Geovanny Patricio Cumbicus Castillo (born 25 January 1980) is an Ecuadorian professional

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and former player who played as a

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. He is the current manager of Técnico Universitario.

Playing career

Cumbicus was born in Loja, but made his senior debut with

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in 1999. He moved to hometown side

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in the middle of 2004, and established himself as a starter for the club. Cumbicus joined Aucas for the 2008 season, but returned to Liga de Loja in 2009. He struggled with injuries in the 2013 and 2014 campaigns, being also an interim assistant manager in the 2013 campaign. Cumbicus retired from football on 18 December 2014, aged 34.

Managerial career

Shortly after retiring, Cumbicus was named Julio César Toresani's assistant at his last club LDU Loja. In June 2015, he was named manager after Toresani resigned. Cumbicus left Liga de Loja in late 2017, and was appointed in charge of Mushuc Runa for the 2018 season. He won the 2018

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with the club, but was sacked on 28 May 2019. Cumbicus agreed to a deal with

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to become their manager for the 2020 campaign, but the club withdrew from the second division due to economic problems caused by the

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. He was named at the helm of Olmedo on 18 June 2020, and helped the club to narrowly avoid relegation. Cumbicus left Olmedo as his contract expired, and returned to Mushuc Runa on 24 December 2020. On 16 November 2022, it was announced that he was leaving the club, but he agreed to a new contract for the 2023 season on 15 December. He was sacked nonetheless on 30 May 2023, and took over top tier newcomers Libertad FC on 18 August. On 19 April 2024, Cumbicus was sacked from Libertad. He then spent a short period in charge of Gualaceo before being named Técnico Universitario manager on 25 June 2025.

Honours

Player

LDU Quito *

Ecuadorian Serie A The Liga Pro Ecuador Serie A, simply known as the Liga Pro or the Serie A (or the Ecuadorian Serie A to distinguish it from the Italian Serie A and the Brazilian Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, Série A), or as Liga Pro Ecuabet for sponsorship re ...

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Manager

Mushuc Runa *

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: 2018

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cumbicus, Geovanny 1980 births Living people People from Loja, Ecuador Ecuadorian men's footballers Men's association football defenders L.D.U. Quito footballers L.D.U. Loja footballers S.D. Aucas footballers Ecuadorian football managers C.D. Olmedo managers Ecuadorian Serie A players L.D.U. Loja managers Mushuc Runa S.C. managers Libertad F.C. (Ecuador) managers Gualaceo S.C. managers C.D. Técnico Universitario managers