Luis Saritama

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Personal information
Luis Fernando Saritama
Full name	Luis Fernando Saritama Padilla
Date of birth	October 20, 1983 (age 23)
Place of birth	Loja, Ecuador
Height	175cm
Nickname	Sari
Position	Side or Center Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Tigres UANL
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (goals)
2000-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2006	Sociedad Deportivo Quito Alianza Lima Sociedad Deportivo Quito UANL Tigres
National team**
2003-	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.

Luis Fernando Saritama Padilla (born October 20, 1983) is a footballer who played for Deportivo Quito in his home country of Ecuador, and for Tigres UANL in the city of Monterrey, Mexico.

He is a midfielder and has been selected in the Ecuador national team for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany. He has played in every Ecuador youth national team and has captained various of those teams, where he displayed fine passing and playmaking ability.

Luis Fernando made his international debut against Peru in 2003 and, despite being just 22, he was the captain of Deportivo Quito, his only ever club team in his native Ecuador.

In 2004, he had a brief stint in the Peruvian first division with Alianza Lima, along with fellow Ecuadorian footballer, Johnny Baldeon. Together, they both played key roles in Alianza's championship run all the way to the finals and became the Clasura champions. But as soon as he helped Alianza lift the trophy, he returned to Deportivo Quito, along with Baldeon.

Saritama was signed on July 25 2006, by Tigres UANL, the same club where Ivan Hurtado, Ecuador's evergreen captain, played while in the Mexican league. He plays as starting lineup center midfielder or winger.

	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