Edwin Alberto Villafuerte Posligua (born 12 March 1979) is an Ecuadorian former goalkeeper who last played for

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Club career

Once dubbed ‘Ecuador’s New Hands’, goalkeeper Villafuerte found it difficult to sustain a first team spot at

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behind Jose Cevallos. In order to get more regular football, he moved to

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in January 2006.

International career

As a youngster, he was included in Ecuador’s squad for the

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. In that tournament he kept clean sheets against the

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and

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. With Villafuerte in goal, Ecuador beat Brazil and Argentina at home in their

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qualifying campaign, keeping clean sheets on both occasions. He has 15 international caps as of June 15, 2006. Since the

, it appeared coach

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had completely discarded Villafuerte. However, he was called up for the 2010 World Cup qualifiers against

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and

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, the latter of which he made an appearance against.

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* 1979 births Living people Sportspeople from Guayaquil Ecuadorian footballers Ecuador international footballers 2006 FIFA World Cup players Association football goalkeepers Barcelona S.C. footballers S.D. Quito footballers C.D. Olmedo footballers C.D. Técnico Universitario footballers C.D. ESPOLI footballers Deportivo Pereira footballers Expatriate footballers in Colombia Ecuadorian expatriate footballers C.D. Quevedo footballers {{Ecuador-footy-goalkeeper-stub