Christian Benítez
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Family name hatnote Template:Infobox football biography Christian Rogelio Benítez Betancourt (1 May 1986 – 29 July 2013), also known as Chucho, was an Ecuadorian professional footballer who played as a striker.
He began his career with El Nacional in Ecuador and then joined Santos Laguna, with whom he won the award for Best Player of the Clausura 2008.[1] He spent the 2009–10 season on loan to Premier League club 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 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 retired Benítez's number 11 jersey from the national team.[2] However, due to FIFA regulations they had to reinstate it for the 2014 World Cup squad.[3]
Personal life
Benitez was born in Quito,[4] the son of former Ecuador international footballer Ermen Benítez,[5] and Rita Betancourt.[6] In 2007, he married Liseth, daughter of Cléber Chalá, also an Ecuador international;[7] she gave birth to twins in August 2009.[8]
He played under the nickname Chucho, a name "used in the Spanish-speaking Americas when referring affectionately to a small, pesky dog".[9]
Club career
El Nacional
Due to a series of strong performances for El Nacional, Benítez was scouted by clubs such as Villarreal of Spain,[10] though El Nacional denied any knowledge of the rumoured interest.[11]
Benítez contributed 29 goals in 83 league matches as El Nacional won both the 2005 Clausura and 2006 League Championships.
Santos Laguna
In July 2007, he moved to Santos Laguna of the Mexican Primera División. With his arrival and that of Vicente Matías Vuoso, Santos had an impressive season with wins over several top Mexican clubs. In 2007, Benítez received an award as the best Ecuadorian footballer playing outside Ecuador,[12] succeeding PSV Eindhoven's Édison Méndez.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Despite interest from Portuguese club Benfica,[13] Benítez decided to remain in Mexico. His 10 goals made a major contribution to Santos winning the Clausura 2008 title, and his personal reward was selection as best player of the season.[1]
Loan to Birmingham City
On 3 June 2009, Birmingham City announced the signing of Benítez on a three-year contract for an undisclosed club record transfer fee, which press reports speculated to be in the region of £6 million rising to £9m.[14] The move was subject to the striker receiving a work permit and passing a medical.[5][15] The medical revealed unforeseen knee problems,[16] which prompted the deal to be renegotiated on a "protected purchase" basis. The club would pay an initial $2m (£1.2m) with an option to abort the deal on medical grounds after the first year; thereafter the fee could potentially rise, depending on appearances and success, to a club record $12.5m (£7.7m).[17][18] The player eventually signed on 7 July.[17] The club later clarified that the initial £1.2m was in fact a loan fee.[19][20] While recovering from shoulder surgery and awaiting his visa, Benítez played in an all-star match in Ecuador without asking the club's permission.[21]
He made his debut as a second-half substitute in Birmingham's opening match of the season, a 1–0 defeat at Manchester United, and came close to equalising, drawing a "wonderful one-handed diving save" from Ben Foster.[22] His first Premier League start came against Hull City on 19 September; he played a key role in a 1–0 win and "could have had a hat-trick but for the supreme goalkeeping of Boaz Myhill".[23] Benítez scored his first goal for the Blues on 9 November away to Liverpool, with a close-range header after Scott Dann had nodded the ball on, in a game which finished 2–2.[24] He scored the first of what manager Alex McLeish described as "two classy goals" as Birmingham knocked Everton out of the FA Cup at Goodison Park.[25] However, after his season produced only four goals and Birmingham's attempt to renegotiate the agreed transfer fee was unsuccessful, the club chose not to take up their option to purchase, and the player returned to Santos Laguna.[26][27]
Return to Santos Laguna 2010
On 21 July 2010, Benítez signed a new three-year deal with Santos Laguna,[28] in the first tournament after his return he was the top goalscorer with 16 goals. Leading the scoring table, Chucho led Santos to the 2010 Apertura Finals, losing to Monterrey.
Club América
2011–12 season
Benitez signed to play for América on 22 May 2011. The transfer fee was reported to be of $10 million, which established a record for a club in Mexico. He scored a goal in his debut on 24 July in the 2–1 win against Querétaro. On 21 August, Benítez made his first hat trick with América against Atlas in a 5–2 win. In his first Súper Clásico, Benítez scored a header in a 3–1 loss to Chivas.
Benítez scored the opening goal for Club América's Clausura 2012 season in a 2–0 win against Querétaro. He ended the season with 14 goals and ended up being the league's top scorer along with Iván Alonso.
2012–13 season
Benítez played his first game of the 2012–13 season on 21 July against Monterrey, in a 0–0 away draw. On 28 July, he scored his first goals of the season in a 4–2 victory over Chiapas. On 11 November, Benitez became joint top goal-scorer of the 2012 Apertura alongside Atlante's Esteban Paredes. Three days later, he scored both goals in a 2–0 play-off quarter-final win away to Morelia.
