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Alfonso Obregón
Ecuadorian footballer (born 1972)
Alfonso Andrés Obregón Cancino (born May 12, 1972) is a retired Ecuadorian football player.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alfonso Andrés Obregón Cancino[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1972-05-12) May 12, 1972 (age 52)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Portoviejo, Ecuador | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1997 | ESPOLI | 87 | (2) |
| 1998–2000 | LDU Quito | 104 | (2) |
| 2001 | Delfín | 29 | (7) |
| 2002–2009 | LDU Quito | 227 | (6) |
| Total | 447 | (17) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1995–2004 | Ecuador | 58 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 22, 2009 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of July 10, 2004 | |||
Obregón spent the majority of his professional career with LDU Quito. He has made over 300 appearances in the defensive midfield position and captained the team for a number of years before ceding the position to Patricio Urrutia. He won five Serie A titles and the 2008 Copa Libertadores with los albos.
At the international stage, Obregón earned 58 caps for the Ecuador national team between 1995 and 2004.[2] His debut came on October 25, 1995, in a friendly against Bolivia. He would go on to form part of the squad that participated in the 2002 FIFA World Cup and played at the Copa América in 2001[3] and 2004.[4] His last match came in the 2004 Copa América against Uruguay.
He currently serves as the sporting director for LDU Portoviejo in his hometown.
- Serie A: 1998, 1999, 2003, 2005 Apertura, 2007
- Copa Libertadores: 2008
- "FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2008 Presented By TOYOTA — List Of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 5 December 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 December 2008.
- rsssf: Ecuador record international footballers Archived June 5, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- rsssf: Copa América 2001 Archived April 4, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- Obregón's FEF Player Card
- Alfonso Obregón at National-Football-Teams.com
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