Mauricio Serna

Mauricio Serna
Personal information
Full name Mauricio Alberto Serna Valencia
Date of birth (1968-01-22) January 22, 1968
Place of birth Medellín, Colombia
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990 Deportivo Pereira 39 (5)
1991–1997 Atlético Nacional
1997–2002 Boca Juniors 91 (2)
2002–2003 Puebla 96 (0)
2004 Chacarita Juniors 10 (0)
2004 Talleres de Córdoba 18 (0)
2005 Atlético Nacional
National team‡
1993–2001 Colombia 51 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 July 2006
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 July 2006

Mauricio Alberto Serna Valencia (born 22 January 1968 in Medellín) is a retired Colombian football player who played 51 games for the Colombia national team between 1993 and 2001[1]

Chicho Serna played for a number of clubs, including Deportivo Pereira, Atlético Nacional, Boca Juniors (Argentina), Puebla F.C. (Mexico), Chacarita Juniors (Argentina) and Talleres Córdoba (Argentina). He was often cheered by Boca's fans with "Chicho, Chicho, Chicho. Huevo, Huevo, Huevo", referring to his compelling style of play.

At Boca, Serna played 96 league games, scoring 2 goals. He played a total of 123 games for the club in all competitions.[2]

Serna played for the Colombia national football team and was a participant at the 1994 FIFA World Cup and at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.

On June 5, 2018 a court in Buenos Aires determined that Serna stood accused of drug trafficking and money laundering.

Titles

Season Team Title
1994Atlético NacionalColombian league
Apertura 1998Boca JuniorsArgentine Primera División
Clausura 1999Boca JuniorsArgentine Primera División
2000Boca JuniorsCopa Libertadores
2000Boca JuniorsCopa Intercontinental
Apertura 2000Boca JuniorsArgentine Primera División
2001Boca JuniorsCopa Libertadores

References

  1. ↑ rsssf: Colombia record international footballers Archived 30 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ "Serna, Mauricio Alberto". Historiadeboca.com.ar. Retrieved 1 November 2010.


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