Benítez scored his first goals of the 2013 Clausura season in a 2–0 away win against Jaguares de Chiapas. On 2 March, he scored a hat trick, 2 headers and a left-footed strike against Cruz Azul in a 3–0 win. On 27 April, after losing 2–0 in an away match against Pachuca, Benitez scored a hat-trick to lead América to a 4–2 win. Benitez ended up as the Clausura 2013 Liga MX top scorer for the third consecutive season. On 26 May Benitez became Liga MX 2013 Clausura champions after defeating Cruz Azul 4–2 in a penalty shoot-out, where he converted the second penalty.
El Jaish
Benítez left the club on 6 July 2013, and signed a contract with Qatari club El Jaish.[29] He made his debut in a match against Qatar SC in the Sheikh Jassim Cup on 28 July "without complaining of any health problems", according to El Jaish officials.[30] This was the only match he played for the club. A day later, he died from cardiac arrest at age 27.
International career
Benítez was a member of the Ecuador national team at the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany. Although considered by many as a surprise selection by coach Luis Fernando Suárez, he had impressed with his speed, elusiveness and skill in pre-World Cup showings against the Netherlands and Japan, in addition to his 2006 Copa Libertadores experience. He was a candidate for the Gillette Best Young Player Award, a new award made at the end of the FIFA World Cup to the best young player born on or after 1 January 1985. His only appearance was in the 3–0 loss to Germany, replacing Felix Borja midway through the match.
His first international goal came in September 2006 against Peru. Then, in April 2007, he scored another goal against Peru in Ecuador's 2–0 win in a friendly match held in the Mini Estadi in Barcelona, Spain. He also scored in a 1–1 draw with the Republic of Ireland, also in a friendly, played in New Jersey on 23 May 2007.[31] This added to the belief that he could excel in Europe.[32]
Benítez started all three games during the 2007 Copa América, scoring against Chile as Ecuador were eliminated in the first stage, losing all three matches. In an international friendly against El Salvador on 8 September 2007, Benítez scored twice in an emphatic 5–1 home win in Quito.[33]
In a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Bolivia, he scored his country's third goal in a 3–1 win.[34] A month later, he scored the only goal against Chile.[35]
Death and legacy
On 29 July 2013, Benítez entered a hospital in Doha, Qatar, because of a severe pain in his abdomen. According to Miguel Herrera and other teammates in an interview with Mexican morning show Matutino Express, he did not receive immediate medical attention and a few hours later, Benítez went into respiratory failure.[36] He died from complications leading to cardiac arrest at the age of 27.[37][38]
Tens of thousands of people filed past the body, which lay in a glass-topped casket in the Coliseo General Rumiñahui in Quito, before the public funeral ceremony, which was attended by sporting and political figures including the president of Ecuador, Rafael Correa. The cortege received a police motorcycle escort through crowded streets to a private interment.[39][40]
Following his death, the Ecuadorian Football Federation announced that it would retire his number 11 jersey from the national team.[2] FIFA regulations required Ecuador to reinstate number 11 to their squad for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil; it was allocated to Felipe Caicedo.[3] His international teammate Antonio Valencia had Benítez's number tattooed onto his upper arm in tribute after his death.[41]
A multipurpose stadium was constructed and named in his honour in Guayaquil; opened in February 2014, it is used as the home stadium of Guayaquil City F.C.[42][43] Later that year, a statue of Benítez in typical goal celebration pose was unveiled at Santos Laguna's stadium. He was the third Santos player to be so honoured, after Jared Borgetti and Rodrigo Ruiz.[44][45]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| El Nacional | 2004 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2005 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 6 | ||||||
| 2006 | 38 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 50 | 16 | ||||||
| 2007 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 8 | ||||||
| Total | 84 | 29 | 17 | 1 | 101 | 30 | ||||||
| Santos Laguna | 2007–08 | Primera División | 40 | 17 | – | 40 | 17 | |||||
| 2008–09 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 28 | 19 | ||||||
| 2010–11 | 35 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 39 | 21 | ||||||
| Total | 95 | 51 | 12 | 6 | 107 | 57 | ||||||
| Birmingham City (loan) | 2009–10 | Premier League | 30 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 36 | 4 | |
| América | 2011–12 | Primera División | 36 | 22 | – | 36 | 22 | |||||
| 2012–13 | 43 | 30 | – | – | 43 | 30 | ||||||
| Total | 79 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 52 | ||||||
