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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paúl Fernando Carrera Velasteguí | ||
| Date of birth | (1945-01-11)January 11, 1945 (age 80) | ||
| Place of birth | Quito, Ecuador | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1960–1964 | LDU Quito | ||
| 1965 | Deportivo Quito | ||
| 1965–1967 | LDU Quito | ||
| 1966 | Fluminense | ||
| 1967 | Barcelona | ||
| 1968–1969 | Peñarol | ||
| 1970 | River Plate (URU) | ||
| 1971–1973 | El Nacional | ||
| 1974 | Universidad Católica | ||
| 1975–1977 | LDU Quito | ||
| 1978–1980 | Universidad Católica | ||
| 1981 | América de Quito | ||
| 1982 | LDU Quito | ||
| 1983 | Deportivo Quito | ||
| 1984 | LDU Quito | ||
| Total | ? | (?) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1966–1983 | Ecuador | 20 | (3) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1990–1991 | LDU Quito | ||
| 1992–1993 | ESPOLI | ||
| 1994 | El Nacional | ||
| 1995 | Aucas | ||
| 1996–1997 | Deportivo Quito | ||
| 1998 | Ecuador | ||
| 1999 | ESPOLI | ||
| 2009 | Aucas | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of September 22, 2009 ‡ National team caps and goals as of September 22, 2009 | |||
Paúl Fernando Carrera Velasteguí, known better asPolo Carrera (born January 11, 1945, inQuito), is anEcuadorian retiredfootball player and former manager. He has played for clubs inEcuador andUruguay, as well as theEcuador football team
Carrera started his career atLDU Quito at the age of 15 in 1960, where he stayed until transferred toPeñarol ofUruguay in 1968.
He then transferred to cross-town teamRiver Plate de Montevideo in 1970. He then returned toEcuador to play for several clubs until his retirement in 1984.
He was the all-time top goalscorer in theCopa Libertadores tournament forLDU Quito with 12 goals, until surpassed byPatricio Urrutia.
Since retiring from football, Carrera started his coaching career in 1990 withLDU Quito as a manager at senior level. He was the senior team coach from 1990 to 1991, where he guided the club to their improbable 4thSerie A title in 1990, after a 15-year title drought. He later coached theEcuador national team in 1998 with little success.
Starting in 2000 he held various elected positions in government.
In August 2009 he was named as manager atSociedad Deportiva Aucas.[1]
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