Niver Arboleda Díaz (8 December 1967 – 5 October 2011) was a Colombian footballer who played for Atlético Nacional, Deportivo Cali, Veracruz, Zacatepec and Zhejiang Greentown.
[5] Born in Puerto Tejada, Cauca, Arboleda began playing football at the Carlos Sarmiento Lora School.
Next, he made 147 league appearances for Deportivo Cali before moving abroad to play for Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz in the Mexican Primera División.
After one season in Veracruz, he played for second division sides Zacatepec and Real Sociedad de Zacatecas.
[7] Arboleda died from a heart attack during a surgical procedure at a Guatemala City hospital at age 43.