Club Deportivo Técnico Universitario is an

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professional

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club based in Ambato. It was founded on March 26 of 1971. Their city rivals are

Macará Macará is a city in the Loja Province of Ecuador. It is the seat of the Macará Canton and is on the border between Ecuador and Peru. The population as of a 1995 census was 11,841 and in 2009 it had an estimated population of 12,896. It is ser ...

. Were twice runners-up in

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Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ''Eku ...

in 1978 and 1980. They play in estadio Bellavista with a capacity of 16,467.

Present

On November 25, 2011 the club crowned its great season getting promotion to the top flight as Serie B champions,Técnico Universitario was promoted
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Honors

**Runner-up (2): 1978, 1980 *

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**Winner (6): 1977 E2, 1981 E2, 1999, 2002, 2011, 2017 **Runner-up (1): 1995

Current squad

''As of 29 December 2023.''

Managers

Jorge Célico Jorge César Fortunato Célico (born 13 September 1964) is an Argentine retired football manager and former player who played as a goalkeeper. Career A Huracán youth player, Buenos Aires-born Célico was promoted to the first team in 1982, ap ...

(March 30, 2009 - December 31, 2009) *

Juan Urquiza Juan Alberto Urquiza (born 5 February 1959) is an Argentine football manager. Career Born in Marcos Juárez, Córdoba Province, Urquiza played youth football with Argentinos Juniors, but retired at early age, and moved to coaching with 's youth ...

(January 1, 2010 - April 3, 2010) * Geovanny Mera (April 3, 2010 - August 18, 2010) *

Paúl Vélez Ángeles Paúl Vélez Ordoñez (born 12 May 1971) is an Ecuadorian football manager and former player who played as a defender. Playing career Born in Cuenca, Vélez played only in local sides during his entire career. He represented Cruz de ...

(August 19, 2010 – November 28, 2011) *

Fabián Bustos Fabián Daniel Bustos Barbero (born 28 March 1969) is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a forward. He is the manager of Ecuadorian club Barcelona SC. Bustos played for local sides during the major part of his car ...

(November 28, 2011 - April 13, 2012) *

Mario Saralegui Mario Daniel Saralegui Iriarte (born 24 April 1959 in Artigas) is a Uruguayan football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. Career Having made his official debut on May 31, 1979, against Brazil (1-5), Saralegui obtained a tot ...

(April 13, 2012 – June 18, 2012) *

Boris Fiallos Boris Santiago Fiallos Tirado (born 16 March 1974) is an Ecuadorian football manager and former player who played as a defender. Playing career Born in Ambato, Fiallos played for hometown side Macará in the Serie A, suffering relegation in ...

''(Interim)'' (June 19, 2012 - July 1, 2012) *

José Basualdo José Horacio Basualdo (born 20 June 1963) is an Argentine Association football, football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. Club career Basualdo won several Argentine and international titles with both Club Atlético Vélez ...

(July 1, 2012 – May 6, 2013) * Homero Mistral Valencia (May 6, 2013 - July 2, 2013) *

(July 7, 2013 - December 2, 2014) * Carlos Calderón (January 1, 2015 - May 25, 2015) *

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(May 26, 2015 - July 12, 2015) *

''(Interim)'' (July 12, 2015 - July 20, 2015) *

Óscar del Solar Oscar Jorge Del Solar Villarroel is a Chilean soccer manager. Career Del Solar has coached a number of Chilean teams, including Deportes Concepción, Audax Italiano and Rangers de Talca. He coached the Lanús reserves and Tiro Federal in Arg ...

(July 20, 2015 - September 6, 2015) *

''(Interim)'' (September 7, 2015 - December 31, 2015) * Geovanny Mera (January 13, 2016 – June 22, 2016) * Jorge Ivan Vareles ''(Interim)'' (June 25, 2016 - September 5, 2016) *

Patricio Hurtado Edwin Patricio Hurtado Zurita (born 9 August 1970) is an Ecuadorian football coach and former player who played as a forward. He is the current manager of Cumbayá. Career Hurtado began his career with El Nacional in 1990, he also played for ...

(September 5, 2016 - July 24, 2018) * Fabián Frías (July 27, 2018 - April 30, 2019) * José Hernández (May 1, 2019 - May 9, 2022) *

(May 9, 2022 -)

References

External links

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Club Técnico Universitario
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Club Técnico Universitario
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