Mushuc Runa Sporting Club, commonly known as Mushuc Runa, is an
Ecuadorian
Ecuadorians () are people identified with the South American country of Ecuador. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Ecuadorians, several (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source o ...
professional
football
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club based in
Ambato. It was founded on January 2, 2003.
They currently play in the
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 ...
. The club was established on January 2, 2003. Etymologically, the name comes from the
Quechuan where "Mushuc" means new, and "Runa" means man, person, or human being; therefore, the literal translation is "New Man".
Honours
*
Serie B
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**Winners (1): 2018
**Runners-up (1): 2013
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Segunda Categoría
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**Runners-up (1): 2011
Current squad
Managers
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César Vigevani (Dec 13, 2012 - April 1, 2014)
* Fabián Burbano ''(interim)'' (April 1, 2014 - April 6, 2014)
*
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 ethni ...
(April 4, 2014 - March 30, 2015)
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Sixto Vizuete (March 31, 2015 - December 13, 2015)
*
Humberto Pizarro (December 15, 2015 - April 16, 2016)
*
Néstor Clausen (April 16, 2016 - July 7, 2016)
*
Víctor Hugo Andrada (July 20, 2016 - October 31, 2016)
*
Luis Espinel
Luis Fernando Espinel Lalama (born 30 June 1967) is an Ecuadorian football manager and former player. He is the current manager of Búhos ULVR.
Coaching career
Born in Quito, Espinel was Sixto Vizuete's assistant at the Ecuador national team, ...
(December 30, 2016 - June 11, 2017)
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Juan Carlos Garay (June 11, 2017 - November 6, 2017)
* Hector Chacha ''(interim)'' (November 7, 2017 - December 19, 2017)
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Geovanny Cumbicus (December 19, 2017 - May 29, 2019)
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Martín Cardetti
Martín Cardetti (born 22 October 1975) is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a forward. He played professional club football in Argentina, Spain, France, Mexico, Uruguay and Colombia. He is the current manager of Co ...
(May 31, 2019 - November 11, 2019)
*
Ricardo Dillon (November 12, 2019 - December 19, 2020)
*
Geovanny Cumbicus (December 24, 2020 - May 27, 2021)
References
External links
Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mushuc Runa Sporting Club
Football clubs in Ecuador
Association football clubs established in 2003
2003 establishments in Ecuador
Ambato, Ecuador
Mushuc Runa S.C.