José Cevallos
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| José Cevallos | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Francisco Cevallos | |
| Date of birth | April 17, 1971 | |
| Place of birth | Ancón, Ecuador | |
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 111⁄2 in) | |
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | LDU Quito | |
| Number | 1 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1989 1990-2004 2005 2005-2006 2007 2008-present |
Molinera Barcelona SC Once Caldas Barcelona SC Deportivo Azogues LDU Quito |
- 381 (0) 11 (0) 57 (0) 40 (0) - |
| National team | ||
| 1994-2005 | Ecuador | 78 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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José Francisco Cevallos (born 17 April 1971) is an Ecuadorian football goalkeeper who played 77 times for the Ecuador national team between 1994 and 2005.[1]
He has played most of his professional club career for Barcelona Sporting Club where he played over 400 games and was part of 3 Ecuadorian league championship winning campaigns (1991, 1995 & 1997).
He has also played for with Once Caldas in Colombia and Deportivo Azogues in 2007. In 2008 Cevallos was announced as part of LDU Quito for the 2008 season. [2]
During his time with the Ecuador national football team and was a participant at the 2002 FIFA World Cup and in Copa América 1995,[3] 1997,[4]1999,[5] and 2001[6]
He is also known for having a good family who has supported him in many ways, especially football. He has a brother, Alex, who used to play for Emelec (Barcelona's archirival).
He was awarded achievements when he played for Barcelona as the 1995 and 1997 domestic tournaments.
During the Copa Libertadores 1992 he helped his team to reach the South American semifinals after defeating Cerro Porteño of Paraguay. Barcelona was beatean by eventual 1992 Libertardores winners, Brazilian club Sao Paulo.
In 1998 Barcelona reached the cup finals, after beating Cerro Porteño in penalties, Cevallos was a key player that night stopping 3 penalties. Barcelona lost the Libertadores Finals against Vasco da Gama (BRA)
In 2008, he returned for the national team in an unofficial friendly match against his current club, LDU Quito. This was the first time that he played for Ecuador in 4 years. He played the first half of the 5-0 win until he was replaced by Espoli's Maximo Banguera.
Later he was called again to play 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification against Argentina and Colombia.
During the Copa Libertadores 2008 he and LDU reached the finals (To be played against Fluminense of Brazil). Once again, after 10 years, Cevallos was a key player. In the Quarter-finals LDU eliminated San Lorenzo de Almagro. After a tie 1 - 1 both in Buenos Aires and Quito; in the penalty shoutout Cevallos stoped Aureliano Torres penalty.
[edit] External links
- Career details at National Football Teams
[edit] References
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