The Cradle of Ecuador Football

May 14th, 2006 | By: Trent | 4 Comments »

The El Chota Valley, less than 200 km north of the capital city of Quito, is one of the poorer regions of Ecuador. The hardscrabble life of most of the region’s inhabitants, however, has been somewhat softened by the fact that so many of Ecuador’s footballing stars hail from El Chota. In fact, World Cup players Augustin Delgado, Ulises de la Cruz, Giovanni Espinosa, and Edison Mendez all call El Chota home. In 2002, seven of La Tri’s players did the same. Follow the link for a nice story on the footballing heritage of El Chota.

Tags: Augustin Delgado, Ecuador, Edison Méndez, El Chota, El Tin, Giovanny Espinoza, Quito, Ulises De la Cruz

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By Dar | May 14th, 2006 at 1:22 pm

Trent,

AWESOME find. It was exactly the point I was trying to get across in response to a previous post.

By Martin | May 14th, 2006 at 4:45 pm

yes an excellent article. Thanks for providing it. It used to be Guayaquil and Esmeraldas that produced many of Ecuador’s footballers but now as the article states it is El Chota Valley where many are coming from. As in other nations, it is poverty that often is a driving force.

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By Trent | May 14th, 2006 at 5:52 pm

Yeah, good point Martin. In many countries, the top-class player NOT from a poorer background is the exception. Who knows if a midle-class existance could have produced a Maradona?

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