Luis Caicedo (footballer, born 1979) explained

Luis Caicedo
Full Name:Luis Andrés Caicedo de la Cruz
Birth Date:12 May 1979
Birth Place:Esmeraldas, Esmeraldas, Ecuador
Position:Midfielder
Youthyears1:1997–1998
Youthyears2:1998
Youthclubs1:Olimpico
Youthclubs2:Olmedo (loan)
Years1:1999–2000
Caps1:16
Goals1:0
Years2:2000–2009
Clubs2:Olmedo
Caps2:290
Goals2:22
Years3:2010
Clubs3:Macará
Caps3:36
Goals3:4
Years4:2011–2015
Clubs4:Barcelona
Caps4:99
Goals4:12
Years5:2015–2016
Clubs5:LDU Portoviejo
Caps5:20
Goals5:4
Years6:2016
Clubs6:Delfín
Caps6:5
Goals6:1
Years7:2016–2017
Clubs7:Olmedo
Caps7:15
Goals7:1
Nationalyears1:2007
Nationalteam1:Ecuador
Nationalcaps1:16
Nationalgoals1:0

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

Club career

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

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Donovan hat trick leads U.S. Past Ecuador - FOX Sports on MSN . 2009-07-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090706045542/http://msn.foxsports.com/soccer/story/6603912 . 2009-07-06 .