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C.D. El Nacional
Club Deportivo El Nacional (until 2018 ''Club Especializado de Alto Rendimiento El Nacional'') is an Ecuador, Ecuadorian sports club based in Quito, known best for their professional Association football, football team. The team currently plays in the Ecuadorian Serie A, Serie A, the first-tier football league in the country after gaining promotion in 2022. El Nacional has thirteen national championships (one less than C.S. Emelec, Emelec and three less than Barcelona Sporting Club, Barcelona). The club has participated in more Copa Libertadores than any other club in Ecuador with 22 appearances. Their best performance in the continental tournament was as a semi-finalist in 1985 Copa Libertadores, 1985. El Nacional was founded on 1 June 1964, and was administered by the Military of Ecuador, Ecuadorian Military since the foundation until 2013, when the club celebrated its first democratic elections. The club has maintained a tradition of only playing Ecuadorian footballers, which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa
Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa () is a multi-purpose stadium in Quito, Ecuador. It is currently used primarily for football matches and has a capacity of 35,258. Overview Built in 1951, it sits at the intersection of the Avenida 6 de Diciembre and Avenida Naciones Unidas, two major streets in Ecuador's capital city. Football clubs Deportivo Quito, El Nacional and Universidad Católica use the facility for their home games, although other prominent teams in the city have used the stadium for home games in the past. The stadium is named after the Inca Emperor Atahualpa. The stadium is located at an elevation of . At this venue, the Ecuador national team has defeated Brazil twice, Paraguay three times, and Argentina twice, amongst others, securing their positions at the 2002, 2006, and 2014 World Cups. During the qualifying for 2006 and 2014 The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ecuavolley
Ecua-volley is a variant of volleyball invented and played in Ecuador. Its official name is Ecuavoley, however it can be informally be called ecuavolley, ecuavoly, ecuabol, or simply boly. Its popularity has also spread to Colombia, the United States, and Europe. History The beginning of this variant volleyball game needs to be clarified. It is believed that some type of game similar to this already existed prior to European contact. While it is adherent that volleyball was invented in 1895, and the first world tournaments were held 1949, organized tournaments of ecuavolley were held in 1958, suggesting it could not have spread throughout the world that quickly, which would mean that the national volley game was developed independently and had a convergent evolution Convergent evolution is the independent evolution of similar features in species of different periods or epochs in time. Convergent evolution creates analogous structures that have similar form or function but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1973 Campeonato Ecuatoriano De Fútbol Serie A
The 1973 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A, the first division of Ecuadorian football (soccer), was played by 12 teams. The champion was El Nacional. First stage Liguilla del No Descenso Second stage Liguilla Final Semifinals Finals First leg Second leg References External links 1973 Events January * January 1 – The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 14 - The 16-0 19 ... Ecu Football {{DEFAULTSORT:Ecuador ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1967 Campeonato Ecuatoriano De Fútbol Serie A
The 1967 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol () was the 9th national championship for football teams in Ecuador. This season marked the first time the national championship was contested as a league and not as a tournament in which teams had to qualified for. With the creation of the Segunda Categoria this same season, a system of promotion and relegation was also implemented. El Nacional won their first national title this season, just three years after being founded. Teams Ten teams participated this season (home city in parentheses). * América (Quito) *Barcelona (Guayaquil) * El Nacional (Quito) * Emelec (Guayaquil) * Español (Guayaquil) *LDU Quito (Quito) * Macará ( Ambato) * Manta Sport (Manta) * Patria (Guayaquil) * Politécnico (Quito) Standings Results Relegation playoff Since Manta and Patria were tied on points, a playoff was played in Cuenca to determine the last team to be relegated. External links1967 tournamentat RSSSF {{DEFAULTSORT:1967 Campeonat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julio Asad
Julio Daniel Asad (; born 7 June 1953) is an Argentine former football player and manager. He played as a midfielder, and participated with Argentina in the 1975 Copa América. Asad was nicknamed "El Turco" due to his Syrian and Lebanese ethnicity. In Argentina, Arabs were mistakenly called Turks, since they came to Argentina with Ottoman Turkish documents in the 1900s. After he retired from professional football, he became a manager. He has coached clubs in Argentina, Ecuador, Saudi Arabia, and El Salvador. He is the uncle of Omar Asad, who was also a successful player for Vélez in the 1990s.100 x 100 El Turco Asad", Diego Borinsky, El Gráfico, número 4398, maio de 2010, pp. 24-35 Honours Manager Club Deportivo Riestra * Champion: 1985 Defensores de Belgrano * Champions: 1991–92 Club Leandro N. Alem * Champions: Clausura 1996 Centro Deportivo Olmedo * Champions: 2000 Club Deportivo Cuenca * Champions: 2004 Al-Nassr * Federation Cup: 2007 Personal * Coach Of The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Carlos Burbano
Juan Carlos Burbano de Lara Torres (born 15 February 1969) is a former Ecuadorian footballer who is the interim manager of El Nacional in Quito. Club career Burbano played for a few clubs, including Deportivo Quito and El Nacional. International career Burbano made 18 appearances for the senior Ecuador national football team from 1996 to 2002, and was a participant at the 2002 FIFA World Cup The 2002 FIFA World Cup, also branded as Korea/Japan 2002, was the 17th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial Association football, football world championship for List of men's national association football teams, men's national teams organized by .... Career as manager Burbano was appointed interim manager of El Nacional following the dismissal of Jorge Célico at the start of the 2009 season. References External links * 1969 births Living people Footballers from Quito Men's association football midfielders Ecuadorian men's footballers Ecuador men's international footb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Felix Borja
