Daniel Vélez

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Daniel Vélez

Personal information
Full name	Daniel Antonio Vélez Maya
Date of birth	(1973-10-08)8 October 1973
Place of birth	Medellín, Colombia
Date of death	23 June 2021(2021-06-23) (aged 47)
Place of death	Medellín, Colombia
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1993	Once Caldas
1994–1995	Independiente Medellín
2006	Atlético Bucaramanga
2008	Alianza Petrolera
2009–2010	Santa Fe	2	(0)
	Deportivo Pereira
	Envigado
	Portuguesa
	Guaros
International career
1993	Colombia U20
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Daniel Vélez (8 October 1973 – 23 June 2021) was a Colombian professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Career

Born in Medellín, Vélez played for Once Caldas, Independiente Medellín, Atlético Bucaramanga, Alianza Petrolera, Santa Fe (winning the 2009 Copa Colombia), Deportivo Pereira and Envigado, as well as two clubs in Venezuela, Portuguesa and Guaros.

He also represented the Colombia under-20 team, playing for them at the 1992 South American U-20 Championship and the 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship.

On 23 June 2021, Vélez died of COVID-19.