Five minutes into the first MLS Cup, played at Foxboro on 20 October 1996 in the tail of a nor'easter, El Tanque rose to Mauricio Cienfuegos's cross and headed the Galaxy in front. He scored 26 goals in 74 games for Ecuador, which left him third on their all time scoring list, finished the 1996 MLS season with 21 goals and a place in the Best XI, and played the Copa América of 1993, 1995 and 1997. Career record: 74 caps and 26 goals for Ecuador; club career at Club Sport Emelec, New York Red Bulls, Centro Deportivo Olmedo.
| 1991–1992 | Valdez Sporting Club |
| 1993–1993 | FC St. Gallen |
| 1993–1993 | Club Social y Deportivo Colo Colo |
| 1994–1994 | Club Sport Emelec |
| 1994–1994 | Correcaminos UAT |
| 1995–1998 | LA Galaxy |
| 1996–1996 | Barcelona S.C. |
| 1997–1997 | Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito |
| 1998–1999 | New York Red Bulls |
| 1998–1999 | Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito |
| 2000–2000 | New England Revolution |
| 2000–2000 | Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito |
| Ecuador | 74 caps, 26 goals |
Ecuador legends whose careers overlapped Hurtado's
One rank above: Alexander Domínguez at #22.
One rank below: Gonzalo Plata at #24.
Ecuador's editorial top five: Alberto Spencer · Antonio Valencia · Willian Pacho · Álex Aguinaga · Enner Valencia.