Luis Capurro

Luis Capurro
Personal information
Full name	Luis Enrique Capurro Bautista
Date of birth	May 1, 1961 (age 62)
Place of birth	Esmeraldas, Ecuador
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Left-back
Senior career*
Years	Team
1978–1983	Patria de Esmeraldes
1983	Milago Sporting
1984–1988	Filanbanco
1989–1992	Emelec
1993	Cerro Porteño
1994–1996	Emelec
1996	Racing Club
1997–1998	Barcelona SC
1999–2000	LDU Quito
International career
1985–2003	Ecuador
	*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

LDU Quito, Cerro Porteño of Paraguay and Racing Club

of Argentina.

Capurro won two

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

Ecuador
- Korea Cup: 1995

References

^ rsssf: Ecuador record international footballers Archived 2009-06-05 at the Wayback Machine

External links

International statistics at
rsssf
Interview celebrating his 100 caps

[1] rsssf: Ecuador record international footballers Archived 2009-06-05 at the Wayback Machine

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