Luis Bolaños
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luis Alberto Bolaños León | ||
| Date of birth | 27 March 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Quito, Ecuador | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Wing Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Deportivo Cuenca | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2005 | LDU Quito | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2002–2008 | LDU Quito | 85 | (13) |
| 2005–2006 | → Macará (loan) | 56 | (9) |
| 2009 | Santos | 0 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Internacional | 13 | (3) |
| 2010 | → Barcelona (loan) | 35 | (7) |
| 2011– | LDU Quito | 71 | (14) |
| 2012 | → Atlas (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2013 | → San Martín SJ (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Chivas USA (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Deportivo Cuenca (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2007– | Ecuador | 11 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of March 15, 2015. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Luis Alberto Chucho Bolaños León (born March 27, 1985 in Quito) is an Ecuadorian football midfielder who currently plays for Deportivo Cuenca.
Club career
Chucho as he is nicknamed has only received international recognition in recent years, during his performance in the 2008 Copa Libertadores with his former team LDU Quito. He was part of the starting line-up for LDU Quito that won the 2008 Copa Libertadores and has since won legend status in Ecuador's capital.
Bolaños made a great performance in the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup. He scored on a beautiful free kick against Pachuca in Liga's 2-0 victory in the semi finals. Liga lost the final to Manchester United 1-0.
On January 8, "El Chucho" signed for Santos in Brazil for the 2009 season.[1] However, he failed to make any impact and after only four months at the club, decided to terminate his contract.
He signed for Internacional on 11 May 2009.[2] He scored a hat trick for Internacional in one of his debut against Coritiba.
On December 21, Bolaños signed for Barcelona in Ecuador for a one year loan for the 2010 season.[3]
On his debut day on February 13, Bolaños scored his first goal with Barcelona from a 30 meters distance shot.[4]
International career
He has been called up several times by Ecuador for the 2010 World Cup Qualifiers. He has made good performances with Ecuador, mainly against Argentina and Colombia. He was called once again to play against Chile and Venezuela.
Assault
On February 25, 2011, Bolaños was attacked by two unknown assailants in an attempted robbery outside Quicentro, a shopping mall in northern Quito. During the attack, Bolaños was shot once in his right shoulder and once in his right arm. He was hospitalized and out of any serious danger.[5]
Honors
LDU Quito
References
- ↑ "Santos contrata meio-campista equatoriano Luis Bolaños, da LDU" (in Portuguese). Folha Online. 2009-01-09. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
- ↑ "Inter Capture Ecuador Star Luis Bolanos". Goal.com. 2009-05-19. Retrieved 2009-05-12.
- ↑ "Luis Bolaños fue presentado en Barcelona" (in Spanish). Radio CRE Satelital. 2009-12-21. Retrieved 2009-12-21.
- ↑ "Bolaños y Samudio le dan el triunfo al Barcelona" (in Spanish). Radio CRE Satelital. 2010-02-13. Retrieved 2010-02-13.
- ↑ "'Chucho' Bolaños fue herido en Quito" ['Chucho' Bolaños was injured in Quito] (in Spanish). El Comercio. February 25, 2011. Retrieved February 25, 2011.
External links
- Luis Bolaños at National-Football-Teams.com