Career
España played well for Cortuluá during 1995, but a move to Deportivo Cali fell through after he failed a physical before the 1996-1997 season began. In 1999, España joined Atlético Nacional from Atlético Bucaramanga. On 2 June 2005, España was shot while picking up a nephew from a football field in Jamundí by two thieves.
A number of Colombian football players have been shot the last 20 years, the most notable being Andrés Escobar.
Other firearms victims include former Atlético Nacional players Albeiro Usuriaga, who was killed in Cali one year earlier, Omar Cañas, Martin Zapata, Elson Becerra, Jairo Zulbarán and Felipe Pérez Urrea.
