Ítalo Eugenio Estupiñán Martínez (1 January 1952 – 1 March 2016) was an Ecuadorian

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who played as a

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during his career.

Club career

Born in Esmeraldas, Estupiñán began playing football for

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and made his Ecuadorian Serie A debut at age 17. He would also play for

Club Deportivo El Nacional Club Deportivo El Nacional (until 2018 ''Club Especializado de Alto Rendimiento El Nacional'') is an Ecuadorian sports club from Quito, known best for their professional football team. The team currently plays in the Serie A, the first-tier foot ...

and

Club Sport Emelec Club Sport Emelec is an Ecuadorian sports club based in Guayaquil that is best known for their professional football team. The football team plays in the Ecuadorian Serie A, the highest level of professional football in the country. Emelec has ...

in Ecuador's top division. He played several seasons in the

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with

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, Atlético Campesinos and

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, winning the league with Toluca in 1974–75 and with Puebla in 1982–83.

Clubs

*Year Club App (Gls)* *1970-1971 Macara(Ecu) *1972-1973 CD El Nacional(Ecu) *1975-1976 Deportivo Toluca F.C.(Mex) *1977-1979 Club America(Mex) *1980 Universidad Católica (Quito) *1980-1981 Atletico Campesinos(Mex) *1982-1983 Puebla FC(Mex) *1986 Emelec(Ecu)

International career

He obtained 14 caps for the Ecuador national football team during the 1980s, scoring 2 goals.

Ecuador

*1986-1993 Ecuador 6 (2)

Club Titles

* Mexico *

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: 1974/75 *

: 1982/83 *

** Interamerican Cup : 1977

Personal Titles

" Citlalli Price" for the best player of the year in 1974 (Mexico)

Video

* (Spanish) * (Spanish)

References

External links

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Toluca Tercer Titulo: 1974-1975 (Spanish)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Estupinan, Italo 1952 births 2016 deaths Sportspeople from Esmeraldas, Ecuador Association football forwards Ecuadorian footballers Ecuador international footballers Liga MX players C.S.D. Macará footballers C.D. El Nacional footballers Deportivo Toluca F.C. players Club América footballers C.D. Universidad Católica del Ecuador footballers Querétaro F.C. footballers Club Puebla players C.S. Emelec footballers Ecuadorian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Mexico