Luis Capurro
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| Luis Capurro | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luis Enrique Capurro Bautista | |
| Date of birth | May 1, 1962 | |
| Place of birth | Esmeraldas, Ecuador | |
| Playing position | Right-back | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| - - - 1987-1991 1992 1993 1994-1996 1996-1997 1997-1998 1998-1999 1999-2003 |
Patria de Esmeraldes Patria de Guayaquil Milago Sporting Filanbanco Guayaquil Emelec Cerro Porteño Emelec Racing Club Barcelona SC Emelec LDU Quito |
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| National team | ||
| 1985-2003 | Ecuador | 100 (1) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Luis Enrique Capurro Bautista, known Luis Capurro (born May 1, 1962 in Esmeraldas , Ecuador) is a former football player. He was known as one of the best Right backs in South America and played 100 games for the Ecuador national team[1]
He began his career in Patria De Esmeraldas (Ecuador. He also played for Barcelona SC, Emelec, Patria de Guayaquil, Milagro Sport, Filanbanco, LDU Quito, Cerro Porteño of Paraguay and Racing Club of Argentina.
Capurro won two Ecuadorian league titles, in 1994 with Emelec and in 1997 with Barcelona SC.
His large moustache and regular appearances for the Ecuador national team helped him to get recognised around South America and he got his dream to play outside of Ecuador. He joined Cerro Porteño of Paraguay in 1993, later in his career he went Argentina to play for "La Academia" of Coco Basile, but soon returned to Ecuador.
Once retired he decided to go live in New York City.

