Ítalo Estupiñán

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

Ítalo Estupiñán
Personal information
Full name	Ítalo Eugenio Estupiñán Martínez
Date of birth	(1952-01-01)1 January 1952
Place of birth	Esmeraldas, Ecuador
Date of death	1 March 2016(2016-03-01) (aged 64)
Place of death	Mexico City, Mexico
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1970–1972	Macará
1972–1974	El Nacional
1974-1977	Toluca	63	(22)
1977–1979	América	15	(2)
1979–1980	Universidad Católica
1980–1981	Atlético Campesinos	58	(16)
1981–1983	Puebla	40	(6)
1986	Emelec
Total		176	(46)
National team
1972–1973	Ecuador	14	(4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Ítalo Eugenio Estupiñán Martínez (1 January 1952 – 1 March 2016) was an Ecuadorian footballer who played as a forward during his career.^[1]

Club career

Born in Esmeraldas, Estupiñán began playing football for Club Social y Deportivo Macará and made his Ecuadorian Serie A debut at age 17.^[2] He would also play for Club Deportivo El Nacional and Club Sport Emelec in Ecuador's top division. He played several seasons in the Primera División de México with Deportivo Toluca F.C., Club América, Atlético Campesinos and Puebla F.C., winning the league with Toluca in 1974–75 and with Puebla in 1982–83.^[3]

He obtained 14 caps for the Ecuador national football team during the 1980s, scoring 2 goals.^[4]

"Citlalli Price" for the best player of the year in 1974 (Mexico)

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