| Career total | 288 | 135 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 7 | 323 | 143 | ||
International goals
- Scores and results list Ecuador's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Benítez goal.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Final | Competition | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 September 2006 | East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Peru | flag alias = Flag of Peru.svg | flag alias-spain = Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svg | flag alias-1820 = Flag of Tacna Regiment (1820 proposal).svg | flag alias-1821 = Flag of Peru (1821-1822).svg | flag alias-1822 = Flag of Peru (1822).svg | flag alias-1822a = Flag of Peru (1822–1825).svg | flag alias-1825 = Flag of Peru (1825–1884).svg | flag alias-confederation = Flag of the Peru-Bolivian Confederation.svg | flag alias-north = Flag of Peru (1825–1884).svg | link alias-north = North Peru | flag alias-south = Flag of South Peru.svg | link alias-south = South Peru | flag alias-1884 = Flag of Peru (1884–1950).svg | flag alias-state = Flag of Peru (state).svg | flag alias-football = Flag of Peru.svg | flag alias-army = Flag of the Peruvian Army.svg | link alias-army = Peruvian Army | flag alias-naval= Flag of the Peruvian Navy.svg | link alias-naval = Peruvian Navy | flag alias-air force= Flag of the Peruvian Air Force.svg | link alias-air force = Peruvian Air Force | flag alias-military=Flag of Peru (war).svg | link alias-military=Peruvian Armed Forces | flag alias-marines = Flag of the Peruvian Navy.svg | link alias-marines = Peruvian Naval Infantry | flag alias-navy = Flag of Peru (state).svg | link alias-navy = Peruvian Navy | size = | name = | altvar = football | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} || 1–0 || 1–1 || International friendly | ||||||||
| 2 | 23 May 2007 | East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States | {{safesubst: Template:Yesno | alias = Republic of Ireland | shortname alias = Ireland | flag alias = Flag of Ireland.svg | link alias-naval = Irish Naval Service | flag alias-air force = Flag of the Irish Air Corps.svg | link alias-air force = Irish Air Corps | flag alias-army = Flag of the Irish Defence Forces.svg | link alias-army = Irish Army | link alias-navy = Irish Naval Service | link alias-football = Republic of Ireland national football team | name alias-football = Republic of Ireland | link alias-futsal = Republic of Ireland national football team | name alias-futsal = Republic of Ireland | link alias-beachsoccer = Republic of Ireland national football team | name alias-beachsoccer = Republic of Ireland | flag alias-rugby union = Flag placeholder.svg | border-rugby union = | flag alias-cricket = Flag placeholder.svg | border-cricket = | link alias-netball = Republic of Ireland national netball team | name alias-netball = Republic of Ireland | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | altvar = football | variant =
}} || 1–0 || 1–1 || International friendly | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | 6 June 2007 | Barcelona, Spain | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Peru | flag alias = Flag of Peru.svg | flag alias-spain = Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svg | flag alias-1820 = Flag of Tacna Regiment (1820 proposal).svg | flag alias-1821 = Flag of Peru (1821-1822).svg | flag alias-1822 = Flag of Peru (1822).svg | flag alias-1822a = Flag of Peru (1822–1825).svg | flag alias-1825 = Flag of Peru (1825–1884).svg | flag alias-confederation = Flag of the Peru-Bolivian Confederation.svg | flag alias-north = Flag of Peru (1825–1884).svg | link alias-north = North Peru | flag alias-south = Flag of South Peru.svg | link alias-south = South Peru | flag alias-1884 = Flag of Peru (1884–1950).svg | flag alias-state = Flag of Peru (state).svg | flag alias-football = Flag of Peru.svg | flag alias-army = Flag of the Peruvian Army.svg | link alias-army = Peruvian Army | flag alias-naval= Flag of the Peruvian Navy.svg | link alias-naval = Peruvian Navy | flag alias-air force= Flag of the Peruvian Air Force.svg | link alias-air force = Peruvian Air Force | flag alias-military=Flag of Peru (war).svg | link alias-military=Peruvian Armed Forces | flag alias-marines = Flag of the Peruvian Navy.svg | link alias-marines = Peruvian Naval Infantry | flag alias-navy = Flag of Peru (state).svg | link alias-navy = Peruvian Navy | size = | name = | altvar = football | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} || 1–0 || 2–0 || International friendly | ||||||||
