2001 |title=Colombia – Honduras 2:0 (Copa América 2001 Colombia, Semi-finals) |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/report/copa-america-2001-in-kolumbien-halbfinale-kolumbien-honduras/ |access-date=2022-05-24 |website=worldfootball.net |language=en}}</ref>

He played all five matches at the [[2003 Confederations Cup]], where Colombia finished in fourth place. Bedoya was a starting player in the [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)|2006 FIFA World Cup qualifiers]], but was not called up for the [[2007 Copa América]]. His last match for the national team was on 1 April 2009, a 2–0 loss against [[Venezuela national football team|Venezuela]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-03-31 |title=Venezuela derrotó 2-0 a Colombia y nos dejó muy lejos del Mundial |url=https://caracol.com.co/radio/2009/03/31/deportes/1238524380_787552.html |access-date=2022-05-24 |website=Caracol Radio |language=es}}</ref>

== Coaching career==
Following his retirement from his club career, Bedoya went into coaching. In his first position as assistant manager with Santa Fe in 2016, he was dismissed from the dugout after 21 minutes of a league fixture against Junior.<ref name="BBC"/><ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-03-24 |title='World’s dirtiest footballer' sent off 21 minutes into senior coaching debut |url=http://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/mar/24/gerardo-bedoya-worlds-dirtiest-football-sent-off-21-minutes-coaching-debut |access-date=2022-05-24 |website=The Guardian |language=en}}</ref> That same year, he became caretaker manager of Santa Fe for one match after the departure of [[Alexis García]], and in 2019 he was again appointed as caretaker manager of Santa Fe and soon after he was confirmed as manager on a permanent basis until the arrival of [[Harold Rivera]].

Bedoya left Santa Fe at the end of 2021 and in January 2022 he was appointed as manager of [[Valledupar F.C.|Valledupar]] in the Colombian [[Categoría Primera B|second tier]], but was dismissed in August 2022. On 12 May 2023 he returned to Santa Fe for a third stint as caretaker, replacing Harold Rivera who had resigned the previous day.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://caracol.com.co/2023/05/12/gerardo-bedoya-tecnico-encargado-de-independiente-santa-fe/|title=Gerardo Bedoya, técnico encargado de Independiente Santa Fe|trans-title=Gerardo Bedoya, caretaker manager of Independiente Santa Fe|language=es|publisher=[[Caracol Radio]]|date=12 May 2023|access-date=12 May 2023}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===International===
''Colombia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Bedoya goal.''

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+ International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
|-
!scope=col|No.
!scope=col data-sort-type=date|Date
!scope=col|Venue
!scope=col|Opponent
!scope=col|Score
!scope=col|Result
!scope=col|Competition

|-
!scope=row|1
| 19 February 2000 || [[Orange Bowl]], [[Miami]], [[United States]] || {{fb|USA}} || align=center | '''2'''–2 || align=center | 2–2 || [[2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup]]
|-
!scope=row|2
| 31 January 2001 || [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]], [[Los Angeles]], [[United States]] || {{fb|MEX}} || align=center | '''1'''–2 || align=center | 3–2 || [[Colombia national football team results (2000–19)#2001|Friendly]]
|-
!scope=row|3
| 24 April 2001 || [[Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo|Estadio Pueblo Nuevo]], [[San Cristóbal, Táchira|San Cristóbal]], [[Venezuela]] || {{fb|VEN}} || align=center | '''1'''–2 || align=center | 2–2 || [[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)|2002 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
!scope=row|4
| 26 July 2001 || [[Estadio Palogrande]], [[Manizales]], [[Colombia]] || {{fb|HON}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || align=center | 2–0 || [[2001 Copa América]]
|}

===List of career red cards===

====Club====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Team!!Years!!Cards
|-
|[[Deportivo Pereira]]
|1995–1997||2
|-
|[[Deportivo Cali]]
|1998–2001, 2003||14
|-
|[[Racing Club de Avellaneda|Racing Club]]
|2001–2003||5
|-
|[[Colón de Santa Fe|Colón]]
|2004||2
|-
|[[Atlético Nacional]]
|2005-2006||2
|-
|[[Millonarios]]
|2006–2010||7
|-
|[[Envigado Fútbol Club|Envigado]]
|2010||2
|-
|[[Club Santa Fe|Santa Fe]]
|2011–2013||10
|-
|[[Cúcuta Deportivo]] 
|2015||2
|-
! colspan=2|Total!!46
|}

====International====

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Team!!Years!!Cards
|-
|[[Colombia national football team|Colombia]]
|2001-2009||1
|-
! colspan=2|Total!!1
|}

====Coaching====

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Team!!Years!!Cards
|-
|[[Independiente Santa Fe|Santa Fe]]
|2020-2021||11

|-
! colspan=2|Total!!11


|}

==Honours==
===Club===
'''Deportivo Cali'''
*[[Categoría Primera A]]: [[1998 Categoría Primera A season|1998]]

'''Racing'''
*[[Argentine Primera División]]: [[2001–02 Argentine Primera División|2001 Apertura]]

'''Independiente Santa Fe'''
*Categoría Primera A: [[2012 Categoría Primera A season|2012 Apertura]]

===International===
'''Colombia'''
*[[Copa América]]: [[2001 Copa América|2001]]

===Records===
*Most [[Red card (association football)|red cards]] received by a player: 46

== References ==
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== External links ==

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* {{Soccerway|gerardo-alberto-bedoya/22268}}

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