Luis Capurro

Luis Capurro

Personal information
Full name	Luis Enrique Capurro Bautista
Date of birth	(1961-05-01) May 1, 1961
Place of birth	Esmeraldas, Ecuador
Height	1.80m (5ft 10¾in)
Position(s)	Left-back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1978–1983	Patria de Esmeraldes
1983	Milago Sporting
1984–1988	Filanbanco
1989–1992	Emelec
1993	Cerro Porteño
1994–1996	Emelec
1996	Racing Club	0	(0)
1997–1998	Barcelona SC	62	(2)
1999–2000	LDU Quito	60	(1)
International career
1985–1997	Ecuador	100	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 2012

Luis Enrique Capurro Bautista (born May 1, 1961 in Esmeraldas, Ecuador) is a former football player. He played 100 games for the Ecuador national team

Club career

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

Club

• Club Sport Emelec
  • Serie A de Ecuador: 1993, 1994
• Barcelona SC
  • Serie A de Ecuador: 1997
• LDU Quito
  • Serie A de Ecuador: 1999

Nation

• Ecuador
  • Korea Cup: 1995

External links

• International statistics at rsssf
• Interview celebrating his 100 caps