| 4 | 26 June 2007 | Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Chile | flag alias = Flag of Chile.svg | flag alias-mapuche = Ancient mapuche flag.svg | flag alias-lautaro = Lautaro flag.svg | flag alias-spain = Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svg | flag alias-spain1 = Flag of Spain (1785–1873, 1875–1931).svg | flag alias-1812 = Flag of Chile (1812-1814).svg | flag alias-1812a = Flag of Chile (1812-1814, alternative).svg | flag alias-andes = Bandera de la Provincia de Mendoza.svg | flag alias-1817 = Flag of Chile of the transition (1817).svg | flag alias-1817_proposal = Flag of Chile (1817-1818, 2nd).svg | flag alias-1818 = Flag of Chile (1818).svg | flag alias-1818a = Flag of Chile (1818-1854).svg | flag alias-1819 = State Ensign of Chile (1819-1834).svg | flag alias-expedition = Flag of the Liberating Expedition of Peru.svg | flag alias-1826 = Flag of Chile (Civil Use, 1826-1854).svg | flag alias-ap = Flag of the Kingdom of Araucanía and Patagonia.svg | flag alias-easter1 = Easter Island flag 1876 to 1888.svg | flag alias-easter = Flag of Rapa Nui, Chile.svg | flag alias-president = Bandera del presidente de Chile.svg | flag alias-naval = Naval Jack of Chile.svg | link alias-naval = Chilean Navy | flag alias-air force = Flag of the Chilean Air Force.svg | link alias-air force =Chilean Air Force | flag alias-army = Flag of the Chilean Army.svg | link alias-army = Chilean Army | flag alias-navy = Flag of Chile.svg | link alias-navy = Chilean Navy | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} || 1–2 || 2–3 || 2007 Copa América | |||||||||
| 5 | 8 September 2007 | Quito, Ecuador | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = El Salvador | flag alias = Flag of El Salvador.svg | flag alias-1822 = Flag of El Salvador (1822–1865).svg | flag alias-1823 = Flag of the United Provinces of Central America.svg | flag alias-1824 = Flag of the Federal Republic of Central America.svg | flag alias-1839 = Flag of El Salvador (1822–1865).svg | flag alias-1865a = Flag of El Salvador (April 1865).svg | flag alias-1865b = Flag of El Salvador (June 1865).svg | flag alias-1869 = Flag of El Salvador (1869-1873).svg | flag alias-1873 = Flag of El Salvador (1873-1875).svg | flag alias-1875 = Flag of El Salvador (1875-1877).svg | flag alias-1898 = Flag of the Greater Republic of Central America (1898).svg | flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of El Salvador.svg | flag alias-army = Flag of the Salvadoran Army.svg | link alias-army = Salvadoran Army | flag alias-navy = Flag of the Navy of El Salvador.svg | link alias-navy = Navy of El Salvador | flag alias-naval = Flag of the Navy of El Salvador.svg | link alias-naval = Navy of El Salvador | flag alias-air force = Flag of the Salvadoran Air Force.svg | link alias-air force = Salvadoran Air Force | flag alias-military = Flag of the Armed Forces of El Salvador.svg | link alias-military = Armed Forces of El Salvador | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} || 2–0 || rowspan="2"|5–1 || rowspan="2"|International friendly | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | 4–1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 20 August 2008 | East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Colombia | flag alias = Flag of Colombia.svg | flag alias-1861 = Flag of Colombia (WFB 2013).gif | flag alias-2004 = Flag of Colombia (2004 World Factbook).gif | flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of Colombia.svg | flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Colombia.svg | link alias-naval = Colombian National Navy | flag alias-army = Flag of the Colombian Army.svg | link alias-army = Colombian National Army | flag alias-air force = Flag of the Colombian Air Force.svg | link alias-air force = Colombian Aerospace Force | flag alias-marines=Flag of the Colombian Naval Infantry.svg | link alias-marines=Colombian Naval Infantry | link alias-navy = Colombian National Navy | flag alias-navy = Flag of the Colombian Navy.svg | flag alias-military = Military flag of Colombia.svg | link alias-military = Military Forces of Colombia | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} || 1–0 || 1–0 || International friendly | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 6 September 2008 | Quito, Ecuador | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Bolivia | flag alias = Flag of Bolivia.svg | flag alias-state = Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg | flag alias-football = Flag of Bolivia.svg | flag alias-spain = Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svg | flag alias-1825 = State flag of Bolivia (1825-1826).svg | flag alias-1825a = Civil flag of Bolivia (1825-1826).svg | flag alias-1831 = Flag of Bolivia (state, 1826-1851).svg | flag alias-1831a = Flag of Bolivia (1826-1851).svg | flag alias-confederation = Flag of the Peru-Bolivian Confederation.svg | flag alias-wiphala = Banner of the Qulla Suyu (1979).svg | flag alias-patuju = Flag of the Patujú flower.svg | flag alias-army=Flag of Bolivia (military).svg | link alias-army=Bolivian Army | flag alias-air force=Flag of Bolivia (military).svg | link alias-air force=Bolivian Air Force | flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Bolivia.svg | link alias-naval = Bolivian Navy | flag alias-naval old = Naval Ensign of Bolivia (1966-2013).svg | flag alias-naval jack = Naval Jack of Bolivia.svg | flag alias-military = Flag of Bolivia (military).svg | link alias-military = Bolivian Armed Forces | flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Bolivia.svg | link alias-navy = Bolivian Navy | flag alias-civil = Flag of Bolivia.svg | size = | name = | altvar = football | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} || 3–1 || 3–1 || 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification | |||||||||||
