Damián Lanza

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Personal information
Damián Lanza
Full name	Damián Enrique Lanza Moyano
Date of birth	10 April 1982 (1982-04-10) (age 26)
Place of birth	Cuenca, Ecuador
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Genoa
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2004-2005 2006 2007 2007-	Deportivo Cuenca Aucas Arezzo Genoa	34 (0) 16 (0) 02 (0)
National team²
2004-	Ecuador	5 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 September 2007. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 12 August 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Damián Enrique Lanza Moyano (born April 10, 1982) is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Genoa C.F.C. in the Italian Serie A. Lanza was born in Cuenca and is half Argentinian, through his father.

[edit] Career

Lanza began his career in Argentina in Buenos Aires, but failed to make an impact and returned to Ecuador where he has enjoyed more success with Deportivo Cuenca and Aucas. He was in the Ecuador national team for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany. Lanza was considered a surprise selection for the national team by the coach Luis Fernando Suárez.

He successively moved to Europe during the 2006-2007 winter transfer season, joining Italian Serie B club Arezzo. On April 6, 2007 Lanza made his first start for Arezzo against Brescia Calcio. His second came the game after against Vicenza Calcio. He however failed to become a regular with the amaranto and was successively released for free following Arezzo's relegation to Serie C1.

On September 28, 2007 he joined the ranks of Genoa C.F.C. in a free transfer as third-choice goalkeeper.

v • d • e 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

v • d • e

Genoa C.F.C. – current squad

1 Lanza • 3 Bovo • 7 Rossi • 8 Danilo • 9 Figueroa • 10 Masiero • 11 León • 13 Signorini • 14 Sculli • 15 Si. Raggio Garibaldi • 16 Lucarelli • 18 Criscito • 19 Paro • 21 Di Vaio • 22 Borriello • 23 Ghinassi • 24 Konko • 25 De Rosa • 26 Amico • 27 Cannella • 28 Jurić • 29 Fabiano • 31 Pasqui • 32 Martucci • 33 Santos • 35 St. Raggio Garibaldi • 38 Wilson • 68 Vanden Borre • 73 Scarpi • 77 Milanetto • 83 Rubinho • 90 Lamantia • Coach: Gasperini