Walter Ayoví

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Walter Orlando Ayoví Corozo, nicknamed Macaco (born 11 August 1979 in Camarones, Esmeraldas) is an Ecuadorian football player. He recently played left wing midfielder for Club Deportivo El Nacional in the Ecuadorian league as and plays in the Ecuadorian national team, where he surpassed all expectations as the owner of that position. His new club for 2009 is Monterrey.

[edit] Club career

[edit] Emelec

Ayovi was transferred to Barcelona Sporting Club from Emelec on January 23, 2002, for an undisclosed amount. Despite rumors linking him to several European club sides, including Arminia Bielefeld of the German Bundesliga, Ayoví remained on Barcelona's squad until 2006.

[edit] Club Deportivo El Nacional

When he was transferred to Club Deportivo El Nacional. In between contracts he has also played for the AlWasl Club in Dubai, the UAE.

[edit] Monterrey

In January 7, 2009 rumors said that Club de Futbol Monterrey were interest in singing him. He has been loaned to Los Rayados de Monterrey and made his debut on February 6, 2009 scoring his first goal in the 4th Jornada against Tecos.

On March 29, 2009 Club rayados Monterrey took their option to buy Ayovi after an expectacular game between Ecuador and Brazil. He will stay with Monterrey till 2011.

[edit] International career

Ayovi was called up to the final squad for the 2002 FIFA World Cup held in Korea and Japan. Being one of the youngest members in that Ecuador team, he didn't make an appearance in that tournament. He was a regular in the Ecuadorian national team that qualified for the 2006 World Cup in Germany but this time, surprisingly, he was not included in the final World Cup squad.

He was, however, called up to participate in the 2007 Copa America. He scored a beautiful free kick against Colombia in a preparatory friendly for the Copa America. His two appearances in the 2007 Copa America came as a substitute against Mexico and as a starter against Brazil.

Ayovi has, of late, become an important fixture in the Ecuador side that is competing in the CONMEBOL 2010 World Cup qualifiers. He solidified his starting position with a double against neighbors Peru in a 5-1 victory. He scored an absolutely outstanding goal in a crucial win against powerhouse Argentina on 11 June 2009, leading them in a 2-0 win.

[edit] International Goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	June 6, 2007	Estadio de La Condomina, Cartagena, Spain	Colombia	0 - 1	3 - 1	International Friendly
2	October 10, 2009	Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador	Peru	1 - 0	5 - 1	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
3	November 21, 2008	Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador	Peru	4 - 0	5 - 1	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
4	June 10, 2009	Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador	Argentina	1 - 0	2 - 0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification

[edit] Milestones

• FIFA World Cup 2002
• Ecuadorian Champion 2001 (Emelec)
• Ecuadorian Champion 2002 (Emelec)
• Ecuadorian Champion 2006 (El Nacional)
• Second Place in the Copa Pilsener 2003 (Barcelona SC)
• Second Place in the Torneo Apertura Ecuatoriano 2005 (Barcelona SC)

[edit] External links

• Career history at National Football Teams

v • d • e Ecuador squad – 2001 Copa América 1 J. Cevallos • 2 Porozo • 3 Hurtado • 4 de la Cruz • 5 Burbano • 6 Guerrón • 7 J. Aguinaga • 8 Ordóñez • 9 Borja • 10 A. Aguinaga • 11 Delgado • 12 Ibarra • 13 Fernández • 14 W. Ayoví • 15 M. Ayoví • 16 Chalá • 17 Espinoza • 18 Obregón • 19 Méndez • 20 Tenorio • 21 Sánchez • 22 Guagua • Coach: Gómez

v • d • e Ecuador squad – 2002 FIFA World Cup 1 Cevallos • 2 Porozo • 3 Hurtado • 4 de la Cruz • 5 Obregón • 6 Guerrón • 7 Asencio • 8 L. Gómez • 9 Kaviedes • 10 Aguinaga • 11 Delgado • 12 Ibarra • 13 Fernández • 14 Burbano • 15 M. Ayoví • 16 Chalá • 17 Espinoza • 18 C. Tenorio • 19 Méndez • 20 E. Tenorio • 21 Sánchez • 22 Viteri • 23 W. Ayoví • Coach: H. Gómez