Known for his technique and class defending, Iván Hurtado replaced his lack of balance with an amazing quiality of interceptions and pressing, to be deserved a very high response value, great on positioning and game reading. Bad in aerial game, one of the characteristics that made him not as good defender as some world class defenders. Always captain of the Ecuadorian NT and in most teams he represented, very calmed and pace defender.

Name: Iván Hurtado

Nickname: Bam Bam



Country: Ecuador
Club: Barcelona Sporting Club
Shirt Number: 3
Position: *CB, CWP
Side: RF/BS
Age: 29-32 years (16/08/1974)

Height: 180 cm
Weight: 79 kg

Attack: 62
Defence: 84
Body Balance: 82
Stamina: 82
Top Speed: 77
Acceleration: 75
Response: 86
Agility: 75
Dribble Accuracy: 75
Dribble Speed: 76
Short Pass Accuracy: 75
Short Pass Speed: 74
Long Pass Accuracy: 82
Long Pass Speed: 77
Shot Accuracy: 64
Shot Power: 84
Shot Technique: 63
Free Kick Accuracy: 74
Curling: 72
Header Accuracy: 80
Jump: 81
Technique: 75
Aggression: 64
Mentality: 82
Goal Keeping Skills: 50
Teamwork: 83

Injury Tolerance: B
Form: 8
Weak Foot Accuracy: 5
Weak Foot Frequency: 5
Growth Type: Standard Lasting


CARDS:
S04 – PK Taker

SPECIAL ABILITIES: Penalties

Attack/Defence Awareness Card: Defence Minded


INFO:
Iván Jacinto Hurtado Angulo (born August 16, 1974 in Esmeraldas) is an Ecuadorian professional football central defender, as well as captaining the Ecuadorian national team. He is currently one of the most capped male footballers of all time.

PLAYING STYLE:

Once a top class defender, he is known in Spanish by his fans as "Bam Bam" for ramming the football with his feet like the Hanna-Barbera character does with his club. Ivan's playing style differs from his national partner, Giovanny Espinoza. While Espinoza is a very large player who uses his size, power and speed to overwhelm his adversary, Hurtado is considered to be very classy and often needs no contact at all to dispossess his adversary. Ivan also makes very clean tackles, organizes his back line as well as the best of them, and can even display confidence with the ball at his feet, and he can occasionally make surprising dashes forward.

A notable long and short passer, Hurtado has also taken free kicks well. Although not able to the bend the ball as well as other notable free kick takers, he has been known to strike the ball with such force that goalkeepers find it hard to judge and time his shots.

Caps:
Ecuador: 167 appearances | 5 goals

Clubs:
_ecu 1992-1996 CS Emelec 102 apprearances | 10 goals
_mex 1996-1999 Club Celaya 89 apprearances | 2 goals
_mex 1999-2001 Tigres de la UANL 79 apprearances | 0 goals
_mex 2001-2002 Querétaro FC 18 apprearances | 0 goals
_ecu 2002-2004 Barcelona SC 57 apprearances | 2 goals
_esp 2004 Real Murcia 15 apprearances | 0 goals
_mex 2004-2005 CF Pachuca 26 apprearances | 0 goals
_qat 2006 Al-Arabi SC 13 apprearances | 3 goals
_col 2007 Atlético Nacional 38 apprearances | 1 goal
_ecu 2008 Barcelona SC 17 apprearances | 0 goals
_col 2008-2009 Millonarios 26 apprearances | 2 goals
_ecu 2009-2010 SD Quito 49 apprearances | 0 goals
_ecu 2011 Barcelona SC 41 apprearances | 0 goals

HONOURS:
_ecu 1993 Serie A de Ecuador - CS Emelec
_ecu 1994 Serie A de Ecuador - CS Emelec
_col 2007 Torneo Apertura - Atlético Nacional
_col 2007 Torneo Finalización - Atlético Nacional
_col 2007 Copa Cafam - Millonarios
_ecu 2009 Serie A de Ecuador - SD Quito

EXPLANATION

Known for his technique and class defending, Iván Hurtado replaced his lack of balance with an amazing quiality of interceptions and pressing, to be deserved a very high response value, great on positioning and game reading. Bad in aerial game, one of the characteristics that made him not as good defender as some world class defenders. Always captain of the Ecuadorian NT and in most teams he represented, very calmed and pace defender.

External Links
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Hurtado