{"id":16912,"date":"2026-09-15T17:51:59","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T20:51:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/?p=16912"},"modified":"2026-09-15T19:56:43","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T22:56:43","slug":"james-rodriguez-anuncia-su-retiro-de-la-seleccion-colombia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/noticias\/futbol\/james-rodriguez-anuncia-su-retiro-de-la-seleccion-colombia\/","title":{"rendered":"James Rodr\u00edguez anuncia su retiro de la Selecci\u00f3n Colombia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">En medio de d\u00edas movilizantes por haber decidido un nuevo destino para continuar su carrera,&nbsp;James Rodr\u00edguez&nbsp;sorprendi\u00f3 este martes con la noticia sobre su retiro de la&nbsp;Selecci\u00f3n Colombia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Si bien se hablaba de esta posibilidad concreta, la confirmaci\u00f3n no dej\u00f3 de generar. El flamante futbolista de Atl\u00e9tico Nacional, a sus 35 a\u00f1os, le pone fin a una etapa con la camiseta de su pa\u00eds&nbsp;que dur\u00f3 m\u00e1s de dos d\u00e9cadas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">Lleg\u00f3 el momento. \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf4<br><br>Gracias por cada partido, cada alegr\u00eda, cada l\u00e1grima y cada sue\u00f1o compartido.<br><br>Defender los colores de la selecci\u00f3n Colombia fue uno de los mayores honores de mi vida.<br><br>Gracias, Colombia. Para siempre. \ud83d\udc9b\ud83d\udc99\u2764\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AlRxMgtFeI\">pic.twitter.com\/AlRxMgtFeI<\/a><\/p>&mdash; James Rodr\u00edguez (@jamesdrodriguez) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jamesdrodriguez\/status\/2099913637318033729?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 15, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">En un video de Instagram publicado en esta jornada, en el que se lo ve vestido de camisa y jean, y mientras se sienta en un sof\u00e1, el cucute\u00f1o brind\u00f3 la novedad acerca de este punto culminante con la Tricolor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\"Hoy quiero hablarles desde el coraz\u00f3n. Despu\u00e9s de muchos a\u00f1os, muchos partidos, muchas alegr\u00edas y tambi\u00e9n momentos duros, siento que lleg\u00f3 el momento de cerrar una de las etapas m\u00e1s importantes de mi vida:&nbsp;mi camino con la Selecci\u00f3n Colombia\", fueron las primeras palabras del talentoso zurdo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/sdlplSXGPxO4Kw-edited-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6094\" srcset=\"https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/sdlplSXGPxO4Kw-edited-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/sdlplSXGPxO4Kw-edited-420x236.jpg 420w, https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/sdlplSXGPxO4Kw-edited-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/sdlplSXGPxO4Kw-edited-1536x863.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/sdlplSXGPxO4Kw-edited-2048x1151.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/sdlplSXGPxO4Kw-edited-640x360.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">James deja a Luis D\u00edaz como m\u00e1ximo referente del la Selecci\u00f3n Colombia. (Foto: Luis ACOSTA \/ AFP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\"Vestir esta camiseta fue un sue\u00f1o, pero tambi\u00e9n una responsabilidad enorme. Cada vez que entr\u00e9 a una cancha, entend\u00ed que no jugaba solamente por m\u00ed. Jugaba por mi familia, compa\u00f1eros, miles de colombianos que so\u00f1aban con todos nosotros\", continu\u00f3 el ex Real Madrid y Bayern Munich, entre tantos otros equipos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Adem\u00e1s, el futbolista que recibiera su primera convocatoria para el seleccionado colombiano all\u00e1 por 2013, coment\u00f3: \"Tuve la fortuna de vivir momentos que jam\u00e1s imagin\u00e9, mundiales, goles, noches inolvidables, victorias que nos hicieron creer y derrotas que nos hicieron a\u00fan m\u00e1s fuertes. Todo eso me marc\u00f3 a m\u00ed para siempre\".<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/sdlVkl2cEMIGrs-nh-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16917\" srcset=\"https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/sdlVkl2cEMIGrs-nh-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/sdlVkl2cEMIGrs-nh-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/sdlVkl2cEMIGrs-nh-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/sdlVkl2cEMIGrs-nh-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/sdlVkl2cEMIGrs-nh-2048x1363.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/sdlVkl2cEMIGrs-nh-541x360.jpg 541w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">James Rodriguez saca el disparo ante Uruguay en octavos de final que ser\u00eda el mejor gol del Mundial 2014. (Foto: imago sportfotodienst)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\"Tuve el honor de llevar la camiseta n\u00famero 10 y tambi\u00e9n la cinta de capit\u00e1n. Siempre intent\u00e9 hacerlo con respeto, con responsabilidad y entendiendo lo que significaba representar a Colombia\", sigui\u00f3 en su larga exposici\u00f3n, previo a dar la posta a quienes le seguir\u00e1n.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\"S\u00e9 que vienen nuevas generaciones, nuevos jugadores, nuevos sue\u00f1os. A ellos les deseo lo mejor. Que entiendan siempre el privilegio que significa vestir esa camiseta y que la defiendan con el alma. Yo me voy tranquilo porque s\u00e9 que le di absolutamente todo. Gracias por cada recuerdo, gracias por cada abrazo y gracias por cada momento. Muchas gracias, Selecci\u00f3n Colombia y gracias Colombia\".<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/sdlMFQCH1px_Hc-nh-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16919\" srcset=\"https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/sdlMFQCH1px_Hc-nh-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/sdlMFQCH1px_Hc-nh-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/sdlMFQCH1px_Hc-nh-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/sdlMFQCH1px_Hc-nh-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/sdlMFQCH1px_Hc-nh-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/sdlMFQCH1px_Hc-nh-540x360.jpg 540w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dani Alves y David Luis consuelan y reconocen a James tras haber sido eliminado en semifinales del Mundial 2014. (Foto: WENN.com)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Con 131 partidos disputados con el combinado mayor de su pa\u00eds, al igual que David Ospina, el cucute\u00f1o es el futbolista con m\u00e1s apariciones en la historia del seleccionado cafetero.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">James ha conseguido en este&nbsp;ciclo de 12 a\u00f1os un total de 31 goles y 42 asistencias, y adem\u00e1s gener\u00f3 333 jugadas de gol, dio 4.665 pases de manera correcta de los 5.599 totales (83,3%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Con sus 6 tantos en la Copa Mundial de Brasil 2014 se erigi\u00f3 como el m\u00e1ximo goleador de aquella cita, y su destacada actuaci\u00f3n lo llev\u00f3 a ser fichado por el Madrid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DdUyxNRDz04\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; 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