How tall is Mario Yepes?

Mario Yepes's listed height is 186 cm (6'1"). He is taller than about 99% of men in Colombia.

Where 186 cm sits among men in Colombia

Taller than about 99% of men in Colombia born in 1976 (average 168.8 cm).

Yepes next to his teammates

Cristián Zapata is the same height than Mario Yepes (186 cm), teammate at Colombia men's national football team from 2007 to 2014.

Mickaël Landreau is 2 cm shorter than Mario Yepes (184 cm), teammate at FC Nantes from 2001 to 2004.

About Mario Yepes

Mario Alberto Yepes Díaz is a Colombian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He was born on 13 January 1976 in Cali. He began his career in 1999 and played for the Colombia national team during that period.

Yepes is well known for his time at Paris Saint-Germain, where fans dubbed him Super Mario and he was considered one of the best defenders of the time. During his time in Italy with Chievo, he built a reputation in the media as a solid and physical old-fashioned man-marking centre-back, known as a stopper in Italian football jargon. He served as captain of the Colombia national team between 2008 and 2014. He began his managerial career with hometown club Deportivo Cali, whom he managed from 2016 to 2017.

At a listed 186 cm (6'1"), Yepes has the same listed height as Cristián Zapata, also 186 cm (6'1"), his teammate in the Colombia men's national football team from 2007 to 2014. Mickaël Landreau, listed at 184 cm (6'0"), played with him at FC Nantes from 2001 to 2004 and is 2 cm shorter than Yepes.

Frequently asked

How tall is Mario Yepes in feet and inches? Mario Yepes is 6'1" tall, which is 186 cm, 73.2 inches or 1.86 m.

How tall is Mario Yepes compared to Cristián Zapata? Cristián Zapata is the same height than Mario Yepes: 186 cm (6'1") vs 186 cm (6'1").

How tall is Mario Yepes compared to Mickaël Landreau? Mickaël Landreau is 2 cm shorter than Mario Yepes: 184 cm (6'0") vs 186 cm (6'1").

Is Mario Yepes tall for men in Colombia? At 186 cm he is taller than about 99% of men in Colombia born in 1976, whose average height is 168.8 cm.

Sources

• Mario Yepes on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Mario Yepes on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 186 cm.

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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