Alfonso Obregón

Alfonso Andrés Obregón Cancino (born May 12, 1972) is a retired Ecuadorian football player.

Alfonso Obregón
Personal information
Full name Alfonso Andrés Obregón Cancino[1]
Date of birth (1972-05-12) May 12, 1972[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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 22, 2009
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of July 10, 2004
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Obregón and the second or maternal family name is Cancino.

Club career

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.

International career

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.

Honors

LDU Quito

References
  1. "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.
  2. rsssf: Ecuador record international footballers Archived June 5, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  3. rsssf: Copa América 2001 Archived April 4, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  4. rsssf: Copa América 2004


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