| 9 | 12 October 2008 | Quito, Ecuador | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Chile | flag alias = Flag of Chile.svg | flag alias-mapuche = Ancient mapuche flag.svg | flag alias-lautaro = Lautaro flag.svg | flag alias-spain = Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svg | flag alias-spain1 = Flag of Spain (1785–1873, 1875–1931).svg | flag alias-1812 = Flag of Chile (1812-1814).svg | flag alias-1812a = Flag of Chile (1812-1814, alternative).svg | flag alias-andes = Bandera de la Provincia de Mendoza.svg | flag alias-1817 = Flag of Chile of the transition (1817).svg | flag alias-1817_proposal = Flag of Chile (1817-1818, 2nd).svg | flag alias-1818 = Flag of Chile (1818).svg | flag alias-1818a = Flag of Chile (1818-1854).svg | flag alias-1819 = State Ensign of Chile (1819-1834).svg | flag alias-expedition = Flag of the Liberating Expedition of Peru.svg | flag alias-1826 = Flag of Chile (Civil Use, 1826-1854).svg | flag alias-ap = Flag of the Kingdom of Araucanía and Patagonia.svg | flag alias-easter1 = Easter Island flag 1876 to 1888.svg | flag alias-easter = Flag of Rapa Nui, Chile.svg | flag alias-president = Bandera del presidente de Chile.svg | flag alias-naval = Naval Jack of Chile.svg | link alias-naval = Chilean Navy | flag alias-air force = Flag of the Chilean Air Force.svg | link alias-air force =Chilean Air Force | flag alias-army = Flag of the Chilean Army.svg | link alias-army = Chilean Army | flag alias-navy = Flag of Chile.svg | link alias-navy = Chilean Navy | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} || 1–0 || 1–0 || 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification | |||||||||
| 10 | 9 September 2009 | La Paz, Bolivia | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Bolivia | flag alias = Flag of Bolivia.svg | flag alias-state = Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg | flag alias-football = Flag of Bolivia.svg | flag alias-spain = Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svg | flag alias-1825 = State flag of Bolivia (1825-1826).svg | flag alias-1825a = Civil flag of Bolivia (1825-1826).svg | flag alias-1831 = Flag of Bolivia (state, 1826-1851).svg | flag alias-1831a = Flag of Bolivia (1826-1851).svg | flag alias-confederation = Flag of the Peru-Bolivian Confederation.svg | flag alias-wiphala = Banner of the Qulla Suyu (1979).svg | flag alias-patuju = Flag of the Patujú flower.svg | flag alias-army=Flag of Bolivia (military).svg | link alias-army=Bolivian Army | flag alias-air force=Flag of Bolivia (military).svg | link alias-air force=Bolivian Air Force | flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Bolivia.svg | link alias-naval = Bolivian Navy | flag alias-naval old = Naval Ensign of Bolivia (1966-2013).svg | flag alias-naval jack = Naval Jack of Bolivia.svg | flag alias-military = Flag of Bolivia (military).svg | link alias-military = Bolivian Armed Forces | flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Bolivia.svg | link alias-navy = Bolivian Navy | flag alias-civil = Flag of Bolivia.svg | size = | name = | altvar = football | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} || 3–1 || 3–1 || 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification | |||||||||||
| 11 | 4 September 2010 | Zapopan, Mexico | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Mexico | flag alias = Flag of Mexico.svg | flag alias-1821a = Flag of the Three Guarantees.svg | flag alias-1821 = Bandera del Primer Imperio Mexicano.svg | flag alias-1823 = Flag of Mexico (1823-1864, 1867-1893).svg | flag alias-1864 = Imperial Standard of Mexico (1864-1867).svg | flag alias-1867 = Flag of Mexico (1823-1864, 1867-1893).svg | flag alias-1893 = Flag of Mexico (1893-1916).svg | flag alias-1916 = Flag of Mexico (1916–1934).svg | flag alias-1934 = Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg | flag alias-air force = Flag of the Mexican Air Force.svg | flag alias-army = Flag of the Mexican Army.svg | link alias-army = Mexican Army | link alias-air force = Mexican Air Force | link alias-naval = Mexican Navy | flag alias-coast guard = Flag of the Mexican Maritime Search and Rescue.png | link alias-coast guard = Mexican Maritime Search and Rescue | flag alias-navy = Naval jack of Mexico.svg | link alias-navy = Mexican Navy | flag alias-marines = Estandarte Infantería de Marina de México.svg | link alias-marines = Mexican Naval Infantry Corps | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} || 1–0 || 2–1 || International friendly | ||||||||||||||||
