Javier Flórez
# Javier Flórez

Javier Antonio Flórez Valoyes (born 18 May 1982) is a Colombian retired professional footballer.

## Criminal case

Flórez was jailed in 2009 for shooting dead a fan after a game. Flórez, a midfielder was playing for Junior Barranquilla against Once Caldas in a two-leg match. The victim, 33-year-old Israel Cantillo, was shot twice, and Flórez fled the scene.

Cantillo was a fan of Flórez's team Junior.

Flórez's lawyers agreed to pay $150 million compensation to the victim's family, and as a consequence Flórez was released from jail in September 2009.

Flórez has cited both self-defence, and being drunk, as the reasons for his crime.

