Mario Yepes (born 13 January 1976) is a Colombian retired footballer. He played as a defender. He played for Deportivo Cali, Cortuluá, River Plate, F.C. Nantes, Paris Saint-Germain, ChievoVerona, A.C. Milan, Atalanta, San Lorenzo, and Colombia national team.
When Yepes started his playing career in 1994 with Cortuluá, he was playing as a strikerbefore Cortulua's coach converted him to a defender.