Jorge Daniel Guagua Tamayo (; born September 28, 1981) is an

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retired professional

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who played as a defender. He is currently a sporting director of

Club 9 de Octubre 9 de Octubre Fútbol Club, simply referred to as Nueve (9) de Octubre, is a sports club based in Guayaquil, Ecuador. The club is best known for its football team. Founded in 1912, the club's name commemorates the date the city of Guayaquil decl ...

Club career

He was transferred to

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right after the

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. After a year of steady performances there he returned to

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to play for Club Sport Emelec. In December 2007 Guagua agreed to join Emelec's city rivals

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For the 2009 season he will make his return to the team that made him famous, El Nacional. On December 1, 2011 his transfer to Mexican club

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was confirmed. In June 2019, Guagua joined

. Retiring at the end of the year, it was confirmed in January 2020, that Guagua would continue at 9 de Octubre as the club's new sporting director.Jorge Guagua será gerente deportivo de 9 de Octubre
eluniverso.com, 21 January 2020

International career

A central defender, Guagua had a promising start to his career. His quick, technical abilities meant he was included in Ecuador’s squad for the 2001

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. In the same year, he made his debut for Ecuador’s senior side and he was named in his country’s squad for the

. He also played in the 2007 Copa América held in

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. However, Guagua, who captained

Club Deportivo El Nacional Club Deportivo El Nacional (until 2018 ''Club Especializado de Alto Rendimiento El Nacional'') is an Ecuadorian sports club from Quito, known best for their professional football team. The team currently plays in the Serie A, the first-tier fo ...

to the 2005 league championship, is generally used as a substitute behind record appearance maker

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in Ecuador’s current side. He has 16 international caps and one goal as at May 19, 2006 against

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Honors

El Nacional *

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: 2005 Clausura

LDU Quito Liga Deportiva Universitaria (), often referred to as Liga de Quito, LDU, is an Ecuadorian professional football club based in Quito. They play in the Serie A, the highest level of the Ecuadorian professional football league. They play their ho ...

: 2010 * Recopa Sudamericana: 2010 Serie A * 2014 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol. * 2015 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol. * 2017 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol.

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Guagua, Jorge 1981 births Living people Sportspeople from Esmeraldas, Ecuador Ecuadorian footballers Ecuadorian expatriate footballers Ecuador international footballers 2001 Copa América players 2004 Copa América players 2006 FIFA World Cup players 2007 Copa América players 2014 FIFA World Cup players C.D. El Nacional footballers Club Atlético Colón footballers C.S. Emelec footballers Barcelona S.C. footballers L.D.U. Quito footballers Atlante F.C. footballers S.D. Quito footballers Guayaquil City F.C. footballers Ecuadorian Serie A players Liga MX players Ecuadorian expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Ecuadorian expatriate sportspeople in Argentina Expatriate footballers in Mexico Expatriate footballers in Argentina Association football defenders