| 12 | 12 October 2010 | Montreal, Canada | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Poland | flag alias = Flag of Poland.svg | flag alias-state = Flag of Poland (with coat of arms).svg | flag alias-1815 = Flag of the Congress of Poland.svg | flag alias-1919 = Flag of Poland (1919-1928).svg | flag alias-1928 = Flag of Poland (1928–1980).svg | flag alias-1955 = Flag of Poland (with coat of arms, 1955-1980).svg | flag alias-1980 = Flag of Poland (with coat of arms, 1980-1990).svg | flag alias-1990 = Flag of Poland (with coat of arms).svg | flag alias-naval = PL navy flag IIIRP.svg | border-naval = | flag alias-naval-1919 = Naval Ensign of IIRP v1.svg | border-naval-1919 = | flag alias-naval-1946 = Naval Ensign of PRL v1.svg | border-naval-1946 = | flag alias-naval-auxiliary = Flaga pomocniczych jednostek pływających Polskiej Marynarki Wojennej.svg | flag alias-naval-auxiliary-1955 = POL Bandera pjp PRL v1.svg | link alias-naval = Polish Navy | flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Poland.svg | border-navy = | link alias-navy = Polish Navy | flag alias-marines = Flag of the Polish Land Forces.svg | border-marines = | link alias-marines = Polish 7th Coastal Defense Brigade | flag alias-air force = Flag of the Polish Air Force.svg | border-air force = | link alias-air force = Polish Air Force | flag alias-army = Flag of the Polish Land Forces.svg | border-army = | link alias-army = Polish Land Forces | size = | size flag alias-naval = 25px | size flag alias-naval-1919 = 25px | size flag alias-naval-1946 = 25px | size flag alias-air force = 25px | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} || 1–0 || rowspan="2"|2–2 || rowspan="2"|International friendly | |||
| 13 | 2–2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | 17 November 2010 | Quito, Ecuador | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Venezuela | flag alias = Flag of Venezuela.svg | flag alias-1810 = Flag of the First Republic of Venezuela.svg | flag alias-1813 = Bandera de la Guerra a Muerte.svg | flag alias-1817 = Bandera de Angostura (20 de noviembre de 1817).svg | flag alias-1830 = Flag of Venezuela (1830-1836).svg | flag alias-1836 = Flag of Venezuela (1836–1859).svg | flag alias-1859 = Flag of Venezuela (1859–1863).svg | flag alias-1863 = Flag of Venezuela (1863–1905).svg | flag alias-1905 = Flag of Venezuela (1905–1930).svg | flag alias-1930 = Flag of Venezuela (1930–1954).svg | flag alias-1954 = Flag of Venezuela (1954–2006).svg | flag alias-army=Flag of the Bolivarian Army (Venezuela).svg | link alias-army= Venezuelan Army | flag alias-air force = Flag of the Venezuelan Air Force.svg | link alias-air force = Venezuelan Air Force | flag alias-naval = Flag of Venezuela (state).svg | link alias-naval = Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela | flag alias-navy = Flag of the Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela.svg | link alias-navy = Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela | flag alias-football = Flag of Venezuela (state).svg | flag alias-beach soccer = Flag of Venezuela (state).svg | flag alias-futsal = Flag of Venezuela (state).svg | flag alias-state = Flag of Venezuela (state).svg | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | altvar = football | variant =
}} || 1–0 || rowspan="2"|4–1 || rowspan="2"|International friendly | ||||||||||||
| 15 | 2–0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | 1 June 2011 | Toronto, Canada | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Canada | flag alias = Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg | flag alias-1867-official = Flag of the United Kingdom.svg | flag alias-1868 = Canadian Red Ensign (1868–1921).svg | flag alias-1905 = Canadian Red Ensign (1905–1922).svg | flag alias-1907 = Canadian Red Ensign (1907–1921).png | flag alias-1921 = Canadian Red Ensign (1921–1957).svg | flag alias-1957 = Canadian Red Ensign (1957–1965).svg | flag alias-1964 = Flag of Canada (1964).svg | flag alias-1965 = Flag of Canada (WFB 2000).png | flag alias-2004 = Flag of Canada (WFB 2004).gif | flag alias-armed forces = Canadian Forces Flag.svg | link alias-armed forces = Canadian Armed Forces | flag alias-naval = Naval ensign of Canada.svg | link alias-naval = Royal Canadian Navy | flag alias-naval-1868 = Blue Ensign of Canada (1868–1921).svg | flag alias-naval-1911 = Naval ensign of the United Kingdom.svg | flag alias-naval-1921 = Canadian Blue Ensign (1921–1957).svg | flag alias-naval-1957 = Canadian Blue Ensign (1957–1965).svg | flag alias-naval-1965 = Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg | flag alias-coast guard = Coastguard Flag of Canada.svg | link alias-coast guard = Canadian Coast Guard | flag alias-air force = Royal Canadian Air Force ensign.svg | flag alias-air force-1924 = Ensign of the Royal Canadian Air Force.svg | link alias-air force = Royal Canadian Air Force | flag alias-army-1939 = Flag of the Canadian Army (1939–1944).svg | flag alias-army-1968 = Flag of the Canadian Army (1968–1998).svg | flag alias-army-1989 = Flag of the Canadian Army (1968–1998).svg | flag alias-army-2013 = Flag of the Canadian Army (2013–2016).svg | flag alias-army = Flag of the Canadian Army.svg | link alias-army = Canadian Army | flag alias-military = Flag of the Canadian Forces.svg | link alias-military = Canadian Armed Forces | flag alias-navy = Naval ensign of Canada.svg | link alias-navy = Royal Canadian Navy | link alias-football = Canada men's national soccer team | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | altvar = football | variant =
