Damián Enrique Lanza Moyano (born April 10, 1982) is an

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: ' ...

ian former

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who last played as a

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for Clan Juvenil in the Ecuador Serie B. Lanza was born in Cuenca and is half

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, through his father.

Career

Lanza began his career in Argentina in

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, but failed to make an impact and returned to Ecuador where he has enjoyed more success with

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and Aucas. He was in the Ecuador national team for the

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. Lanza was considered a surprise selection for the national team by the coach Luis Fernando Suárez. He successively moved to Europe during the 2006-2007 winter transfer season, joining Italian

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club Arezzo. On April 6, 2007 Lanza made his first start for Arezzo against

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. His second came the game after against

Vicenza Calcio L.R. Vicenza, commonly referred to as Vicenza, is an Italian football club based in Vicenza, Veneto. Founded in 1902 as Associazione del Calcio in Vicenza, they became Lanerossi Vicenza in 1953, then Vicenza Calcio from 1990 to 2018, a year whi ...

. He however failed to become a regular with the ''amaranto'' and was successively released for free following Arezzo's relegation to Serie C1. On September 28, 2007 he joined the ranks of

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in a free transfer as third-choice goalkeeper. More recently, he was offered a trial at Polish side

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which failed to materialise into any sort of deal. In September, 2009 he joined Emelec as a third-choice goalkeeper.

Honours

Club

Serie A de Ecuador The Liga Pro Betcris, simply known as the Liga Pro, or the Serie A, is a professional football league in Ecuador. At the top of the Ecuadorian football league system, it is the country's premier football competition. Contested by sixteen clubs, i ...

: 2004

References

External links

Lanza's FEF Player Card
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Profile at footballdatabase.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lanza, Damian 1982 births Living people People from Cuenca, Ecuador Association football goalkeepers Ecuadorian footballers Ecuador international footballers 2004 Copa América players 2006 FIFA World Cup players C.D. Cuenca footballers S.D. Aucas footballers S.S. Arezzo players Genoa C.F.C. players C.D. Olmedo footballers Manta F.C. footballers Barcelona S.C. footballers Ecuadorian Serie A players Serie A players Serie B players Ecuadorian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Italy