Joe Armas

William Joel "Joe" Armas Suqui (born 16 August 1995) is an Ecuadorian football manager, currently in charge of Independiente Juniors.

Playing career Born in the Los Bancos Canton of Ecuador, Armas' parents moved to Quito when he was a child. He spent a year in the academy of local side Deportivo Quito before spending five seasons with LDU Quito, playing as a goalkeeper. He appeared once on the bench for the latter, on 4 December 2011, but did not feature as his side drew 0–0 with Olmedo. On his return to Ecuador in 2019, he worked as an assistant coach again, this time with Eduardo Moscoso at the 2019 South American U-15 Championship with the Ecuador under-15 football team. Having been unsuccessful in Ecuador, he tried again in Guatemala, spending a month looking for a job in the country, but again failed to find a job. Armas could not prevent Imbabura's 3–1 quarter-final loss to Independiente del Valle, but was still commended for his efforts in Ecuadorian media.

2023: Promotion to Serie A On 26 October 2023, Armas' Imbabura defeated Serie B champions Macará 4–0 to secure their own promotion to the Ecuadorian Serie A. Following the game, he compared the team to fictional boxer Rocky Balboa, stating that Imbabura "had so many blows during the season, but round after round [they] kept going."

2024: Serie A and resignation Armas was in charge of Imbabura during the first stage of the 2024 Serie A, but only won three of the 15 matches of the competition. On 18 June 2024, he resigned from the club.

Independiente del Valle On 7 January 2025, Armas joined the structure of Independiente del Valle, after being named manager of Independiente Juniors in the second division.

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