}} || 1–1 || 2–2 || International friendly |
| 17 | 2 September 2011 | Quito, Ecuador | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Jamaica | flag alias = Flag of Jamaica.svg | flag alias-1875 = Flag of Jamaica (1875–1906).svg | flag alias-1906 = Flag of Jamaica (1906–1957).svg | flag alias-1957 = Flag of Jamaica (1957–1962).svg | flag alias-army = Flag of the Jamaica Defence Force.svg | link alias-army = Jamaica Defence Force | link alias-air force = Jamaica Defence Force Air Wing | flag alias-air force = Ensign of the Jamaica Defence Force Air Wing.svg | flag alias-coast guard = Naval ensign of Jamaica.svg | link alias-coast guard = Jamaica Defence Force Coast Guard | flag alias-naval = Naval ensign of Jamaica.svg | link alias-naval = Jamaica Defence Force Coast Guard | flag alias-navy = Naval ensign of Jamaica.svg | link alias-navy = Jamaica Defence Force Coast Guard | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | altvar = football | variant =
}} || 3–0 || rowspan="2"|5–2 || rowspan="2"|International friendly | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | 4–0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | 6 September 2011 | Quito, Ecuador | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Costa Rica | flag alias = Flag of Costa Rica.svg | flag alias-1839 = Flag of Costa Rica (1839-1848).svg | flag alias-1848 = Flag of Costa Rica (1848-1906).svg | flag alias-state = Flag of Costa Rica (state).svg | flag alias-naval = Flag of Costa Rica (state).svg | flag alias-navy = Flag of Costa Rica (state).svg | Costa Rican Coast Guard | Costa Rican Coast Guard | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} || 4–0 || 4–0 || International friendly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | 7 October 2011 | Quito, Ecuador | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Venezuela | flag alias = Flag of Venezuela.svg | flag alias-1810 = Flag of the First Republic of Venezuela.svg | flag alias-1813 = Bandera de la Guerra a Muerte.svg | flag alias-1817 = Bandera de Angostura (20 de noviembre de 1817).svg | flag alias-1830 = Flag of Venezuela (1830-1836).svg | flag alias-1836 = Flag of Venezuela (1836–1859).svg | flag alias-1859 = Flag of Venezuela (1859–1863).svg | flag alias-1863 = Flag of Venezuela (1863–1905).svg | flag alias-1905 = Flag of Venezuela (1905–1930).svg | flag alias-1930 = Flag of Venezuela (1930–1954).svg | flag alias-1954 = Flag of Venezuela (1954–2006).svg | flag alias-army=Flag of the Bolivarian Army (Venezuela).svg | link alias-army= Venezuelan Army | flag alias-air force = Flag of the Venezuelan Air Force.svg | link alias-air force = Venezuelan Air Force | flag alias-naval = Flag of Venezuela (state).svg | link alias-naval = Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela | flag alias-navy = Flag of the Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela.svg | link alias-navy = Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela | flag alias-football = Flag of Venezuela (state).svg | flag alias-beach soccer = Flag of Venezuela (state).svg | flag alias-futsal = Flag of Venezuela (state).svg | flag alias-state = Flag of Venezuela (state).svg | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | altvar = football | variant =
}} || 2–0 || 2–0 || 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||||||||||||
| 21 | 15 November 2011 | Quito, Ecuador | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Peru | flag alias = Flag of Peru.svg | flag alias-spain = Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svg | flag alias-1820 = Flag of Tacna Regiment (1820 proposal).svg | flag alias-1821 = Flag of Peru (1821-1822).svg | flag alias-1822 = Flag of Peru (1822).svg | flag alias-1822a = Flag of Peru (1822–1825).svg | flag alias-1825 = Flag of Peru (1825–1884).svg | flag alias-confederation = Flag of the Peru-Bolivian Confederation.svg | flag alias-north = Flag of Peru (1825–1884).svg | link alias-north = North Peru | flag alias-south = Flag of South Peru.svg | link alias-south = South Peru | flag alias-1884 = Flag of Peru (1884–1950).svg | flag alias-state = Flag of Peru (state).svg | flag alias-football = Flag of Peru.svg | flag alias-army = Flag of the Peruvian Army.svg | link alias-army = Peruvian Army | flag alias-naval= Flag of the Peruvian Navy.svg | link alias-naval = Peruvian Navy | flag alias-air force= Flag of the Peruvian Air Force.svg | link alias-air force = Peruvian Air Force | flag alias-military=Flag of Peru (war).svg | link alias-military=Peruvian Armed Forces | flag alias-marines = Flag of the Peruvian Navy.svg | link alias-marines = Peruvian Naval Infantry | flag alias-navy = Flag of Peru (state).svg | link alias-navy = Peruvian Navy | size = | name = | altvar = football | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} || 2–0 || 2–0 || 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||||||||
