$64,000 for his services, which breaks Colombian law as it is an offence to profit from a kidnapping. He was incarcerated for seven months before being released without charge. Commenting on the case, he stated, "I'm a footballer, I didn't know anything about kidnapping laws." In the ESPN documentary "The Two Escobars", Higuita claimed that he was arrested for visiting Pablo during his time in prison with the desire to thank him for turning himself in thus stabilizing Colombia for a short period. He supported this theory claiming that all he was asked during questioning was solely about Pablo Escobar himself and no kidnapping. Because of the term in prison, Higuita was not fit for the 1994 FIFA World Cup. In another scandal, he tested positive for cocaine on 23 November 2004 while playing for Aucas, an Ecuadorian football club. In 2005, Higuita participated in the reality TV program La Isla de Los famosos: Una Aventura Pirata ("The Island of the Famous: A Pirate Adventure"), a show similar to Survivor. Also in 2005, he underwent plastic surgery to completely change his appearance. Higuita has expressed the wish to become more politically active. Career statistics List of goals scored Higuita scored 43 goals at a professional level: From the list of goalscoring goalkeepers, Higuita is currently (as of 2022) in position five of the most goal-scoring goalkeepers after Johnny Vegas Fern. Penalties (35), free kicks (7) and one goal scored by his area. Clubs (40), International (3) Primera División de Colombia (31), Primera División de México (2), Segunda División de Colombia (2), Copa Libertadores (5), Friendly matches with Colombia (2), Copa América (1). Honours Atlético Nacional Copa Libertadores: 1989; runner-up 1995 Copa Interamericana: 1989 Intercontinental Cup: runner-up 1989 Colombian League: 1991, 1994 Colombia Copa América Third place: 1993, 1995 Individual South American Team of the Year: 1989, 1990 Golden Foot Legends Award: 2009 See also List of doping cases in sport List of goalscoring goalkeepers References External links International statistics at rsssf Rene Higuita Career Info and Achievements FIFA interview with René Higuita BBC SPORT Tim Vickery The legacy of Rene Higuita René Higuita clips: Part 1; Part 2; Part 3; Part 4 1966 births Living people Footballers from Medellín Association football goalkeepers Colombian footballers Colombia under-20 international footballers Colombia international footballers 1990 FIFA World Cup players 1987 Copa América players 1989 Copa América players 1991 Copa América players 1995 Copa