Luis Espinel

Luis Espinel
Personal information
Full name Luis Fernando Espinel Lalama
Date of birth (1967-06-30) 30 June 1967 (age 57)
Place of birth Quito, Ecuador
Team information
Current team
 Búhos ULVR (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987 LDU Quito
1992 Universidad Católica
Managerial career
2007–2010 Ecuador (assistant)
2010–2012 Ecuador U20 (assistant)
2012 El Nacional (assistant)
2012 Imbabura
2013 LDU Portoviejo
2014 Macará
2014–2015 Imbabura
2016 Manta
2017 Mushuc Runa
2017 Imbabura
2018 Clan Juvenil
2019 América de Quito
2020–2021 Cumbayá
2021 Deportivo Quito
2021 Olmedo
2022 Cumbayá
2023– Búhos ULVR
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Luis Fernando Espinel Lalama (born 30 June 1967) is an Ecuadorian football manager and former player. He is the current manager of Búhos ULVR.

Coaching career

Born in Quito, Espinel was Sixto Vizuete's assistant at the Ecuador national team, the Ecuador under-20 national team and El Nacional before being named manager of Imbabura in the Serie B in October 2012. He left the post nearly one month later, however.

Espinel was in charge of LDU Portoviejo during the 2013 campaign,[1] and was appointed manager of Macará in January 2014.[2] He left the club in April,[3] and returned to Imbabura in November for the last three rounds of the season; he narrowly avoided relegation with the club, and left in December 2015 after a comfortable mid-table finish.

Named at the helm of Manta for the 2016 campaign, Espinel left the club in August.[4] He was presented as manager of Mushuc Runa in January 2017,[5] but left in June to return to Imbabura for a third spell.[6]

On 26 March 2018, Espinel was appointed Clan Juvenil manager.[7] He left the club just before the end of the season, and was named in charge of Serie A side América de Quito in May 2019;[8] he resigned from the latter club in September.[9]

In 2020, Espinel took over Segunda Categoría side Cumbayá and led them to the second division. He was named at the helm of Deportivo Quito also in the second level in March 2021,[10] but left the club to take the reins Olmedo in the top tier on 5 August.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Entrevista a Luis Espinel Lalama, DT de Liga de Portoviejo" [Interview to Luis Espinel Lalama, manager of Liga de Portoviejo] (in Spanish). LDU Portoviejo. 26 August 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Exasistente de Vizuete, nuevo DT del Macará" [Former assistant of Vizuete, new manager of Macará] (in Spanish). El Universo. 13 January 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Jorge Salazar confirma la desvinculación del profesor Luis Fernando Espinel del Macará (Audio)" [Jorge Salazar confirms the departure of coach Luis Fernando Espinel from Macará (Audio)] (in Spanish). TeraDeportes. 7 April 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Luis Espinel Dejó De Ser DT Del Manta Fútbol Club" [Luis Espinel left as manager of Manta Fútbol Club] (in Spanish). Futbolizados. 29 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  5. ^ "El "Ponchito" presentó su nueva plantilla para el 2017" ["Ponchito" presented their squad for 2017] (in Spanish). La Hora. 24 February 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Luis Fernando Espinel es director técnico del Imbabura SC por tercera vez" [Luis Fernando Espinel is the manager of Imbabura SC for the third time] (in Spanish). Diario El Norte. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Luis Fernando Espinel es el nuevo entrenador del Clan Juvenil" [Luis Fernando Espinel is the new manager of Clan Juvenil] (in Spanish). Bendito Fútbol. 26 March 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Luis Espinel será el nuevo director técnico de América de Quito: "Es un entrenador muy valioso" (Audio)" [Luis Espinel will be the new manager of América de Quito: "He is a very valuable manager" (Audio)] (in Spanish). TeraDeportes. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Luis Espinel renuncia como técnico del América, tras el escándalo con el futbolista Onofre Mejía" [Luis Espinel resigns as manager of América, after the scandal with the footballer Onofre Mejía] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 24 September 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  10. ^ "Comunicado oficial Luis Espinel" [Official announcement Luis Espinel] (in Spanish). SD Quito. 19 March 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  11. ^ "Espinel tomará riendas olmedinas" [Espinel will take the reins of Olmedo] (in Spanish). El Heraldo. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.