Luis Capurro

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

Luis Capurro

Personal information
Full name	Luis Enrique Capurro Bautista
Date of birth	(1961-05-01) May 1, 1961
Place of birth	Esmeraldas, Ecuador
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position	Left-back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1978–1983	Patria de Esmeraldes
1983	Milago Sporting
1984–1988	Filanbanco
1989–1992	Emelec
1993	Cerro Porteño
1994–1996	Emelec
1996	Racing Club	0	(0)
1997–1998	Barcelona SC	62	(2)
1999–2000	LDU Quito	60	(1)
International career
1985–2003	Ecuador	100	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Luis Enrique Capurro Bautista (born May 1, 1961) is an Ecuadorian former professional footballer who played as a left-back. He made 100 appearances for the Ecuador national team.

Club career

Capurro was born in Esmeraldas, Ecuador. 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 Racing Club de Avellaneda of Coco Basile, but soon returned to Ecuador.

Honours

Emelec

• Ecuadorian Serie A: 1993, 1994

Barcelona S.C.

• Ecuadorian Serie A: 1997

LDU Quito

• Ecuadorian Serie A: 1999

Ecuador

• Korea Cup: 1995

See also

• List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps

External links

• International statistics at rsssf
• Interview celebrating his 100 caps