Luis Caicedo (footballer, born 1979)

Luis Andrés Caicedo de la Cruz (born May 12, 1979) is an Ecuadorian retired footballer.

Luis Caicedo
Personal information
Full name Luis Andrés Caicedo de la Cruz
Date of birth (1979-05-12) 12 May 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth Esmeraldas, Esmeraldas, Ecuador
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1997–1998 Olimpico
1998Olmedo (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2000 Universidad Católica 16 (0)
2000–2009 Olmedo 290 (22)
2010 Macará 36 (4)
2011–2015 Barcelona 99 (12)
2015–2016 LDU Portoviejo 20 (4)
2016 Delfín 5 (1)
2016–2017 Olmedo 15 (1)
International career
2007 Ecuador 16 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Caicedo began his career in Olimpico. However, he only played there for a year and was loaned out to Olmedo. His great skill for center midfield soon impressed Ecuadorian teams when he played for Olmedo on loan for a year.

In April 1999, Caicedo joined Universidad Católica signing for a year. He was soon attracting Olmedo for his good play.

In February 2000, Caicedo signed with Olmedo permanently. He was soon able to consolidate himself as first choice center midfielder for the team. Caicedo scored many goals for Olmedo which made him one of the most important players Olmedo had along with José Luis Perlaza and Omar Ledesma. He is currently the team's top scorer with 7 goals in the Ecuadorian Serie A 2009.

International career

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Caicedo was called up by former coach Luis Fernando Suárez to play in the Copa América 2007 for Ecuador in summer 2007. During a training session, he unluckily got injured and could not play the tournament. He was replaced by Pedro Quiñónez for the tournament. He also played in the 3-1 friendly match loss to the United States.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Donovan hat trick leads U.S. Past Ecuador - FOX Sports on MSN". Archived from the original on 2009-07-06. Retrieved 2009-07-15.
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