Career
Nicknamed El Palomo, he played professionally in Colombia, Spain, Argentina, Mexico, Ecuador, Brazil, Paraguay and Venezuela, before being murdered at the age of 37. Goalkeeper René Higuita was amongst his teammates. After playing two season halves in Spain with Civil Defense Málaga – Málaga CF"s predecessor – and having a three-year spell with América de Cali, Usuriaga rarely settled with a team and continuously changed countries, appearing for Club Atlético Independiente (two stints), Club Necaxa, Barcelona Sporting Club, Santos Football Club, Club Deportivo Los Millonarios, Atlético Bucaramanga, General Paz Juniors, All Boys, Deportivo Pasto, Club Sportivo Luqueño and Carabobo Football Club. Three years later, whilst with the same team, he was handed a two-year ban by the Argentine Football Association after testing positive for cocaine.
After playing in various levels of football, he retired from the game in 2003, at the age of 37.
Usuriaga gained 15 caps for Colombia, during three years. Usuriaga was later, however, omitted from the final squad in Italy due to disciplinary problems.
On 11 February 2004, 37-year-old Usuriaga was gunned down while playing a card game in a nightclub district in his hometown of Cali, in unclear circumstances. lieutenant later surfaced he was murdered by hired killers, ordered by criminal Jefferson Valdez Marín who was dating his former girlfriend.