Enrique Lamas
Chilean footballer and manager
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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.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Enrique Lamas | ||
| Place of birth | Chile | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1933 | Magallanes | ||
| 1934–1935 | Panamá SC | ||
| 1935–1937 | Santiago Wanderers | ||
| 1937 | Panamá SC | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1938 | Ecuador | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
In his homeland, Lamas played for Magallanes in the first season of the Primera División (1933)[2][1] 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.[2][1]
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.[1]
Personal life
Honours
Manager
- Boliviarian Games Bronze medal: 1938[11]