- Sixto Vizuete
Sixto Rafael Vizuete Toapanta (born
13 January 1961 inLatacunga ,Cotopaxi ,Ecuador ) is the current coach of the Ecuadorian national team.Early career
He played for
Deportivo Cotopaxi who at that time was promoted to the first division inEcuador . After his footballing career, he attendedUniversity of Leipzig .Coaching career
From
1992 to1995 he was in charge of many small local sides inEcuador , until he began to coach the youth ranks ofClub Deportivo ESPOLI ofQuito in1996 . He made a change however when theFederación Ecuatoriana de Fútbol designated him the coach of the Ecuador U-17 side. Failing to qualify for the2007 U-17 World Cup , he made up for it by giving Ecuador their first title in their footballing history: they defeated Jamaica in the final of the 2007 Pan American Games to win the gold medal.enior National Team
He was appointed interim coach of the Ecuadorian national team on
18 November 2007 followingLuis Fernando Suarez 's irrevocable decision to resign. At that time, Ecuador had lost all three of their 2010 World Cup qualifiers which prompted Suarez's resignation. Vizuete gave Ecuador their first qualifying win in his first match as manager, thumping rivals Peru 5-1. This caused the majority ofEcuador ians to trust him, and on26 February 2008 , he was appointed official coach of the national side. [cite news | date=2008-02-27 | url=http://www.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/2008-02-27-374646495_x.htm | title=Interim coach Sixto Vizuete to head Ecuador's national team | publisher=USA Today | accessdate=2008-02-27] [cite news | date=2008-02-27 | url=http://sports.yahoo.com/sow/news?slug=ap-ecuador-coach&prov=ap&type=lgns | title=Sixto Vizuete will head Ecuador's national team | publisher=Yahoo Sports | accessdate=2008-02-27] Ecuador played it's first game with Vizuete as head coach on26 March 2008 againstHaiti , defeating them 3-1.External links
* [http://www.ecuafutbol.org/UI/detalle.aspx?seccion=1&categserie=7&nivel=0&subnivel=0&id=11182&tabla=N Sixto Vizuete profile on Ecuador Federation official site]
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