Geovanny Cumbicus

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Geovanny Cumbicus
Personal information
Full name Geovanny Patricio Cumbicus Castillo
Date of birth (1980-01-25) 25 January 1980 (age 42)
Place of birth Loja, Ecuador
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Mushuc Runa (manager)
Youth career
LDU Quito
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2004 LDU Quito 63 (0)
2004–2007 LDU Loja 111 (1)
2008 Aucas 27 (2)
2009–2014 LDU Loja 116 (7)
Teams managed
2015 LDU Loja (assistant)
2015–2017 LDU Loja
2018–2019 Mushuc Runa
2020 Olmedo
2021– Mushuc Runa
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Geovanny Patricio Cumbicus Castillo (born 25 January 1980) is an Ecuadorian football manager and former player who played as a central defender. He is the current manager of Mushuc Runa.

Playing career[]

Cumbicus was born in Loja, but made his senior debut with LDU Quito in 1999. He moved to hometown side LDU Loja in the middle of 2004, and established himself as a starter for the club.

Cumbicus joined Aucas for the 2008 season, but returned to Liga de Loja in 2009. He struggled with injuries in the 2013 and 2014 campaigns,[1] being also an interim assistant manager in the 2013 campaign.[2]

Cumbicus retitred from football on 18 December 2014, aged 34.[3]

Managerial career[]

Shortly after retiring, Cumbicus was named Julio César Toresani's assistant at his last club LDU Loja.[4] In June 2015, he was named manager after Toresani resigned.[5]

Cumbicus left Liga de Loja in late 2017, and was appointed in charge of Mushuc Runa for the 2018 season. He won the 2018 Serie B with the club, but was sacked on 28 May 2019.[6]

Cumbicus agreed to a deal with to become their manager for the 2020 campaign, but the club withdrew from the second division due to economic problems caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[7] He was named at the helm of Olmedo on 18 June 2020,[8] and helped the club to narrowly avoid relegation.

Cumbicus left Olmedo as his contract expired, and returned to Mushuc Runa on 24 December 2020.[9]

Honours[]

Player[]

LDU Quito

Manager[]

Mushuc Runa

References[]

  1. ^ "Geovanny Cumbicus seis meses fuera de las canchas" [Geovanny Cumbicus six months away from the fields] (in Spanish). La Hora. 1 April 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Cumbicus se suma al Cuerpo Técnico de Liga de Loja" [Cumbicus joins the technical staff of Liga de Loja] (in Spanish). EcuaGol. 20 May 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Geovanny Cumbicus se retiró del fútbol" [Geovanny Cumbicus retired from football] (in Spanish). Crónica. 18 December 2014. Archived from the original on 7 March 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Liga de Loja sumó dos refuerzos más y un asistente técnico" [Liga de Loja signed two more additions and an assistant manager] (in Spanish). Bendito Fútbol. 30 December 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Julio César Toresani renunció como DT de Liga de Loja" [Julio César Toresani resigned as manager of Liga de Loja] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 23 June 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Geovanny Cumbicus dejó de ser el entrenador de Mushuc Runa" [Geovanny Cumbicus left as manager of Mushuc Runa] (in Spanish). La Hora. 28 May 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Geovanny Cumbicus, el DT que cae y levanta" [Geovanny Cumbicus, the manager who falls and rises] (in Spanish). Extra. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Olmedo anunció a Geovanny Cumbicus como nuevo entrenador del plantel" [Olmedo announced Geovanny Cumbicus as new manager of the squad] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 18 June 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Geovanny Cumbicus dirigirá a Mushuc Runa" [Geovanny Cumbicus will manage Mushuc Runa] (in Spanish). Afición Central. 24 December 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2021.

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