Agustín Delgado vs Alberto Spencer
Ecuador against Ecuador. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.
Agustín Delgado
Ecuador · 1995–2008 · ST
- Almanac rating
- 83
- Rank in Ecuador
- #7 of 33
- Caps
- 71 · 31 goals
- Clubs
- Club Deportivo El Nacional, Club Necaxa, Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito
Five minutes into the game against Mexico in Miyagi on 9 June 2002, El Tín scored the first World Cup goal in Ecuador's history. Thirty-one goals in 72 caps stood as Ecuador's record until Enner Valencia passed it, and he was in the LDU Quito squad that won the 2008 Copa Libertadores, with league titles at Barcelona SC in 1995 and 1997 and El Nacional in 1996. Career record: 71 caps and 31 goals for Ecuador; club career at Club Deportivo El Nacional, Club Necaxa, Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito.
Alberto Spencer
Ecuador · 1960–72 · ST
- Almanac rating
- 89
- Rank in Ecuador
- #1 of 33
- Caps
- 11 · 4 goals
- Clubs
- Club Deportivo Everest, Club Atlético Peñarol, Barcelona S.C.
Fifty-four goals in the Copa Libertadores between 1960 and 1972, a total nobody has approached since, and Peñarol's crowd called him Cabeza Mágica for the way he arrived on crosses. Three Libertadores titles in 1960, 1961 and 1966, two Intercontinental Cups against the European champions, eight Uruguayan league titles, and caps for both Ecuador and Uruguay, for whom he scored at Wembley. Career record: 11 caps and 4 goals for Ecuador; club career at Club Deportivo Everest, Club Atlético Peñarol, Barcelona S.C..
The verdict
The almanac puts Alberto Spencer ahead by 6 rating points, 89 against 83.
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