Mauricio Ferney Casierra (born December 8, 1985) is a Colombian

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left back who plays for

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Career

Club

Casierra started his career in Colombia in 2002 with

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. In 2004, he was part of the squad that won the

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. Casierra was signed by Estudiantes in 2006, in his first season with the club they won the Apertura 2006 title. After two spells back in Colombia with Once Caldas and

Millonarios Millonarios Fútbol Club, known simply as Millonarios, is a Colombian professional football club based in Bogotá, that competes in the Categoría Primera A, top flight of football in Colombia. It is one of the most successful and iconic clubs i ...

, he returned to Argentine to play for

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in the

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International

In 2006, he was selected to represent the

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for the first time.

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* * * * * 1985 births Living people Colombian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Once Caldas footballers Estudiantes de La Plata footballers Millonarios F.C. players Club Atlético Belgrano footballers Deportivo Cali footballers Club Atlético Sarmiento footballers San Martín de San Juan footballers Deportivo Pasto footballers Deportivo Pereira footballers Categoría Primera A players Argentine Primera División players Primera Nacional players Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina Colombia men's international footballers Colombia men's under-20 international footballers Colombian expatriate men's footballers Footballers from Tumaco 21st-century Colombian sportsmen {{Colombia-footy-defender-stub