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José Francisco Cevallos

1971 - Today

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José Francisco Cevallos Villavicencio (born April 17, 1971) is an Ecuadorian retired football goalkeeper, former Minister of Sports in Ecuador and former President of Barcelona, the football club where he started his professional career. Nicknamed Las Manos del Ecuador (English: The hands of Ecuador), Cevallos is considered by many to be the greatest goalkeeper in the history of Ecuadorian football. He has won three national titles (1991, 1995, 1997) with Guayaquil based club Barcelona, with whom he has spent the majority of his professional career. As the goalkeeper for LDU Quito, he was a key figure in the team's 2008 Copa Libertadores title, where he saved three penalties in the deciding penalty shoot-out. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. José Francisco Cevallos is the 10,785th most popular soccer player (down from 6,838th in 2024), the 89th most popular biography from Ecuador (down from 68th in 2019) and the 25th most popular Ecuadorean Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, José Francisco Cevallos ranks 10,785 out of 21,273. Before him are Yoshiyuki Shinoda, Valentin Stocker, Fozil Musaev, Takeyuki Okamoto, Tor Hogne Aarøy, and Bryan Zaragoza. After him are Michael Emenalo, Olivier Deschacht, Rodolfo Cardoso, Norifumi Takamoto, Jean Carlo Witte, and Tomohiro Katanosaka.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, José Francisco Cevallos ranks 901. Before him are Roman Sklyar, Marlayne, Félicia Ballanger, Bert Konterman, Diederik Samsom, and Yoshiyuki Shinoda. After him are Tomohiro Katanosaka, Rustam Sharipov, Rikiya Kawamae, Chris Avellone, Rolando Tucker, and Duncan Ferguson.

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In Ecuador

Among people born in Ecuador, José Francisco Cevallos ranks 89 out of 147. Before him are Cristian Mora (1979), Giovanny Espinoza (1977), Raúl Guerrón (1976), Marlon Ayoví (1971), Oswaldo Ibarra (1969), and Walter Ayoví (1979). After him are Edwin Tenorio (1976), Eduardo Hurtado (1969), Néicer Reasco (1977), Félix Borja (1983), Carlos Vera (1976), and Patricio Urrutia (1977).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Ecuador

Among soccer players born in Ecuador, José Francisco Cevallos ranks 25. Before him are Cristian Mora (1979), Giovanny Espinoza (1977), Raúl Guerrón (1976), Marlon Ayoví (1971), Oswaldo Ibarra (1969), and Walter Ayoví (1979). After him are Edwin Tenorio (1976), Eduardo Hurtado (1969), Néicer Reasco (1977), Félix Borja (1983), Patricio Urrutia (1977), and Alexander Domínguez (1987).

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