José Luis Cortez (born November 21, 1979, in

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) is an

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ian footballer currently playing for

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Club career

Pépe's first started out at

Espoli Club Deportivo ESPOLI is a professional football team from Quito, Ecuador, that now plays in the Segunda Categoría, the third level of professional football in country. The team belong to the ''Escuela Superior de Policía'' (''ESPOLI''), a pol ...

. In 2005, he was loaned to Aucas, but returned to Espoli the following season. Cortez also played for

Deportivo Azogues Deportivo Azogues was an Ecuadorian football club based in Azogues. It played in the Serie B The Serie B (), officially known as Serie BKT for sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system aft ...

before transferring to

Barcelona Sporting Club Barcelona Sporting Club (), internationally known as Barcelona de Guayaquil, is an Ecuadorian sports club based in Guayaquil, known best for its professional football team. They currently play in the Ecuadorian Serie A, the highest level of ...

for the 2007 campaign. After spending one year in Barcelona SC, he became the new official player of

Deportivo Quito Sociedad Deportivo Quito is an Ecuadorian club football club based in Quito. For most of its existence, it competed in Serie A, the highest level of the Ecuadorian professional football league. And currently competes in the Second Category of Pi ...

. In Deportivo Quito, Pépe had a great season. So far he has 34 appearances scoring two goals for the club. He played in the

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where his team eventually fell to

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He is guaranteed a starting position and plays in the center midfield. Cortez is a key player to Dep. Quito and he is often called to the national team. In December 2008, Dep. Quito won the Copa Pilsener 2008 with Pépe's help.

International career

He made his debut on the national team against Chile in the final game of the FIFA 2006 World Cup qualifier. He was called up to play against

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and

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in a friendly tournament.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cortez, Jose Luis 1979 births Living people Footballers from Guayaquil Ecuadorian men's footballers 21st-century Ecuadorian sportsmen Ecuador men's international footballers Men's association football defenders C.D. ESPOLI footballers S.D. Aucas footballers Deportivo Azogues footballers Barcelona S.C. footballers S.D. Quito footballers C.D. Universidad Católica del Ecuador footballers Independiente del Valle footballers C.S.D. Macará footballers C.D. Quevedo footballers