Iván Hurtado
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Iván Jacinto Hurtado Angulo | ||
| Date of birth | 16 August 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Esmeraldas, Ecuador | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre Back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1996 | Emelec | 102 | (10) |
| 1996–1999 | Celaya | 89 | (2) |
| 1999–2001 | Tigres | 79 | (0) |
| 2001 | Emelec | 14 | (1) |
| 2001–2002 | Querétaro | 18 | (0) |
| 2002–2004 | Barcelona SC | 57 | (2) |
| 2004 | Murcia | 15 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Pachuca | 26 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Al Arabi | 13 | (3) |
| 2006 | Al-Ahly | 0 | (0) |
| 2007 | Atlético Nacional | 38 | (1) |
| 2008 | Barcelona SC | 17 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Millonarios | 26 | (2) |
| 2009–2010 | Deportivo Quito | 49 | (0) |
| 2011 | Barcelona SC | 41 | (0) |
| 2012 | Grecia | 11 | (1) |
| Total | 595 | (22) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1992–2014 | Ecuador | 168 | (5) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 May 2009. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 October 2014 |
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| Iván Hurtado | |
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| Member of the National Assembly for the National Constituency | |
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Assumed office 14 May 2013 |
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| Political party | PAIS Alliance |
Iván Jacinto Hurtado Angulo (born 16 August 1974 in Esmeraldas) is a retired Ecuadorian football centre back. With 168 international appearances for Ecuador between 1992 and 2014, he is the most capped South American male footballer of all time, and the joint fifth-most capped male international footballer in history, alongside Gianluigi Buffon.
He started his career with the small club of his hometown, Esmeraldas Petrolero, at the age of 16. A year later he moved on to one of Ecuador's biggest clubs in Guayaquil, Emelec, and had two stellar seasons, including two championships with the club, in one of them he scored the championship goal with a free kick he executed.
His excellent play warranted a switch to the Mexican leagues where he even further developed his defending techniques and his intelligent reading of the game. Ivan made a big impact in his first club, Celaya, where he led them to the Mexican league finals. He then moved to Tigres. He then moved on to the La Liga in Spain playing for Real Murcia. After a mostly successful spell with Pachuca in Primera División de México, he moved on to Al Arabi in the Qatari League, impressing many over there.
After the FIFA World Cup in Germany, where Hurtado shone, it was reported that high-profile clubs such as English Premier League's Wigan Athletic, and Spanish La Liga's Recreativo Huelva and Villarreal were highly interested in him. However none of these rumors were accurate, and after spending six more months with Al Arabi, Hurtado moved to Colombia where he played for Atlético Nacional, he led the defence of the team, becoming captain in the back-to-back titles in 2007. In mid-2009, he returned to Deportivo Quito for the remainder of their season. In 2011, he returned to play for Barcelona SC for one year, then he finished his career with Grecia in 2012.
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