Máximo Banguera

Máximo Banguera
Personal information

Full name	Máximo Orlando Banguera Valdivieso
Date of birth	(1985-12-16) December 16, 1985
Place of birth	Guayaquil, Ecuador
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team	Barcelona
Number	1
Youth career
2003-2004	ESPOLI
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2004-2008	ESPOLI	107	(0)
2009-	Barcelona	265	(3)
National team^‡
2008-	Ecuador	27	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 December 2015. † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 October 2014

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Banguera and the second or maternal family name is Valdivieso.

Máximo Orlando Banguera Valdivieso (born December 16, 1985 in Guayaquil, Ecuador), known as Máximo Banguera, is a goalkeeper who plays in the Ecuadorian Serie A and the Ecuador national team.

International career

He was the starting goalkeeper for the Ecuadorian national team when Alexander Dominguez was injured before the Brasil World Cup. Banguera was called up to play against Mexico on November 2008. He played all of the ninety minutes and performed well.

After Marcelo Elizaga's retirement following the 2011 Copa America, Banguera was consolidated as the first choice Goalkeeper for Ecuador. Due to injuries, he was only able to start a few games at the 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers. Eventually losing his starting spot to LDU Quito's Alexander Domínguez.

Due to his declining performances even before the 2014 FIFA World Cup, he was eventually replaced by Ecuadorian-naturalized Goalkeepers, Librado Azcona and Esteban Dreer. Subsequently Banguera was left out of the 2015 Copa America Squad.

Honors

Club

Barcelona

Serie A (1): 2012

References

External links

Máximo Banguera – Ecuadorian Football Federation player profile
Máximo Banguera at National-Football-Teams.com

Ecuador squads

Ecuador squad – 2011 Copa América

1 Elizaga 2 G. Caicedo 3 Erazo 4 Checa 5 Minda 6 Noboa 7 Arroyo 8 Méndez 9 F. Caicedo 10 Ayoví (c) 11 Benítez 12 Banguera 13 Reasco 14 Castillo 15 Quiroz 16 Valencia 17 Montaño 18 Nazareno 19 Araujo 20 Calderón 21 Achilier 22 Domínguez 23 Mina Coach: Rueda

Ecuador squad – 2014 FIFA World Cup

1 Banguera 2 Guagua 3 Erazo 4 Paredes 5 Ibarra 6 Noboa 7 Montero 8 Méndez 9 Rojas 10 W. Ayoví 11 Caicedo 12 Bone 13 E. Valencia 14 Minda 15 Arroyo 16 A. Valencia (c) 17 J. Ayoví 18 Bagüí 19 Saritama 20 Martínez 21 Achilier 22 Domínguez 23 Gruezo Coach: Rueda

Barcelona Sporting Club – current squad

1 Banguera 2 de la Torre 5 Perlaza 6 Saucedo 7 Ladines 8 Quiñónez 9 Castillejos 10 Díaz 11 Nazareno 12 Pinos 13 Matamoros 14 Olivo 15 Quintero 16 Caicedo 17 Penilla 18 Oyola 19 Cruz 20 Olmedo 21 Arroyo 22 Lanza 23 Campos 24 Ayovi 25 Morán 26 Rosero 27 Cedeño 28 Oyola 30 Jaramillo 37 Nahuelpan 50 Suarez 51 Velasco 53 Ordóñez 54 Torres Manager: Costas

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