Enrique Lamas Explained

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.

Career

In his homeland, Lamas played for Magallanes in the first season of the Primera División (1933)^{[1] [2]} 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.^{[1] [2]}

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.^[2]

Personal life

He was nicknamed Turco (Turkish).^{[1] [10]}

Honours

Manager

• Boliviarian Games Bronze medal: 1938^[11]

External links

• Enrique Lamas at MemoriaWanderers.cl

Notes and References

1. Web site: Enrique LAMAS . Memoria Wanderers . 7 January 2024 . es.
2. Web site: Gardella . Juan Ignacio . La desconocida y fugaz historia del primer DT de Ecuador... un chileno . Publimetro Chile . . 7 January 2024 . es . 4 October 2017.
3. Web site: Wanderers en Campeonato Asociación Valparaíso 1935 . Memoria Wanderers . 7 January 2024 . es.
4. Web site: Wanderers en Campeonato de Primera División 1937 . Memoria Wanderers . 7 January 2024 . es.
5. AntonioUbilla1 . 1670038089195036672 . En agosto 1938 jugó por primera vez una selección de Ecuador . 17 June 2023 . 7 January 2024 . es.
6. Web site: Guevara . Fernando . Selección de Ecuador: Lo que no sabías de los entrenadores que han dirigido la 'Tri' . . 7 January 2024 . es . 20 March 2023.
7. Web site: Técnicos de la Selección de Ecuador . MiFutbolEcuador . 7 January 2024 . es . 24 March 2010.
8. News: FEF viaja por el 'Bolillo' . 7 January 2024 . . 14 February 2008 . es.
9. Web site: Vera . Mariella . Por eliminatorias Ecuador tiene 6 victorias en 12 compromisos frente a Perú . RadioRumba.fm . 7 January 2024 . es . 5 September 2016.
10. Web site: Campos . Carlos . Humberto Nelson, primer mártir de Santiago Wanderers . Asifuch . 7 January 2024 . es . 21 November 2020.
11. Web site: Bolivarian Games: Soccer Tournaments . www.rsssf.org . 7 January 2024 . 7 July 2022.