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Daniel Viteri

Personal information
Full name	Daniel Jimmy Viteri Vinces
Date of birth	(1981-12-12) December 12, 1981
Place of birth	Guayaquil, Ecuador
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Guayaquil City
Number	25
Youth career
1994–2000	Emelec
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2004	Emelec	85	(0)
2005–2007	Deportivo Quito	97	(0)
2008–2017	L.D.U. Quito	104	(0)
2010	→ Barcelona SC (loan)	5	(0)
2018	Orense SC	14	(0)
2018–	Guayaquil City	0	(0)
International career
2001	Ecuador U-20	4	(0)
2002–2007	Ecuador	5	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of July 18, 2018

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Viteri and the second or maternal family name is Vinces.

Daniel Jimmy Viteri Vinces (born December 12, 1981, in Guayaquil) is an Ecuadoran footballer.

Club career

Viteri began his club career at Guayaquil-based club Emelec. He later moved to Deportivo Quito. At both clubs, he defended their goals prolifically. In 2008, he moved to then national champions L.D.U. Quito. At the club, he was the back-up to legendary goalkeeper José Francisco Cevallos. As a result, he saw little playing time, but was the reserve goalkeeper for the squads that won the 2008 Copa Libertadores, 2009 Recopa Sudamericana, and the 2009 Copa Sudamericana. In 2010, he moved back to Guayaquil, this time to play for Barcelona. For 2011, he will return to L.D.U. Quito.

International career

He has played for the Ecuador national football team and was a participant at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. Then coach Luis Fernando Suarez called Viteri up for the first 2 matches of the CONMEBOL World Cup Qualifiers in 2007 after injuries to both Marcelo Elizaga and Javier Klimowicz. He played the full matches against Venezuela and Brazil, respectively, losing both matches. Against Venezuela, Viteri failed to reach a half-field free-kick by Jose Manuel Rey. It proved to be the game-winner in the shock 1-0 upset at home. He has not been called up since.

Since January 2021, Viteri is an assistant manager for his former club, Guayaquil City F.C.

Honors

Emelec

• Serie A: 2001, 2002

L.D.U. Quito

• Copa Libertadores: 2008
• Copa Sudamericana: 2009
• Recopa Sudamericana: 2009

References

• Daniel Viteri at National-Football-Teams.com
• Player's FEF Card Archived 2017-02-26 at the Wayback Machine
• (El Comercio article) Archived 2020-03-22 at the Wayback Machine