VILLAFUERTE Edwin from Ecuador.As a youngster, he was included in Ecuador’s squad for the 1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship. With Villafuerte in goal, Ecuador beat Brazil and Argentina at home in their 2006 FIFA World Cup™ qualifying campaign, keeping cle

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Name:  VILLAFUERTE Edwin

Date of birth:  12 March 1979

Height:  186 cm

Weight:  80 kg

Position:  Goalkeeper

Current Club:  Deportivo Quito (ECU)

Int'l Caps:  15 (as of 5-Jun-2006)

First Int'l Cap:  Uruguay v. Ecuador ( 5-Sep-2004)

Detail:  Once dubbed ‘Ecuador’s New Hands’, goalkeeper Villafuerte found it difficult to sustain a first team spot at Barcelona SC behind Jose Cevallos. In order to get more regular football he moved to SD Quito in January 2006.

As a youngster, he was included in Ecuador’s squad for the 1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship. With Villafuerte in goal, Ecuador beat Brazil and Argentina at home in their 2006 FIFA World Cup™ qualifying campaign, keeping clean sheets on both occasions.