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Ecuador · 1987–97

Luis Capurro

Stalwart CB, also CDM Right-footed anchor
Rating
78
Caps
100
Goals
1
Life
1961
Clubs
Club Deportivo Filanbanco, Barcelona S.C., Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito
#32
Editorial rank of 33 for Ecuador
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The people's rank, live from duel votes

His moustache did nearly as much as his defending to make him a face people knew across South America, and he was in Ecuador's Copa América squads from 1987 through 1997, finishing with 100 caps. Ecuador came fourth at the 1993 Copa América on home soil with him in the back line, and he won the Ecuadorian title twice, with Emelec in 1994 and Barcelona SC in 1997. Career record: 100 caps and 1 goals for Ecuador; club career at Club Deportivo Filanbanco, Barcelona S.C., Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito.

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Career record

1984–1988Club Deportivo Filanbanco
1989–1992Club Sport Emelec
1993–1993Cerro Porteño
1994–1996Club Sport Emelec
1996–1996Racing Club
1997–1998Barcelona S.C.
1999–2000Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito
Ecuador100 caps, 1 goals

Shared the era

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Around Capurro in the almanac

One rank above: Luis Bolaños at #31.

One rank below: Geovanny Caicedo at #33.

Ecuador's editorial top five: Alberto Spencer · Antonio Valencia · Willian Pacho · Álex Aguinaga · Enner Valencia.