The Colombia international made his name with Parma and Newcastle before returning to his homeland to pursue an alternative career path
Scoring a Champions League hat-trick against Barcelona, being offered a rent-free bungalow in Darlington and launching your own brand of condoms is a unique career treble.
But then Faustino Asprilla has always been - and continues to be - one of a kind, with his exploits either side of the white lines during and after his playing career generating numerous headlines.
There are many Tino tales - some true, others embellished and a further selection which are entirely apocryphal.