Luis Capurro

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Capurro and the second or maternal family name is Bautista.
Luis Capurro
Personal information
Full nameLuis Enrique Capurro Bautista
Date of birthMay 1, 1961
Place of birthEsmeraldas, Ecuador
Height1.80m (5ft 10¾in)
Playing positionRight-back
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1978-1983Patria de Esmeraldes
1983Milago Sporting
1984-1988Club Deportivo Filanbanco
1989-1992Emelec
1993Cerro Porteño
1994-1996Emelec
1996Racing Club0(0)
1997-1998Barcelona SC0(0)
1999-2000LDU Quito62(2)
2001-2002Santa Rita34(2)
National team
1985-2003Ecuador100(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of July 2012.
† Appearances (Goals).

Luis Enrique Capurro Bautista (born May 1, 1962 in Esmeraldas, Ecuador) is a former football player. He played 100 games for the Ecuador national team[1]

He began his career in Patria De Esmeraldas (Ecuador. He also played for Barcelona SC, Emelec, Patria de Guayaquil, Milagro Sport, Filanbanco, LDU Quito, Cerro Porteño of Paraguay and Racing Club of Argentina.

Capurro won two Ecuadorian league titles, in 1994 with Emelec and in 1997 with 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

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Nation

References

  1. ↑ rsssf: Ecuador record international footballers

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