Christian Lara (footballer)

Christian Lara
Personal information
Full name Christian Rolando Lara Anangonó[1]
Date of birth (1980-04-27) April 27, 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth Quito, Ecuador
Height 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Attacking Midfielder
Youth career
1994–1999 El Nacional
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2005 El Nacional 184 (28)
2006 Al-Wakrah 12 (2)
2007 L.D.U. Quito 44 (16)
2008 Barcelona SC 41 (4)
2009 Deportivo Pereira 10 (1)
2009–2010 L.D.U. Quito 46 (3)
2011 El Nacional 31 (3)
2012 Real Cartagena 8 (0)
2012–2013 Manta 38 (5)
2014 Deportivo Quito 43 (8)
2015–2016 El Nacional 81 (14)
2017 Dorados de Sinaloa 3 (0)
2018 Clan Juvenil 14 (3)
2018 El Nacional 12 (0)
International career
2002–2008 Ecuador 28 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 18, 2018
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Lara and the second or maternal family name is Anangonó.

Christian Rolando Lara Anangonó, nicknamed Diablito (Little Devil) (born April 27, 1980 in Quito), is an Ecuadorian former footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career

He spent most of his career with C.D. El Nacional football team in Ecuador. After a spell in Al-Wakrah SC 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.[1]

On January 2, he signed for Colombian team Deportivo Pereira. On June 17, 2009 Lara was signed 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 29 June 2018
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
L.D.U. 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
L.D.U. 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
Deportivo Quito 2014 Serie A 43 8 — 2 0 45 8
Total 43 8 — 2 0 45 8
El Nacional 2015 Serie A 41 4 — 0 0 41 4
2016 Serie A 40 10 — 0 0 40 10
Total 81 14 — 0 0 81 14
Dorados de Sinaloa 2017 Ascenso MX 3 0 4 1 0 0 7 1
Total 3 0 4 1 0 0 7 1
Clan Juvenil 2018 Serie B 14 3 — 0 0 14 3
Total 14 3 — 0 0 14 3
El Nacional 2018 Serie A 0 0 — 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 — 0 0 0 0
Career total 590 115 7 1 48 3 645 119

Honors

El Nacional

LDU Quito

References

  1. ^ "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Ecuador" (PDF). FIFA. March 21, 2014. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 10, 2019.