Epifanio Brizuela

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Epifanio Brizuela
Personal information
Place of birth Argentina
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1959–1960 Macará
1960-1963 LDU Quito
1964 Montreal Italica
1964 Montreal Cantalia
1966 Montreal Italica
1967 Montreal Portuguese
1968–1973 Montreal Spania
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Epifanio Brizuela is an Argentine former footballer who played as a forward.

Career[edit]

Brizuela played in the Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol in 1959 with C.S.D. Macará.[1] He recorded 15 goals for Macara during the 1960 season.[2] In 1963, he played with L.D.U. Quito, and finished as the club's top goal scorer in the Interandino tournament.[3][4] In 1964, he played abroad in the Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League with Montréal Italica.[5] He was later released and signed a contract with Montreal Cantalia of the National Soccer League.[6] He returned to his former club Montreal Italica for the 1966 ECPSL season.[7]

In 1967, he played in the Quebec Major Soccer League with Montreal Portuguese.[8] The following season he signed with league rivals Montreal Spania.[9] He re-signed with Spania for the 1969 season.[10] He finished second in the league scoring charts with ten goals during the 1970 season.[11] He continued playing with Spania for three more seasons from 1971 till the 1973 season.[12][13][14]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Cronología Extranjeros". Club Macara (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-01-23.
  2. ^ "Ecuador - List of Champions and Runners-up Interandinos". RSSSF. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
  3. ^ "Sociedad Deportivo Quito | Década de los años 60". www.deportivoquito.com. Archived from the original on 2021-11-24. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
  4. ^ "Campeones Nacionales!". ldu.com.ec. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  5. ^ Gillespie, Norman (May 6, 1964). "Local Soccer Club Inks South American Stars". Montreal Gazette. p. 24.
  6. ^ Gillespie, Norman (July 20, 1964). "Cantalia Nips Toronto Hungaria 2-1 to Hold Soccer League Leadership". Montreal Gazette. p. 21.
  7. ^ Campbell, Doug (May 3, 1966). "Montreal Inter gets Coach as Pro Soccer Club Builds". Montreal Star. p. 18.
  8. ^ Gillespie, Norman (May 10, 1967). "Johl, Kalena Earn Soccer Victories". Montreal Gazette. p. 50.
  9. ^ Campbell, Doug (May 17, 1968). "Superga rolls over Ukraina". Montreal Star. p. 42.
  10. ^ Campbell, Doug (May 27, 1969). "Greek squad faces tough soccer test". Montreal Star. p. 52.
  11. ^ Campbell, Doug (September 24, 1970). "Settin soccer record straight". Montreal Star. p. 22.
  12. ^ "McMullen, Wiecken star for Kickers". Montreal Star. October 4, 1971. p. 33.
  13. ^ "Ukraina scores replay triumph". Montreal Star. June 7, 1972. p. 34.
  14. ^ "Spania upset winner". Montreal Star. June 13, 1973. p. H4.