Christian Lara

Christian Rolando Lara Anangonó, nicknamed Diablito (Little Devil) (born April 27, 1980 in Quito, Pichincha Province), is an Ecuadorian former footballer who played as a left winger. His last club was Sociedad Atlética Sancor, a team competing in Ecuador’s Segunda Categoría, the third tier of the national football league system. He was an international player for the Ecuador national football team and was part of the squad that participated in the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany.

Club career Lara came through all youth divisions of Club Deportivo El Nacional, where he played until mid-2006, when he was loaned to Al-Wakrah SC of Qatar. He also scored a goal in the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Argentina, in a 2–0 victory for Ecuador. That same year, he returned to Liga de Quito, where he was part of the squad that won the 2009 Copa Sudamericana, the 2009 and 2010 Recopa Sudamericana, and the 2010 Ecuadorian championship. In 2011, he returned to Club Deportivo El Nacional. That same year, a possible transfer to the Indian club Euro Musketeers was reported, although it did not materialize. In 2012, he joined Real Cartagena in Colombia, after having played in clubs in Ecuador, Qatar, and Deportivo Pereira. In 2017, he played for Mexican club Dorados de Sinaloa, where he had a brief spell before returning to Ecuador.

In 2022, he returned to football after retirement, joining Sociedad Deportiva Rayo in Ecuador’s Segunda Categoría (the third tier of the national league system, organized regionally). In 2025, he played for Sociedad Atlética Sancor, also in the Segunda Categoría.

International career Lara was an international for the Ecuador national team, earning 28 caps and scoring four goals. He was part of the squad that competed in the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany. During the South American qualifiers, he scored a goal in Ecuador’s 2–0 victory over Argentina in 2005.

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Honors El Nacional Serie A: 2005 Clausura LDU Quito Serie A: 2007, 2010 Copa Sudamericana: 2009 Recopa Sudamericana: 2009, 2010