Enrique Lamas

Enrique Lamas
Personal information
Full name Enrique Lamas
Place of birth Chile
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1933 Magallanes
1934–1935 Panamá SC
1935–1937 Santiago Wanderers
1937 Panamá SC
Managerial career
1938 Ecuador
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Enrique Lamas was a Chilean football manager and former player who played as a forward. He is known as the first manager of the Ecuador national team.[1]

Career

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In his homeland, Lamas played for Magallanes in the first season of the Primera División (1933)[2][1] and Santiago Wanderers in both the Asociación Valparaíso[3] and the 1937 Primera División.[4]

Abroad, he had two stints with the Ecuadorian club Panamá SC in 1934–35 and 1937.[2][1]

Following his career as a player, he assumed as coach of the Ecuador national team at the 1938 Bolivarian Games, becoming the first manager in its history.[5][6][7][8][9] He led the team in the five matches getting two wins, a draw and two losses, with 10 goals for to 15 against.[1]

Personal life

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He was nicknamed Turco (Turkish).[2][10]

Honours

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Manager

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Gardella, Juan Ignacio (4 October 2017). "La desconocida y fugaz historia del primer DT de Ecuador... un chileno". Publimetro Chile (in Spanish). Metro International. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Enrique LAMAS". Memoria Wanderers (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Wanderers en Campeonato Asociación Valparaíso 1935". Memoria Wanderers (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Wanderers en Campeonato de Primera División 1937". Memoria Wanderers (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  5. ^ @AntonioUbilla1 (17 June 2023). "En agosto 1938 jugó por primera vez una selección de Ecuador" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 January 2024 – via Twitter.
  6. ^ Guevara, Fernando (20 March 2023). "Selección de Ecuador: Lo que no sabías de los entrenadores que han dirigido la 'Tri'". Ecuavisa (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Técnicos de la Selección de Ecuador". MiFutbolEcuador (in Spanish). 24 March 2010. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  8. ^ "FEF viaja por el 'Bolillo'". El Universo (in Spanish). 14 February 2008. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  9. ^ Vera, Mariella (5 September 2016). "Por eliminatorias Ecuador tiene 6 victorias en 12 compromisos frente a Perú". RadioRumba.fm (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  10. ^ Campos, Carlos (21 November 2020). "Humberto Nelson, primer mártir de Santiago Wanderers". Asifuch (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  11. ^ "Bolivarian Games: Soccer Tournaments". www.rsssf.org. 7 July 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
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