Background and career
Juan Pablo Ángel Arango (born 24 October 1975) is a Colombian former professional footballer who played as a forward.
He began his career at Nacional, whom he helped to win the championship in 1994, and then moved to River Plate of Argentina, where he was the league's top scorer in 2000. The following year he moved to Europe, joining Aston Villa of the Premier League for a club record £9.5 million. In 2007, he moved to the United States, where he played for three clubs in Major League Soccer before returning to Atlético Nacional in 2013, where he ended his career a year later.
Ángel is the father of footballer Tomás Ángel, who currently plays as a forward for San Diego.
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