Name Carlos Espinola Position Defender 1996–1998 Cerro Porteno Weight 78 kg | Years Team Height 1.87 m Playing position Role Football player | |
Full name Carlos Alberto Espinola Oviedo Date of birth (1975-12-25) 25 December 1975 (age 40) | ||
Place of birth Yaguaron, Paraguay | ||
Carlos Arberto Espínola Oviedo (born 25 December 1975 in Yaguarón) is a retired Paraguayan-born Ecuadorian football defender.
Espínola began his professional career at Paraguayan club Cerro Porteño for three years, winning a national title with them in 1996. He had a brief spell at Mexican powerhouse América in 1999, but returned to Cerro Porteño the next year where he won another national title. Over the next two years, Espínola played for Paraguayan Primera División clubs Libertad and Sport Colombia.
In 2003, Espínola went to Ecuador to play for LDU Quito, we he had considerable success winning a national championship in 2003 and in 2005. In the last game of the 2006 season, Espínola was involved in a melee during a match against Barcelona. During the melee, Espínola kicked Leonardo Soledispa in the face. He received a one-year suspension for his actions.
He returned in 2008 after completing his suspension to play for Deportivo Cali in Colombia and Emelec in Ecuador. In 2009, he returned to LDU Quito where he was an integral member of the squad that won the 2009 Recopa Sudamericana and 2009 Copa Sudamericana.
He played for the Paraguayan national team between 2000 and 2004.
Honors
Cerro Porteño
LDU Quito