Alberto Spencer

He came to earth timidly Uruguayan distrust of friends and strangers on a possible victory here in River Plate football. Weather and showed that many goals after that Ecuadorian born in 1939 in a small mining town called Ancon, was to become one of the most extraordinary scorers South American football. Alberto Spencer Herrera left town at 14 heading to Guayaquil to try his luck in a whole capital . The opportunity came in the Deportivo Everest team where he also played his brother Marco. As background worth mentioning that the first goal scored by strengthening the Ecuadorian Barcelona in the opening match of the stadium model in Guayaquil in 1959.

During this period she was observed by Peñarol managers who immediately hired him"Aurinegro" team debuted at the March 8, 1960 in a friendly against Atlanta, of Argentina , converting three goals. In the second game he made ​​two Tiger , also from Argentina , while in his first classic with forced National criminal .From then on his achievements in the field were set forth goals and success. With Peñarol , Spencer won everything, or as stated by there some time ago , with Spencer, Peñarol won everything .He was champion of the Uruguayan championship 1959-60-61-62-64-65-67 and 1968. Has conquered the Libertadores Cup in 1960 , 1961 and 1966 and the Intercontinental Cup champion was crowned in 1961 and 1966. It is the player who still holds the record for goals in the Libertadores : scored 54 goals being the second Intercontinental Cup scorer with six goals ( the Brazilian star Pele is the first with seven). Alto, swift in pink , great pitching, with skill and possessing a good shot of middle and long distance Spencer was a team player first. The front that settled Cubillas , Ledesma, and

Joya implanted Sasía respect wherever they arose. Both excelled in Uruguay that the authorities of that country insisted that she become a citizen and be able representing the Uruguayan team . Spencer withdrew that request and continued to maintain the Ecuadorian citizenship. It will always be a mystery to where it would have come his reputation defending the blue uniform.What is unknown is not Alberto Spencer was, is and will be synonymous with success, it always lead the list of the most notorious players in Ecuador and Latin America.