Christian Rolando Lara Anangonó, nicknamed ''Diablito'' (Little Devil) (born April 27, 1980 in

Quito Quito (; qu, Kitu), formally San Francisco de Quito, is the capital and largest city of Ecuador, with an estimated population of 2.8 million in its urban area. It is also the capital of the province of Pichincha. Quito is located in a valley o ...

), is an

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ian

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Club career

He spent most of his career with

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football team in Ecuador. After a spell in Al-Wakrah SC in the

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, he returned to his homeland from the Middle East to play for Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito (LDU) and went on to win the Ecuadorian Championship. He was then transferred to another Ecuadorian team in the city of Guayaquil

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. In the year 2007 he received the award of being the best player playing in Ecuador's leagu

On January 2, he signed for Colombian team

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. On June 17, 2009 Lara was signed again with Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito.

International career

He is a midfielder. He made his Ecuador national team debut in 2001. Looked on for a long time as one of Ecuador's most promising players, he scored and made an assist against Argentina in the CONMEBOL 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL) to lead Ecuador to a 2-0 win over the South American giants. He was in the team's squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Ecuador's second appearance in the finals. At 162 cm, he was considered the shortest player to play in the Germany 06 edition. In his last current played with Ecuador game against El Salvador, he scored the first goal in a 5-1 home win in Quito.

Career statistics

Club

Honors

El Nacional *

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: 2005 Clausura

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: 2007,

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References

External links

Lara's FEF Player Card

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lara, Christian 1980 births Living people Footballers from Quito Men's association football midfielders Ecuadorian men's footballers Ecuador men's international footballers 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2006 FIFA World Cup players C.D. El Nacional footballers Al-Wakrah SC players L.D.U. Quito footballers Barcelona S.C. footballers Deportivo Pereira footballers Real Cartagena footballers Manta F.C. footballers S.D. Quito footballers Dorados de Sinaloa footballers C.D. Clan Juvenil footballers Ecuadorian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Colombia Ecuadorian Serie A players Qatar Stars League players Categoría Primera A players