José Luis Cortez

José Luis Cortez

Personal information
Full name	José Luis Cortez Arroyo
Date of birth	(1979-11-21) November 21, 1979
Place of birth	Ecuador
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Center Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Club Deportivo Quevedo
Number	5
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998–2004	Espoli	115	(4)
2005	Aucas	43	(1)
2006	Espoli	14	(0)
2006	Deportivo Azogues	16	(0)
2007	Barcelona SC	22	(0)
2008–2009	Deportivo Quito	53	(3)
2010	Universidad Católica	44	(1)
2011	Independiente José Terán	21	(0)
2012	Macará	32	(0)
2013	Club Deportivo Quevedo
International career‡
2005–	Ecuador	5	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 August 2013 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 August 2013

José Luis Cortez (born November 21, 1979, in Guayaquil) is an Ecuadorian footballer currently playing for Club Deportivo Quevedo.

Club career

Pépe's first started out at Espoli. In 2005, he was loaned to Aucas, but returned to Espoli the following season. Cortez also played for Deportivo Azogues before transferring to Barcelona Sporting Club for the 2007 campaign.

After spending one year in Barcelona SC, he became the new official player of Deportivo Quito.

In Deportivo Quito, Pépe had a great season. So far he has 34 appearances scoring two goals for the club. He played in the Copa Sudamericana 2008 where his team eventually fell to San Luis F.C. He is guaranteed a starting position and plays in the center midfield. Cortez is a key player to Dep. Quito and he is often called to the national team.

In December 2008, Dep. Quito won the Copa Pilsener 2008 with Pépe's help.

International career

He made his debut on the national team against Chile in the final game of the FIFA 2006 World Cup qualifier. He was called up to play against Iran and Oman in a friendly tournament.

External links

• José Luis Cortez at National-Football-Teams.com