Pool Gavilánez

Pool Gavilánez

Personal information
Full name	Pool Geovanny Gavilánez Solís
Date of birth	(1981-08-03) 3 August 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth	Guayaquil, Ecuador
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Guayaquil City (manager)
Youth career
1999–2000	Emelec
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000–2005	Emelec	0	(0)
2000–2001	→ Santa Rita (loan)	19	(0)
2002	→ Delfín (loan)	21	(1)
2003	→ Peñarol Portoviejo (loan)	2	(0)
2004	→ Audaz Octubrino (loan)	25	(3)
2005	Deportivo Quevedo	25	(3)
2006	Toreros	6	(0)
2007–2009	Patria	20	(4)
2010	Calvi	8	(0)
2011	Carlos Borbor Reyes	6	(2)
International career
2001	Ecuador U20
Managerial career
	Guayaquil Sport
2017–	Guayaquil City
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Pool Geovanny Gavilánez Solís (born 3 August 1981) is an Ecuadorian football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is the current manager of Guayaquil City.

Playing career

Born in Guayaquil, Gavilánez spent the most of his career linked to Emelec. However, he never made his first team debut with the side, serving loan deals at Santa Rita, Delfín, Peñarol Portoviejo and Audaz Octubrino before leaving in 2005.

Gavilánez subsequently represented Deportivo Quevedo, Toreros, Patria, Calvi and Carlos Borbor Reyes, retiring with the latter in the end of 2011, aged 32.

Managerial career

After retiring, Gavilánez started managing Guayaquil Sport.[1] For the 2017 season, he became the sporting director of River Ecuador[2] before being named manager of the club (now named Guayaquil City) in September.[3][4]

On 6 November 2017, Gavilánez renewed his contract with Guayaquil City for the 2018 campaign.[5]

References

1. "Pool Gavilánez: 'El técnico ecuatoriano es mal visto'" [Pool Gavilánez: 'The Ecuadorian manager is poorly seen'] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 27 November 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
2. "River Ecuador, con más refuerzos del club Guayaquil Sport" [River Ecuador, with more additions from Guayaquil Sport] (in Spanish). El Universo. 5 January 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
3. "Gabriel Perrone fue separado de Guayaquil City" [Gabriel Perrone was separated from Guayaquil City] (in Spanish). El Universo. 11 September 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
4. "Guayaquil City ratifica a Pool Gavilánez como técnico del equipo" [Guayaquil City certifies Pool Gavilánez as manager of the team] (in Spanish). La Red. 25 September 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
5. "Guayaquil City renovó con su DT hasta el 2018" [Guayaquil City renewed with their manager until 2018] (in Spanish). El Universo. 6 November 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2021.

External links

• Pool Gavilánez at BDFA (in Spanish)
• Pool Gavilánez coach profile at Soccerway