Javier Hernán Klimowicz Laganá (born 10 March 1977) is a former Argentine-born Ecuadorian

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who played as a

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. Klimowicz started his playing career in 1998 with Instituto de Córdoba and made his official debut in the

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on 9 April 2000, in a draw against Ferro Carril Oeste. In 2002, he signed with Bolivian team

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before moving to Ecuador to join

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in 2004. For the season 2009, he transferred to popular club

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. He has been naturalised and

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for Ecuador's national team. He has started some matches as Ecuador's starting goalkeeper.

Personal life

He is the brother of forwards

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and Nicolás, and uncle to midfielder

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. The Klimowicz family is of

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and

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descent.

Honours

Club

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: 2004

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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Klimowicz, Javier Hernan 1977 births Living people Argentine emigrants to Ecuador Naturalized citizens of Ecuador People from Quilmes Sportspeople from Buenos Aires Province Argentine footballers Ecuadorian footballers Ecuador international footballers Primera Nacional players Ecuadorian Serie A players Instituto footballers Club Blooming players C.D. Cuenca footballers C.S. Emelec footballers Association football goalkeepers Expatriate footballers in Bolivia Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Bolivia Expatriate footballers in Ecuador Argentine people of Polish descent Argentine people of Ukrainian descent Ecuadorian people of Polish descent