Nicolás Asencio

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Nicolás Geovanny Asencio Espinoza (born April 26, 1975) is an Ecuadorian former football striker.

Nicolás Asencio
Nicolás Asenico in-between two other football players
Personal information
Full name Nicolás Geovanny Asencio Espinoza
Date of birth (1975-04-26) April 26, 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth Machala, Ecuador
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
LDU Machala
9 de Octubre
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1993 9 de Octubre 0 (0)
1993Barcelona SC (loan) 5 (1)
1993–1998 Barcelona SC 93 (34)
1994 → Calvi FC (loan) 0 (0)
1995Aucas (loan) 37 (7)
1998–2002 Tecos UAG 15 (2)
1999–2000Ferro Carril Oeste (loan) 19 (3)
2000Barcelona SC (loan) 28 (4)
2001Millonarios (loan) 14 (2)
2001–2002Barcelona SC (loan) 100 (35)
2003 Tampico Madero 0 (0)
2003Barcelona SC (loan) 7 (0)
2004 El Nacional 33 (1)
2005 Deportivo Cuenca 37 (3)
2006 Cobreloa 12 (2)
2006 Barcelona SC 24 (9)
2007 Jorge Wilstermann 17 (2)
2007 Barcelona SC 15 (3)
2008 Macará 24 (5)
2009 Deportivo Quito 7 (1)
2009–2010 Atlético Audaz 33 (5)
2011 Caribe Junior (–)
2011 Espoli 18 (1)
2012 Abuelos FC 0 (0)
2012 Deportivo Grecia 6 (1)
2013 Anaconda FC (–)
2015 ATV Piñas (–)
2016 Toreros FC (–)
Total 544 (121)
International career
1995–2003 Ecuador 20 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He played for several clubs, including his beloved Barcelona de Guayaquil. In Ecuador he also played for Aucas, El Nacional, Deportivo Cuenca, Macará and Deportivo Quito, in Mexico for Tecos UAG, in Colombia for Millonarios, in Chile for Cobreloa and also in Bolivia for Wilstermann.

National team

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Asencio played for the Ecuador national football team between 1995 and 2003 earning a total of 20 caps including one in the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

After football

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After his retirement, Asencio worked as Sport Director for Barcelona SC until 2021. Next, he joined Guayaquil Sport with the same charge.[1]

Honours

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Barcelona Sporting

Deportivo Quito

Ecuador

References

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  1. ^ Torres, Fernando (5 August 2021). "Después de dejar la dirigencia de Barcelona SC, lo que hace en la actualidad Nicolás Asencio". El Futbolero Ecuador (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 July 2022.
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