Esteban Becker

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Becker and the second or maternal family name is Churukián.
Esteban Becker
Personal information
Full name Esteban Becker Churukian
Date of birth (1964-08-31) 31 August 1964 (age 60)
Place of birth Bernal, Argentina
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Torrijos (manager)
Youth career
1974–1984 Independiente
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1984–1988 Quilmes
1989 Ciempozuelos
1993–1994 Loeches
Managerial career
1999–2002 RSD Alcalá
2003–2004 S.S. Reyes
2008–2009 Ciempozuelos
2009–2010 Fuenlabrada
2011–2012 San Fernando
2012–2015 Equatorial Guinea Women
2015–2017 Equatorial Guinea[1]
2021 Racing Murcia
2021– Torrijos
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Esteban Becker Churukián (born 31 August 1964) is an Argentine football manager and former player. He currently manages Tercera División RFEF club CD Torrijos.

Early life

Becker was born in Bernal, Buenos Aires to Argentine parents – a Jewish father of German descent and a Christian mother of Armenian descent.

Club career

Becker played in the youth ranks for Independiente from 1974 to 1984. He played professionally with Quilmes and with Ciempozuelos and Loeches and even an offer from Atletico de Madrid in 1989. Due to his Jewish roots, he represented his country at 1989 Maccabiah Games in Israel, winning a silver medal.[2]

Managerial career

After coaching a number of clubs in Spanish lower divisions, Becker signed as the coach of Equatorial Guinea women's team in 2012.[3] He won the 2012 African Women's Championship which the country hosted.[4] In 2013, he was appointed as the technical director of all the three national sides of Equatorial Guinea.[citation needed]. In January 2015, he was appointed as the manager of Equatorial Guinea, three weeks before the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.[5]

References

  1. ^ Esteban Becker n’est plus le sélectionneur de la Guinée équatoriale‚ afriquefoot.rfi.fr, 13 June 2017
  2. ^ "English".
  3. ^ "El argentino Esteban Becker Churukian, nuevo entrenador del Nzalang femenino". Guinea Ecuatorial Press. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
  4. ^ "Banyana Banyana Fall At the Final Hurdle Against Hosts Equatorial Guinea". All Africa. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  5. ^ "Equatorial Guinea appoint Esteban Becker before Africa Cup of Nations". The Guardian. 7 January 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2015.