Christian Lara (footballer)

Christian Lara

Personal information
Full name	Christian Rolando Lara Anangonó
Date of birth	April 27, 1980
Place of birth	Quito, Ecuador
Height	1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Playing position	Attacking Midfielder
Club information
Current team	El Nacional
Number	10
Youth career
1994–1999	El Nacional
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1997–2005	El Nacional	184	(28)
2006	Al-Wakrah	12	(2)
2007	LDU Quito	44	(16)
2008	Barcelona	41	(4)
2009	Deportivo Pereira	10	(1)
2009–2010	LDU Quito	46	(3)
2011	El Nacional	31	(3)
2012	Real Cartagena	8	(0)
2012–2013	Manta	38	(5)
2014	Deportivo Quito	43	(8)
2015–	El Nacional	7	(1)
National team^‡
2002–2008	Ecuador	28	(4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of March 15, 2015. † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of December 2008

Christian Rolando Lara Anangonó, nicknamed Diablito (Little Devil) (born April 27, 1980 in Quito), is an Ecuadorian footballer.

Club career

He spent most of his career with Club Deportivo El Nacional football team in Ecuador. After a spell in Al Wakra in the Qatari League, 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 Barcelona SC. In the year 2007 he received the award of being the best player playing in Ecuador's league.

On January 2, he signed for Colombian team Deportivo Pereira. On June 17, 2009 Lara was sign 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

As of 13 March 2016

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
El Nacional	2000	Serie A	3	1	—		0	0	3	1
	2001	Serie A	34	15	—		3	1	37	16
	2002	Serie A	40	11	—		8	0	48	11
	2003	Serie A	40	9	—		3	0	43	9
	2004	Serie A	38	6	—		6	0	44	6
	2005	Serie A	40	11	—		2	1	42	12
	2006	Serie A	16	2	—		6	1	22	3
	Total		211	55	—		28	3	239	58
Al-Wakrah SC	2006–07	Q-League	12	2	0	0	0	0	12	2
	Total		12	2	0	0	0	0	12	2
LDU Quito	2007	Serie A	44	16	—		6	0	50	16
	Total		44	16	—		6	0	50	16
Barcelona SC	2008	Serie A	41	4	—		0	0	41	4
	Total		41	4	—		0	0	41	4
Deportivo Pereira	2009	Liga Águila	16	2	0	0	0	0	16	2
	Total		16	2	0	0	0	0	16	2
LDU Quito	2009	Serie A	14	0	—		7	0	21	0
	2010	Serie A	34	3	—		5	0	39	3
	Total		48	3	—		12	0	60	3
El Nacional	2011	Serie A	31	3	—		0	0	31	3
	Total		31	3	—		0	0	31	3
Real Cartagena	2012	Liga Águila	8	0	3	0	0	0	11	0
	Total		8	0	3	0	0	0	11	0
Manta FC	2012	Serie A	20	3	—		0	0	20	3
	2013	Serie A	18	2	—		0	0	18	2
	Total		38	5	—		0	0	38	5
SD Quito	2014	Serie A	43	8	—		2	0	45	8
	Total		43	8	—		2	0	45	8
El Nacional	2015	Serie A	40	4	—		0	0	40	4
	2016	Serie A	6	1	—		0	0	6	1
	Total		46	5	—		0	0	46	5
Career total			538	103	3	0	48	3	589	106

Honors

El Nacional

• Serie A: 2005 Clausura

LDU Quito

• Serie A: 2007, 2010
• Copa Sudamericana: 2009
• Recopa Sudamericana: 2009, 2010

References

External links

• Lara's FEF Player Card
• http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7791851119900916666