Wellington Eduardo Sánchez Luzuriaga (born June 19, 1974 in Ambato) is a former

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: ''Eku ...

ian football midfielder who last played for C.D. Olmedo. He played for a few clubs, including

Nacional Quito 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 foot ...

, MetroStars (USA),

Los Angeles Galaxy LA Galaxy, also known as the Los Angeles Galaxy, are an American professional soccer club based in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The Galaxy competes in Major League Soccer (MLS), as a member of the Western Conference. The club began play ...

(USA),

CS Emelec Club Sport Emelec is an Ecuadorian sports club based in Guayaquil that is best known for their professional football team. The football team plays in the Ecuadorian Serie A, the highest level of professional football in the country. Emelec ha ...

and

Aucas The Huaorani, Waorani, or Waodani, also known as the Waos, are an Indigenous people from the Amazonian Region of Ecuador ( Napo, Orellana, and Pastaza Provinces) who have marked differences from other ethnic groups from Ecuador. The alternate ...

. He played for the

Ecuador national football team The Ecuador national football team ( es, Selección de fútbol de Ecuador) represents Ecuador in men's international football and is controlled by the Ecuadorian Football Federation (FEF). They joined FIFA in 1926 and CONMEBOL a year later. Di ...

and was a participant at the

2002 FIFA World Cup The 2002 FIFA World Cup, also branded as Korea Japan 2002, was the 17th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial Association football, football world championship for List of men's national association football teams, men's national teams organized by ...

Titles

* El Nacional **

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: 1996, 2006 * Emelec **

: 2001, 2002 *

** Segunda Categoria: 2012

External links

FEF's player card

1974 births Living people People from Ambato, Ecuador Men's association football midfielders Ecuadorian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Ecuadorian men's footballers Ecuador men's international footballers 2002 FIFA World Cup players 1997 Copa América players 1999 Copa América players 2001 Copa América players C.D. Técnico Universitario footballers C.D. Universidad Católica del Ecuador footballers C.D. El Nacional footballers Ecuadorian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Major League Soccer players New York Red Bulls players LA Galaxy players C.S. Emelec footballers C.S.D. Independiente del Valle footballers S.D. Aucas footballers Mushuc Runa S.C. footballers {{Ecuador-footy-midfielder-stub