Ítalo Eugenio Estupiñán Martínez (1 January 1952 – 1 March 2016) was an Ecuadorian

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who played as a forward during his career.

Club career

Born in Esmeraldas, Estupiñán began playing football for

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and made his

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debut at age 17. He would also play for

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and

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in Ecuador's top division. He played several seasons in the

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with Deportivo Toluca F.C.,

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, Atlético Campesinos and Puebla F.C., winning the league with Toluca in 1974–75 and with Puebla in 1982–83.

Clubs

*Year Club App (Gls)* *1970–1971 Macara (Ecu) *1972–1973 CD El Nacional (Ecu) *1975–1976 Deportivo Toluca F.C. (Mex) *1977–1979 Club America (Mex) *1980 Universidad Católica (Quito) *1980–1981 Atletico Campesinos (Mex) *1982–1983 Puebla FC (Mex) *1986 Emelec (Ecu)

International career

He obtained 14 caps for the

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during the 1980s, scoring 2 goals.

Ecuador

*1986–1993 Ecuador 6 (2)

Club Titles

* Mexico * Deportivo Toluca F.C. ** Primera División: 1974/75 * Puebla F.C. ** Primera División: 1982/83 *

** Interamerican Cup : 1977

Personal Titles

" Citlalli Price" for the best player of the year in 1974 (Mexico)

Video

* (Spanish) * (Spanish)

References

External links

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Toluca Tercer Titulo: 1974–1975 (Spanish)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Estupinan, Italo 1952 births 2016 deaths Footballers from Esmeraldas, Ecuador Men's association football forwards Ecuadorian men's footballers Ecuador men's international footballers Liga MX players C.S.D. Macará footballers C.D. El Nacional footballers Deportivo Toluca F.C. players Club América footballers C.D. Universidad Católica del Ecuador footballers Querétaro F.C. footballers Club Puebla players C.S. Emelec footballers Ecuadorian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico CONCACAF Champions Cup–winning players