Edwin Villafuerte

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Personal information
Edwin Villafuerte
Full name	Edwin Alberto Villafuerte
Date of birth	12 March 1979
Place of birth	Guayaquil, Ecuador
Height	186cm
Position	goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Deportivo Quito
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (goals)
1997-05 2006-	Barcelona SC Deportivo Quito
National team**
2004-	Ecuador	15 (0)
* Professional club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 June 2006. ** National team caps and goals correct as of 15 June 2006.

Edwin Alberto Villafuerte (born 12 March 1979) is an Ecuadoris a goalkeeper for Deportivo Quito (Quito).

Once dubbed ‘Ecuador’s New Hands’, goalkeeper Villafuerte found it difficult to sustain a first team spot at Barcelona SC behind Jose Cevallos. In order to get more regular football, he moved to SD Quito in January 2006.

As a youngster, he was included in Ecuador’s squad for the 1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship.

With Villafuerte in goal, Ecuador beat Brazil and Argentina at home in their 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign, keeping clean sheets on both occasions.

He has 15 international caps as of June 15, 2006.

	Ecuador squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup
1 Villafuerte \| 2 Guagua \| 3 Hurtado \| 4 de la Cruz \| 5 Perlaza \| 6 Urrutia \| 7 Lara \| 8 Méndez \| 9 Borja \| 10 Kaviedes \| 11 Delgado \| 12 Mora \| 13 Ambrosi \| 14 Castillo \| 15 Ayoví \| 16 Valencia \| 17 Espinoza \| 18 Reasco \| 19 Saritama \| 20 E. Tenorio \| 21 C. Tenorio \| 22 Lanza \| 23 Benítez \| Coach: Suárez