title: Diego Valdés (Colombian footballer)
text: # Diego Valdés (Colombian footballer)
  
  Diego Fernando Valdés Parra (born August 13, 1981) is a retired Colombian footballer who played as a defender and central midfielder from 2000 until 2015. He has represented Colombia at under-21 and under-23 level. He currently plays for Depor F.C.
  
  His former clubs at professional level include Deportivo Cali, Deportivo Pasto and Independiente Medellín in his native Colombia, Atlético Venezuela and Estudiantes de Mérida from Venezuela and Blooming of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano. His younger brother is football defender Carlos Valdés, who plays for the Philadelphia Union in the MLS.
  
  