| 22 | 10 June 2012 | Quito, Ecuador | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Colombia | flag alias = Flag of Colombia.svg | flag alias-1861 = Flag of Colombia (WFB 2013).gif | flag alias-2004 = Flag of Colombia (2004 World Factbook).gif | flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of Colombia.svg | flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Colombia.svg | link alias-naval = Colombian National Navy | flag alias-army = Flag of the Colombian Army.svg | link alias-army = Colombian National Army | flag alias-air force = Flag of the Colombian Air Force.svg | link alias-air force = Colombian Aerospace Force | flag alias-marines=Flag of the Colombian Naval Infantry.svg | link alias-marines=Colombian Naval Infantry | link alias-navy = Colombian National Navy | flag alias-navy = Flag of the Colombian Navy.svg | flag alias-military = Military flag of Colombia.svg | link alias-military = Military Forces of Colombia | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} || 1–0 || 1–0 || 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | 21 March 2013 | Quito, Ecuador | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = El Salvador | flag alias = Flag of El Salvador.svg | flag alias-1822 = Flag of El Salvador (1822–1865).svg | flag alias-1823 = Flag of the United Provinces of Central America.svg | flag alias-1824 = Flag of the Federal Republic of Central America.svg | flag alias-1839 = Flag of El Salvador (1822–1865).svg | flag alias-1865a = Flag of El Salvador (April 1865).svg | flag alias-1865b = Flag of El Salvador (June 1865).svg | flag alias-1869 = Flag of El Salvador (1869-1873).svg | flag alias-1873 = Flag of El Salvador (1873-1875).svg | flag alias-1875 = Flag of El Salvador (1875-1877).svg | flag alias-1898 = Flag of the Greater Republic of Central America (1898).svg | flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of El Salvador.svg | flag alias-army = Flag of the Salvadoran Army.svg | link alias-army = Salvadoran Army | flag alias-navy = Flag of the Navy of El Salvador.svg | link alias-navy = Navy of El Salvador | flag alias-naval = Flag of the Navy of El Salvador.svg | link alias-naval = Navy of El Salvador | flag alias-air force = Flag of the Salvadoran Air Force.svg | link alias-air force = Salvadoran Air Force | flag alias-military = Flag of the Armed Forces of El Salvador.svg | link alias-military = Armed Forces of El Salvador | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} || 2–0 || 5–0 || International friendly | ||||||||||||||
| 24 | 26 March 2013 | Quito, Ecuador | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Paraguay | flag alias = Flag of Paraguay.svg | flag alias-1812 = Flag of Paraguay (1812-1826).svg | flag alias-1826 = Flag of Paraguay (1826-1842).svg | flag alias-1842 = Flag of Paraguay (1842-1954).svg | flag alias-1954 = Flag of Paraguay (1954-1988).svg | flag alias-1988 = Flag of Paraguay (1988-1990).svg | flag alias-1990 = Flag of Paraguay (1990–2013).svg | link alias-naval = Paraguayan Navy | link alias-air force = Paraguayan Air Force | link alias-army = Paraguayan Army | link alias-navy = Paraguayan Navy | size = | name = | variant = | altlink = national football team
}} || 3–1 || 4–1 || 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honors
Club
El Nacional
Santos Laguna
Club América
Individual
- Serie A Best Player: 2006 Serie A
- Liga MX Golden Ball: Clausura 2008, Apertura 2012
- Liga MX Golden Boot: Apertura 2010, Clausura 2012, Apertura 2012, Clausura 2013
References
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External links
- Template:Medio Tiempo
- Player details at Ecuadorian Football Federation Template:In lang
- Template:First word Template:PAGENAMEBASE at SoccerbaseTemplate:EditAtWikidataTemplate:WikidataCheck
- ESPN Profile
- Profile at Birmingham City F.C. website
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- 1986 births
- 2013 deaths
- Footballers from Quito
- Ecuadorian men's footballers
- 21st-century Ecuadorian sportsmen
- Ecuador men's international footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- C.D. El Nacional footballers
- Santos Laguna footballers
- Birmingham City F.C. players
- Club América footballers
- El Jaish SC players
- Ecuadorian Serie A players
- Liga MX players
- Premier League players
- 2006 FIFA World Cup players
- 2007 Copa América players
- 2011 Copa América players
- Ecuadorian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar
- Ecuadorian expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
- Ecuadorian expatriate sportspeople in England
- Ecuadorian expatriate sportspeople in Qatar
- African diaspora in Ecuador
- Respiratory disease deaths in Qatar
- Deaths from respiratory failure