Felix may refer to: * Felix (name), people and fictional characters with the name Places * Arabia Felix is the ancient Latin name of Yemen * Felix, Spain, a municipality of the province Almería, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain * St. Felix, Prince Edward Island, a rural community in Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. * Felix, Ontario, an unincorporated place and railway point in Northeastern Ontario, Canada * St. Felix, South Tyrol, a village in South Tyrol, in northern Italy. * Felix, California, an unincorporated community in Calaveras County * Felix Township, Grundy County, Illinois * Felix Township, Grundy County, Iowa Music * Felix (band), a British band * Felix (musician), British DJ * Felix (rapper) (born 2000), Australian rapper and member of the K-pop boy band Stray Kids * Félix Award, a Quebec music award named after Félix Leclerc Business * Felix (pet food), a brand of cat food sold in most European countries * AB Felix, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Benítez
Christian Rogelio Benítez Betancourt (1 May 1986 – 29 July 2013), also known as Chucho, was an Ecuadorian professional association football, footballer who played as a striker (association football), striker. He began his career with Club Deportivo El Nacional, El Nacional in Ecuador and then joined Santos Laguna, with whom he won the award for Best Player of the Primera División de México Clausura 2008, Clausura 2008. He spent the 2009–10 season on Loan (association football), loan to Premier League club Birmingham City F.C., Birmingham City, and then moved to Club América for a Mexican record US$10 million, where he was a regular scorer. He played for El Jaish SC, El Jaish of the Qatar Stars League at the time of his death. Benitez played 58 times for the Ecuador national football team from his debut in 2005, scoring 24 goals. He played for them at the 2006 FIFA World Cup and two Copa America tournaments. Following his death, the Ecuadorian Football Federation ret ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Segundo Castillo (footballer, Born 1982)
Segundo Alejandro Castillo Nazareno (born 15 May 1982) is an Ecuadorian football coach and former player who played as a midfielder. He was recently the manager of Barcelona SC. Between 2003 and 2016, Castillo made 87 appearances for the Ecuador national team scoring 9 goals. Castillo has also played abroad for football clubs in Serbia, England, Mexico and Saudi Arabia. Club career Born in San Lorenzo, Esmeraldas, Castillo started his career with Quito's Club Deportivo Espoli spending three years with the team, scoring a decent 11 goals in 66 appearances. He then moved across the capital to one of Ecuador's most successful sides Club Deportivo El Nacional, with whom he won successive league titles in 2005 and 2006. He again scored 11 goals in 112 matches for the club. In August 2006 he moved abroad, signing a two-year deal with Serbian side Red Star Belgrade. He scored 8 goals during his first season at his new club and was a key player when the team won the double in 2007 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonio Valencia
Luis Antonio Valencia Mosquera, known as Antonio Valencia (; born 4 August 1985), is an Ecuadorian former professional footballer who played primarily as a right-sided player throughout his career, initially as a right winger, before developing into a right-back. He is regarded as one of the best Ecuadorian footballers of all time. After progressing through the youth system at El Nacional, Valencia became a first team regular and made over 80 appearances for the club. He won the Ecuadorian Serie A with them before signing for La Liga side Villarreal in 2005. He only made two league appearances for the Spanish side in between loan spells at Recreativo for the 2005–06 season and later English Premier League club Wigan Athletic from 2006 to 2008. Wigan Athletic later signed Valencia on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee in January 2008. His performances for Wigan Athletic soon attracted attention from several high-profile clubs, and he signed for Manchester United in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oswaldo Ibarra
Oswaldo Johvani Ibarra Carabalí (born 8 September 1969) is a former Ecuadorian footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Club career Ibarra has spent the majority of his club career playing for El Nacional in Quito. International career He also played for the Ecuador national football team and was a participant at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. Honours Clubs * El Nacional ** Ecuadorian Serie A: 1992, 1996, 2005 (Clausura), 2006 * Deportivo Quito ** Ecuadorian Serie A: 2008, 2009 Nation * ** Canada Cup: 1999 1999 was designated as the International Year of Older Persons. Events January * January 1 – The euro currency is established and the European Central Bank assumes its full powers. * January 3 – The Mars Polar Lander is launc ... External links * 1969 births Living people People from Ibarra Canton Footballers from Imbabura Province Men's association football goalkeepers Ecuadorian men's footballers C.D. El Nacional footballers C.D. Olmedo foo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agustín Delgado
Agustín Javier Delgado Chalá (born 23 December 1974) is an Ecuadorian politician and former professional footballer who played as a forward. Nicknamed ''El Tín'', he was the all-time top scorer for the Ecuador national team with 31 goals in 71 games before being overtaken by Enner Valencia. Delgado played professional club football in Ecuador, Mexico and England. Delgado made his debut for the Ecuador national team against Peru in 1994. He has earned 71 caps, scoring 31 goals. He was part of their squad at the 2002 FIFA World Cup & 2006 FIFA World Cup, where he became the first Ecuadorian to score a goal in the FIFA World Cup. Club career Early career Delgado started his career in his native Ecuador with ESPOLI in 1991 before joining Barcelona SC in 1994, where he played for one year, winning the Ecuadorian Serie A in 1995. He then joined El Nacional and again won the Ecuadorian league title, before returning to Barcelona and securing a third consecutive league winne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
