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{{short description|Colombian footballer (born 1971)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}}
{{family name hatnote|Bonilla|Hinestroza|lang=Spanish}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Víctor Bonilla
| fullname = Víctor Manuel Bonilla Hinestroza
| image = 
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1971|1|23}}
| birth_place = [[Tumaco]], Colombia
| height = 1.77 m
| currentclub = 
| position = [[Striker (association football)|Striker]]
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = 
| years1 = 1991–1999
| years2 = 1999
| years3 = 2000
| years4 = 2000–2001
| years5 = 2001–2002
| years6 = 2002–2003
| years7 = 2003
| years8 = 2003
| years9 = 2003–2004
| years10 = 2004
| years11 = 2005
| years12 = 2006
| years13 = 2006
| years14 = 2007
| years15 = 2008
| years16 = 2009–2010
| years17 = 2010
| clubs1 = [[Deportivo Cali]]
| clubs2 = [[Real Sociedad]]
| clubs3 = [[UD Salamanca|Salamanca]]
| clubs4 = [[Toulouse FC|Toulouse]]
| clubs5 = [[FC Nantes|Nantes]]
| clubs6 = [[Montpellier HSC|Montpellier]]
| clubs7 = [[Al-Rayyan Sports Club|Al-Rayyan]]
| clubs8 = [[Cortuluá]]
| clubs9 = [[Dorados de Sinaloa]]
| clubs10 = [[América de Cali]]
| clubs11 = [[Deportes Tolima]]
| clubs12 = [[Barcelona Sporting Club]]
| clubs13 = [[América de Cali]]
| clubs14 = [[Atlético Huila]]
| clubs15 = [[Deportivo Jamundí]]
| clubs16 = [[Deportes Quindio]]
| clubs17 = [[Cortuluá]]
| caps1 = 195
| caps2 = 18
| caps3 = 7
| caps4 = 34
| caps5 = 6
| caps6 = 14
| caps7 = 
| caps8 = 7
| caps9 = 
| caps10 = 20
| caps11 = 39
| caps12 = 8
| caps13 = 9
| caps14 = 3
| caps15 = 0
| caps16 = 16
| caps17 = 17
| goals1 = 71
| goals2 = 3
| goals3 = 5
| goals4 = 15
| goals5 = 2
| goals6 = 0
| goals7 = 
| goals8 = 6
| goals9 = 
| goals10 = 4
| goals11 = 21
| goals12 = 1
| goals13 = 3
| goals14 = 0
| goals15 = 0
| goals16 = 3
| goals17 = 4
| nationalyears1 = 1997–2001
| nationalteam1 = [[Colombia national football team|Colombia]]
| nationalcaps1 = 17
| nationalgoals1 = 5
}}

'''Víctor Manuel Bonilla Hinestroza'''  (born 23 January 1971) is a Colombian former professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[striker (association football)|striker]].

His extensive career includes defending the colors for [[Deportivo Cali]], [[América de Cali]], [[Deportes Tolima]], [[Atlético Huila]], [[Cortuluá]] and [[Deportes Quindio]] in Colombia, [[Real Sociedad]] and [[UD Salamanca]] in the Spanish La Liga, [[Toulouse FC]], [[FC Nantes]] and [[Montpellier HSC]] in Ligue 1, [[Dorados de Sinaloa]] in the Mexican league and  [[Barcelona Sporting Club]] in the Ecuador Serie A.

==Career statistics==
===International===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref name="NFT">{{NFT player|13697|access-date=24 June 2025}}</ref>
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[Colombia national football team|Colombia]]
|1997||4||0
|-
|1998||1||0
|-
|1999||6||3
|-
|2000||4||1
|-
|2001||2||1
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!17!!5
|}

:''Scores and results list Colombia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bonilla goal.''

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Víctor Bonilla
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
!scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
|style="text-align:center"|1
|{{dts|24 June 1999}}
|[[Estadio Defensores del Chaco]], [[Asunción]], Paraguay
|{{fb|Paraguay}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–1
|style="text-align:center"|1–2
|[[Friendly (association football)|Friendly]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Paraguay vs. Colombia|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/23563/Paraguay_Colombia.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=24 June 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|2
|{{dts|1 July 1999}}
|[[Estadio General Pablo Rojas]], Asunción, Paraguay
|{{fb|Uruguay}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|[[1999 Copa América]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Uruguay vs. Colombia|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/22194/Uruguay_Colombia.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=24 June 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|3
|{{dts|11 July 1999}}
|[[Estadio Feliciano Cáceres]], [[Luque]], Paraguay
|{{fb|Chile}}
|style="text-align:center"|2–1
|style="text-align:center"|2–3
|1999 Copa América	
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Colombia v Chile, 11 July 1999|url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/colombia-v-chile-11-july-1999-266996/|website=11v11|access-date=24 June 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|4
|{{dts|23 February 2000}}
|[[San Diego Stadium]], [[San Diego]], United States
|{{fb|Peru}}
|style="text-align:center"|2–0
|style="text-align:center"|2–1
|[[2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Colombia v Peru, 23 February 2000|url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/colombia-v-peru-23-february-2000-267870/|website=11v11|access-date=24 June 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|5
|{{dts|24 April 2001}}
|[[Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo]], [[San Cristóbal, Táchira|San Cristóbal]], Venezuela
|{{fb|Venezuela}}
|style="text-align:center"|2–2
|style="text-align:center"|2–2
|[[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)|2002 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Venezuela v Colombia, 24 April 2001|url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/venezuela-v-colombia-24-april-2001-270672/|website=11v11|access-date=24 June 2025}}</ref>
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{NFT player|13697}}
*{{LFP|bonilla-victor}}
*[http://www.lfp.es/historico/primera/plantillas/historial.asp?jug=6751 Spanish La Liga statistics]
*[http://www.futbolocura.com/blogwp/victor-bonilla-el-incansable/ Victor Bonilla, El Incansable]
*[http://www.futbolred.com/liga-postobon/noticias/fecha13apertura2010/tacticamente-este-es-un-equipo-de-envidiar-aseguro-victor-bonilla/7555748 Victor Bonilla Hopes to retire in Dec 2010 to become a Soccer Coach]

{{Categoría Primera A top scorers}}
{{Copa Libertadores top scorers}}
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{{Colombia squad 1997 Copa América}}
{{Colombia squad 1999 Copa América}}
{{Colombia squad 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup}}
}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bonilla, Victor}}
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[[Category:Ecuadorian Serie A players]]
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[[Category:Copa Libertadores top scorers]]


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