Colombia Away Shirt 2015 – C. Zapata – N.2 – Player Issued – Adidas – FIFA World Cup Russia 2018 Qualifiers

Cristián Zapata's Player Issued Jersey: A Direct Document of the Russia 2018 World Cup Qualifiers

The second official jersey of the Colombian National Team for the 2015 season in Player Issued version is a piece of contemporary South American football history. Made by Adidas with high-performance Climacool fabric — the German brand's leading thermal regulation technology — this item features all the exclusive characteristics of a team-issued kit: match materials, professional construction, and direct personalization with the player's name and number. The design is one of the most iconic and recognizable kits in the recent history of the Cafeteros: a deep navy base with a central yellow band and a red stripe inspired by the colors of the Colombian flag, three yellow Adidas stripes on the shoulders, and red trim on the sleeves. On the chest, the yellow Adidas logo and the official crest of the Colombian Football Federation. The right sleeve bears the official FIFA World Cup Russia 2018 Qualifiers patch, certifying the use of this item during the qualification campaign for the Russian World Cup. The left sleeve features the FIFA My Game Is Fair Play patch. The back is personalized with the name C. ZAPATA and the number 2, assigned to the prominent Colombian defender. Excellent condition, impeccable preservation.

The Player: Cristián Zapata

Cristián Eduardo Zapata Valencia (Padilla, September 30, 1986) is one of the most representative Colombian defenders of his generation. Having developed at Deportivo Cali, he built his European career starting with Udinese in 2005, then moving to Villarreal and subsequently to AC Milan, where he played for seven consecutive seasons, becoming one of the pillars of the Rossoneri defense in Serie A and in Europe. With the Colombian National Team, he earned over 60 caps, participating in the Copa América 2011 and 2016 and the 2014 Brazil World Cup — one of the highest points in Colombian football in recent decades, with the Cafeteros reaching the quarter-finals, eliminated only by Argentina on penalties. He is the cousin of Duván Zapata, also an international level footballer. His number 2 jersey for Colombia in the qualification campaign for Russia 2018 is a direct relic linked to one of the longest-serving and most respected Colombian defenders in European football in the 2010s.

What is a Player Issued jersey?

A Player Issued jersey is a kit prepared specifically for a certain player but not necessarily worn in an official match. It differs from the commercial version by a series of precise technical characteristics: professional finishes, personalization with the player's name and number, match cut and materials, exclusive technical details reserved for team supply. It is hierarchically superior to the store version and inferior only to the Match Worn. For collectors, it represents an authentic piece of very high historical and commercial value, often impossible to find on the market years after its production.

Authenticity and MTM Guarantee

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