Ecuador
n. Republic of Ecuador, country in South America | ||||
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Noun
1. a republic in northwestern South America; became independent from Spain in 1822; the landscape is dominated by the Andes
(synonym) Republic of Ecuador
(hypernym) South American country, South American nation
(member-holonym) Organization of American States, OAS
(part-holonym) South America
(member-meronym) Ecuadorian, Ecuadoran
(part-meronym) Guayaquil
(class) Puka Inti, Sol Rojo, Red Sun
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ecuador
n : a republic in northwestern south america; became independent from spain in 1822; the landscape is dominated by the andes [syn: ecuador, republic of ecuador]
similar words(2)
republic of ecuador
capital of ecuador
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Flag of Ecuador
Background
The "Republic of the Equator" was one of three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others are Colombia and Venezuela). Between 1904 and 1942, Ecuador lost territories in a series of conflicts with its neighbors. A border war with Peru that flared in 1995 was resolved in 1999. Although Ecuador marked 25 years of civilian governance in 2004, the period has been marred by political instability. Seven presidents have governed Ecuador since 1996.
Map of Ecuador
More about Ecuador:
| Country Data Codes |
EC (Internet),
EC (ISO 3166),
ECU (ISO 3166),
EC (FIPS 10-4)
| Country Phone Codes |
593
| Area Code International |
Country Code-593
| Currency In Each Country |
US dollar (USD)
| Multi Internet Domains |
EC
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| Internet Domains |
EC
| World Cup 2006 Teams and Players |
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| Nickname | La Tri[color] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Association | Federación Ecuatoriana de Fútbol | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Luis Suárez | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Most caps | Iván Hurtado (122) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Top scorer | Agustín Delgado (31) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| First international Bolivia 1 - 1 Ecuador (Santiago, Bolivia; 8 August 1938) |
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| Largest win Ecuador 6 - 0 Peru (Quito, Ecuador; 22 June 1975) |
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| Worst defeat Argentina 12 - 0 Ecuador (Montevideo, Uruguay; 22 January 1942) |
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| Appearances | 2 (First in 2002) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | Round 1, 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Appearances | 23 (First in 1939) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | Fourth place, 1959, 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Ecuador national football team is the national team of Ecuador and is governed by the Federación Ecuatoriana de Fútbol. It was known in the past as one of the weakest teams in CONMEBOL, but it has been on the rise for the past decade, making their first World Cup qualification for the 2002, and qualifying again for the 2006 World Cup. In 2002 a victory over Croatia was not enough to get them into the second round of this World Cup. Without a doubt, Ecuador is the most improved member of CONMEBOL in the past years.
Ecuador was the undisputed revelation of qualifying for the 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan™ in the South American zone. For a relatively small federation in one of the most difficult Confederations of the world, Ecuador's second place finish in the trying group was a counterpoint of joy to Brazil's struggle -- the Ecuadorians finished one point ahead of the later world champions and second only to Argentina. Top class players, Agustin Delgado, Alex Aguinaga, Iván Kaviedes, Iván Hurtado and Ulises de la Cruz lead the way, with Agustin "Tin" Delgado finishing co-top goal scorer with the Argentine, Hernan Crespo with 9 goals. Although they didn't make it past the first round, they were certainly no disgrace, and in their last match even beat the reigning bronze medallists, Croatia, 1-0 through a trademark Edison Mendez mid-range rocket.
At the start of the last South American qualifiers, Ecuador was in the 71st position in the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Rankings. Since then, they have climbed well into the 30s -- a movement that shows how their international standing has improved. The start of the last qualifying did not go well and four of their five losses came within their first eight matches of the long 18 match schedule. They put themselves in the reckoning for a spot at Asia's first finals with five consecutive victories -- including the historic victory over Brazil.
Not for the first time, Ecuador had made a shaky start to their FIFA World Cup™ qualifiers. On this occasion, however, they had managed to bounce back and were again in contention for a qualifying place. Unfortunately, the side’s very poor showing at the Copa América in Peru led to the resignation of their respected manager, Hernán Darío Gómez.
With the departure of Bolillo, as he was affectionately known, the baton was passed to fellow Colombian Luis Suárez. The new coach saw his side finish 2004 on a high after repeating their historic 2001 win against Brazil in Quito. A good omen for a similarly happy ending to this year’s qualifiers? The players and public certainly hope so.
