Luis Fernando Saritama Padilla (born October 20, 1983) is a footballer who played for Deportivo Quito in his home country of Ecuador, but has recently made the switch to Tigres UANL de MonterreyHe is a midfielder and has been selected in the Ecuador national team for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany.
| Luis Saritama | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luis Fernando Saritama Padilla | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Side or Center Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Tigres UANL | ||
| ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 June 2006 | |||
He made his international debut against Peru in 2002 and, despite being just 22, he was the captain of Deportivo, his only ever club team in his native Ecuador.
In 2004, he had a brief stint in the Peruvian first division with Alianza Lima, along with fellow Ecuadorian footballer, Johnny Baldeon. Together, they both played key roles in Alianza's championship run all the way to the finals and became the Clasura champions. But as soon as he helped Alianza lift the trophy, he returned to Deportivo Quito, along with Baldeon.
Saritama has just been signed on July 25 2006, by Tigres UANL de Monterrey, Mexico, the same club where Ivan Hurtado, Ecuador's evergreen captain, played while in the Mexican league.