Barcelona told its fans some interesting details about the defender Yerri Mine, who became a player of "blaugrana".
Defender Jerry Mina became the second winter acquisition of Barcelona and signed a contract with the leader of the championship of Spain until June 30, 2023.
Introducing its newcomer to the club's official website, Barcelona informed its fans about ten interesting facts about the Colombian.
- Yerri Mina will be the first Colombian to play an official match for Barcelona. June 24, 1964 in a friendly match against Sabadell on the field in the Barca left Lauro Mosquera, but he was not entrenched in the team.
- Jerry will be the tallest player of Barca - his height is 195 cm, and he is higher than all Catalan "grenadiers": Gerard Pique (194), Sergio (189) and Andre Gomes (188).
- Mina became the tenth Colombian now serving in the Example, having formed the company of Carlos Bakke (Villarreal), Huangho Narvaezu (Betis), Luis Muriel (Sevilla), Daniel Torres (Alaves), Jefferson Lerme (Levante), Jason Murillo (Valencia), Bernardo Espinosa, Johan Mojica and Marlos Moreno (all three - Girona).
- Yerri made his debut in the national team of Colombia on October 6, 2016, and on October 11, scored his first goal in a duel against Uruguay. Total on his account nine matches and three goals for the main team of his country.
Yerry Mina vs. Uruguay.
For less than € 20m, Barcelona are the most exciting defender in South America. pic. twitter. com / 35Z1JzRaBJ - Breaking The Lines (@BTLvid) 10 січня 2018 р.
- During his professional career, the 23-year-old Colombian performed under four different numbers: No. 3 in Deportivo Pasto, No. 26 in Santa Fe and Palmeiras, No. 13 and No. 16 in Colombia.
- Mina started playing football, defending the goal, but soon re-qualified in the central defender.
- Father and Uncle Jerry were also professional football players, both being goalkeepers. They exerted a great influence on his career: his father advised to change the family tradition and retrain to a defender, and his uncle first led to a viewing at Deportivo Pasto, and then became his agent.
- Mina regularly helps her teams to win trophies: in 2014 - the Colombian championship, in 2015 - Copa Sudamericana, in 2016 - the Brazilian championship, and only in 2017 with the trophies did not work out ...
- Jerry in 2016 organized a charity fund in his hometown of Guacen, and two thousand people receive help from this fund.
- Mina prefers to spend free time in the circle of her family and closest friends, as evidenced by photographs, which he regularly puts on social networks.
The official presentation of Yerri Mina, as reported by As, will be held on Friday, January 12.
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