They have the results to back up this claim. In 2005, Ecuador picked up valuable points away in La Paz, Bolivia and Peru in Lima, and they needed only a point to secure qualification for a second straight World Cup finals. In these qualifiers, Ecuador also had impressives displays against Brasil, defeating them through Edison Mendez, 1-0, Colombia, 2-1 with Franklin Salas scoring the game winner, a Kaviedes inspired 2-0 win over Chile, an easy 2-0 win over Venezuela and a historic 5-2 win against Paraguay in a game when Ecuador were down 2-0 in under 20 minutes. But Ecuador did not give up and showed how strong they are when their backs are up against the wall. Luis Antonio Valencia, a young talent getting his first competitive international, scored the first for his country with a long range effort at the 30 minute mark, which was poorly misjudged by the Paraguayan keeper, Justo Villar. Then in first half injury time, Edwin Tenorio fed a marvelous ball to Mendez, which he held on to and while under heavy marking, took a 35 yard thunderous shot with a marvelous curve and beat Villar! This goal was one of the most impressive goals in these qualifiers.
In the second half, it took Ecuador just 3 minutes to take the lead. Tin Delgado laid off the ball for the ever present Mendez and "la Luz" made no misatke with another mid-range effort. With the ball crossing the line and hitting the back of the net, the 47000 plus at the Estadio Olimpico Atahualpa were in ecstasy. But they would have more reason to celebrate just 5 minutes later. After a relentless attack by the Ecuadorians, a Justo Villar stop landed for Valencia, and yet again, took powerful a mid-range effort which took a deflection off a Paraguayan defender and into the back of the net. Ecuador finished off the day when Franklin Salas was "brought down" by Sarabia and Marlon Ayoví made no mistake with the spot kick, firing a powerful and unstopable effort in the top left corner.
With just a month away from the final 2 rounds, Ecuador looked set to qualify again to the big dance and this time, they said, they will not only participate to "learn", but have higher aspirations. Ecuador showed with the right attitude and dedication, that nothing is impossible and is a side that demands respect and is highly considered the 3rd team in the South American region, on equal terms with the likes of Paraguay, Uruguay and Colombia, and are capable against top international teams, as a recent friendly against Italy ended in a 1-1 draw.
Their best finish in Copa América was fourth in 1993 (they also finished fourth in the 'extra' South American Championship in 1959). The Ecuadorians qualified to the World Cup right behind Brazil and Argentina followed by Paraguay. They were drawn into Group A with Germany, Poland, and Costa Rica for the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
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Birthdate: July 9, 1968
Birthplace: Ibarra, Ecuador
Height: 172 cms
Weight: 69 kgs
Position: Midfielder
Games & Goals with National Team: 55 caps, 13 goals (as of May 25, 2000)
International Debut: July 4, 1987 vs. Peru (D 1-1)
Mexican League Debut: September 29, 1989 vs. Tecos UAG (W 1-0)
Aguinaga is an excellent ball mover, recuperator and creative. He is also very skillful, with very good vision of game, and a good finisher. His dribbles are incredible, and he has initiative, a natural-born team leader. Alex Aguinaga is a key member in Necaxa, the mexican team of the decade. Without doubt the best foreign players in the last 10 years of the Mexican League. Failed to impress in 1999 Copa America due to an injury. Scored a superb goal to Brazil in 2002 WC Qualifiying Campaign.
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Birthdate: December 23, 1974
Birthplace: Ibarra, Ecuador
Height: 1.87 mts
Weight: 83 kgs
Position: Forward
International: 21 caps, 5 goals (as of August 6, 2000)
World Cups: 0
Previous Clubs: Barcelona Guayaquil, Cruz Azul
Transfer Fee: -
Member of the Ecuadorian national team, Agustín arrived to Mexico to play with Cruz Azul, where he had hard times and never finished to settle. Moved to Rayos de Necaxa for the Verano 99 and his level increases considerably. Had a prominent participation in the 1st FIFA World Club Championship, in which he scored 2 goals and also the penalty to Real Madrid which gave Necaxa the bronze medal. In the Verano 2000 championship, Delgado scored 14 goals to become Mexican League Top Scorer. Nicknamed 'Tin' or the 'Torre' (tower).
Hurtado, Ivan
Birthdate: August 16, 1974
Birthplace: Esmeraldas, Ecuador
Height: 180 cm
Weight: 77 kg
Position: Central Defender
International: 17 caps, 0 goals
World Cups: 0
Previous Clubs: Emelec, Esmeralda, Petrolero, Celaya
Transfer Fee: -
Kaviedes, Jaime Iván
Birthdate: October 24, 1977
Birthplace: Santo Domingo, Ecuador
Height: 1.82 mts
Weight: 71 kgs
Position: Forward
International: 7 caps, 2 goals (as of September 1, 2000)
World Cups: 0
Previous Clubs: Emelec, Perugia, Celta Vigo, Puebla
Transfer Fee: $5.00 Millions of Dollars
Kaviedes has not been the same since he left Emelec, after being named 'Best Goal Scorer of the Year'. Ivan failed to settle in Italy (with Perugia), Spain (with Celta Vigo) and Mexico (with Puebla). And has not been lucky in his games with the National Team, scoring only twice in his first 7 caps. The Ecuadorian fans are still waiting for an international Kavi-show. Moved to Valladolid from Puebla, where he will partner with Blanco in the attacking line.
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