Right-back Luis Manuel Orejuela would have a new team in Brazil

Colombian right-back Luis Manuel Orejuela, 26, would have a new team in Brazil. The last club of former Deportivo Cali was Sao Pablo where he passed without pity or glory and was once again loaned to the Porto Alegre Guild that plays in the second division of Carioca football.

His beginnings were made in the 'Azucarero' draw where he showed all his potential on the right wing and attracted the attention of several teams from the old continent. Finally, in 2017 Ajax will be left with the Colombian pearl that paid Cali a figure close to 3 million euros.

However, he failed to consolidate himself in the Eredivisie in Holland and had to pack suitcases to return to South America to defend the shirt of Brazil's Cruzeiro. His good performances led him to be taken into account by Portuguese coach Carlos Queiroz, when he was in charge of the Colombia National Team.

However, in 2019, Cruzeiro would lose the category in Brazil for the first time in its history, which led to the Guild being loaned in 2020. With the 'Tricolor' he played 28 matches and managed to score twice.

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After his time at the 'Tricolor Gaúcho', where he played 31 games and scored a goal, Sao Pablo became interested in taking over his services and signed him in 2021 but he could not win a place either and he only played seven games and would end up again at Gremio where his situation did not change.

According to the Globo.com portal, Luis Manuel Orejuela will have everything ready to dress in the colors of Athletico Paranaense, where the central defender former Atlético Nacional and Independent Santa Fe, Nicolas Hernandez. First, the Caleño would arrive on loan to 'Furacão' until December 2022.

The player would arrive in Curitiba in the next few hours to practice the respective medical examinations and if they pass them he will join the squad of 'Rojinegro'. It should be noted that Athletico Paranaense will play Conmebol Libertadores after being crowned South American Conmebol champion in 2021 after beating Red Bull Bragantino.

Currently, Paranaense is playing the state tournament that bears the same name where they will play in the semifinals against Coritiba. His debut at Brasileiro will be on Sunday, April 10 against Sao Pablo as a visitor.

In this way, Luis Manuel Orejuela would be the twelfth Colombian in Paranaense. Previously they played; Dairo Moreno, Sergio Herrera, Anderson Plata, Felipe Aguilar, Edwin Valencia, Julian Viáfara, Daniel Hernández and David Ferreira who has been the most outstanding coffee maker in this club to date.

During his stay in Brazil, the youth player of Deportivo Cali became champion of the Gaucho Championship with Gremio as he also won the Mineiro Championship with Cruzeiro while with Sao Pablo he won the Paulista Championship with the Argentine Hernán Crespo.

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