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11 unusual facts about Club Sport Emelec


Alejandro Kenig

Alejandro Martín Kenig (born 31 January 1969 in Mar del Plata) is a retired Argentine footballer who played for a number of clubs both in Argentina and South America, including Club Atlético Platense, Talleres de Córdoba, Club Bolívar and Club Sport Emelec.

Alexandre Pato

He also debuted in Copa Libertadores on 28 February against Emelec of Ecuador (also his first game at Beira-Rio) and scored once during the 3–0 thumping.

Club Sport Emelec

The club was found after an assembly of employees at the Empresa Eléctrica del Ecuador, an electric company in Guayaquil, decided to start an amateur sports league.

Several years after the creation of the Empresa Eléctrica del Ecuador sports club, its founder, George Lewis Capwell, decided that it was time for the club to have its own Baseball stadium, so in 1942 Guayaquil's Municipal authorities donated 4 city blocks for the construction of the first private sports stadium in Ecuador.

Darío Cabrol

In 2003 Cabrol made his last run in the Argentine first division with Huracán before moving to Ecuador to join Emelec.

Emelec

Club Sport Emelec, a football (soccer) club founded by the above company

Javier Klimowicz

Javier Hernán Klimowicz Laganá (born March 10, 1977 in Quilmes, Argentina) is a naturalized Ecuadorian football goalkeeper, who plays for Emelec.

Leandro Torres

On July 2010 he was loaned with an option to buy to Ecuadorian giants Emelec where he currently is trying to make his way to the starting line up.

Marcelo Fleitas

He currently plays for the Ecuadorian club Emelec and the Ecuadorian national team.

Santiago Biglieri

He was transferred on January 2010 on a one year loan with an option to buy to Emelec of Ecuador.

Sebastián Becaccece

Out of loyalty towards Sampaoli, Beccacece respectfully declined the offer and remained as Sampaoli’s Assistant in Emelec.


Enner Valencia

Valencia came to Guayaquil to try out in Emelec in 2008 from Caribe Junior's youth system, the same team where Ecuador star Antonio Valencia played on his early years, .

Hólger Quiñónez

During his 20-year professional career Quiñónez played for Barcelona Sporting Club (his first and last club, in 2000), Brazil's Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama, Club Sport Emelec, União da Madeira in Portugal, Deportivo Pereira from Colombia and Sociedad Deportivo Quito.

Juan Ramón Jara

Jara then returned to Paraguay to play again for Olimpia and then had brief stints at Nueva Chicago (Argentina), Emelec (Ecuador), Nacional and 3 de Febrero (Paraguay) before finally playing for Portuguesa Fútbol Club of Venezuela in 2007.

Mariano Mina

Success in Barcelona avoided him and he was transferred on a free to Macará where he stayed for 2 seasons and then he was signed by Deportivo Cuenca where he played very well, this attracted the interest of Ecuadorian giants Emelec, which signed the player at the end of 2008.

Óscar Bagüí

Óscar Dalmiro Bagüí Angulo (born December 10, 1982 in Esmeraldas) is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays for Emelec in the Ecuadorian Serie A.

South American Championship of Champions

Vasco da Gama had already defeated Lítoral and Emelec 1-0 each, thumped Nacional 3-1, trashed Deportivo Municipal 4-0 and tied 1-1 with the host club Colo-Colo.