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David Ospina
1988Aug, 31

David Ospina

David Ospina, Colombian footballer
David Ospina Ramírez (born 31 August 1988) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie A club Napoli and the Colombia national team.

Ospina began his career at Atlético Nacional, making his debut with the club in 2005. After achieving two domestic titles with Los Verdolagas, Ospina joined French side Nice. In 2014, he joined Arsenal on a four-year deal.

Ospina has represented his country at a full international level since 2007. Upon his debut against Uruguay, he became the second-youngest goalkeeper to play for Colombia. He has since earned 123 caps for his nation, making him his nation's most capped player of all time, appearing at four Copa Américas and two World Cups.

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Events on 1988

  • 14Apr

    Soviet Union

    In a United Nations ceremony in Geneva, Switzerland, the Soviet Union signs an agreement pledging to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan.
  • 29May

    Ronald Reagan

    The U.S. President Ronald Reagan begins his first visit to the Soviet Union when he arrives in Moscow for a superpower summit with the Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev.
  • 15Nov

    State of Palestine

    Israeli-Palestinian conflict: An independent State of Palestine is proclaimed by the Palestinian National Council.
  • 16Nov

    Benazir Bhutto

    In the first open election in more than a decade, voters in Pakistan elect populist candidate Benazir Bhutto to be Prime Minister of Pakistan.
  • 19Nov

    Slobodan Milošević

    Serbian communist representative and future Serbian and Yugoslav president Slobodan Milošević publicly declares that Serbia is under attack from Albanian separatists in Kosovo as well as internal treachery within Yugoslavia and a foreign conspiracy to destroy Serbia and Yugoslavia.