Luis Capurro
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luis Enrique Capurro Bautista | ||
| Date of birth | May 1, 1961 | ||
| Place of birth | Esmeraldas, Ecuador | ||
| Height | 1.80m (5ft 10¾in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978–1983 | Patria de Esmeraldes | ||
| 1983 | Milago Sporting | ||
| 1984–1988 | Filanbanco | ||
| 1989–1992 | Emelec | ||
| 1993 | Cerro Porteño | ||
| 1994–1996 | Emelec | ||
| 1996 | Racing Club | 0 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | Barcelona SC | 62 | (2) |
| 1999–2000 | LDU Quito | 60 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 1985–1997 | Ecuador | 100 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 2012 | |||
Luis Enrique Capurro Bautista (born May 1, 1961 in Esmeraldas, Ecuador) is a former football player. He played 100 games for the Ecuador national team[1]
Club career
He began his career in Patria De Esmeraldas (Ecuador. He also played for Barcelona SC, Emelec, Patria de Guayaquil, Milagro Sport, Filanbanco, LDU Quito, Cerro Porteño of Paraguay and Racing Club of Argentina.
Capurro won two Ecuadorian league titles, in 1994 with Emelec and in 1997 with Barcelona SC.
His large moustache and regular appearances for the Ecuador national team helped him to get recognised around South America and he got his dream to play outside of Ecuador. He joined Cerro Porteño of Paraguay in 1993, later in his career he went Argentina to play for "La Academia" of Coco Basile, but soon returned to Ecuador.
Once retired he decided to live in New York City. But his talent was still recognized even far from his native Ecuador. Luis Capurro was hired once again to play, this time for a Latin American League in Plainfield New Jersey. He captained Cosmos Futbol Club into its Second Championship.
Honours
Club
- Club Sport Emelec
- Serie A de Ecuador: 1993, 1994
- Barcelona SC
- Serie A de Ecuador: 1997
- LDU Quito
- Serie A de Ecuador: 1999
Nation
References
- ^ rsssf: Ecuador record international footballers Archived 2009-06-05 at the Wayback Machine
External links
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- 1961 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Esmeraldas, Ecuador
- Association football fullbacks
- Ecuadorian footballers
- Ecuador international footballers
- 1987 Copa América players
- 1989 Copa América players
- 1991 Copa América players
- 1993 Copa América players
- 1995 Copa América players
- 1997 Copa América players
- C.S. Emelec footballers
- Cerro Porteño players
- Racing Club de Avellaneda footballers
- Barcelona S.C. footballers
- LDU Quito footballers
- FIFA Century Club
- Ecuadorian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Argentina
- Expatriate footballers in Paraguay