He was, for the greater part of his career, a member of the team, but in 2003 joined . His performances as part of the Kelme dissipated in Team Telekom, with the team management blaming his lack of discipline in training, but he claimed health problems. In October 2004 he joined , together with Miguel Ángel Martín Perdiguero from , and Víctor Hugo Peña and Floyd Landis from . He lives in both Colombia and Madrid, Spain with his wife. Botero joined the American domestic team, , for the 2008 season. Botero finished his professional career riding for the Colombian team . He was also previously the manager of UCI Continental team .