User:Maxshimasu/Monumento Del "Pibe" Valderrama

Monumento Del "Pibe" Valderrama is a 6.5 meter high, 8 ton bronze statue of Colombian soccer player Carlos Valderrama, known to friends, family, and fans as "El Pibe" ("The Kid"). Created by Colombian artist Amilkar Ariza, the monumental sculpture is located in Valderrama's birthplace of Santa Marta, Colombia where it stands at the entrance to Estadio Eduardo Santos, the stadium in which Valderrama launched his professional carreer. It is considered the world's largest bronze for a soccer player. Since its' unveiling in 2002, it has become one of the most visited sculptures in Santa Marta.