Personal information | |||
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Full name | Leonardo Enciso Montes | ||
Date of birth | (1981-02-22) 22 February 1981 (age 43) | ||
Place of birth | Pereira, Risaralda, Colombia | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
América de Cali | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1999–2000 | América de Cali | ||
FBC Melgar | |||
2002–2005 | Deportivo Pasto | 49 | (12) |
2004 | → Deportivo Pereira (loan) | ||
2005 | Trujillanos | 4 | (0) |
2005 | → Real Cartagena (loan) | 11 | (3) |
2006–2007 | Real Cartagena | ||
2007 | → Pérez Zeledón (loan) | 3 | (0) |
International career | |||
2001 | Colombia U20 | 8 | (2) |
2004 | Colombia U23 | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Leonardo Enciso Montes (born 22 February 1981) is a Colombian former footballer who played as a forward.
Club career
Born in Pereira, Enciso represented the Risaralda Department in his youth, scoring twenty-six goals in national tournaments, making him the department's top scorer. He joined the academy of América de Cali, and went on to make his debut in the 1999 Categoría Primera A season, playing in a 2–2 draw with Deportivo Pasto.
He moved to Peru, joining FBC Melgar, before a return to Colombia with Deportivo Pasto. He played for Trujillanos in Venezuela and Real Cartagena in his native Colombia before ending his career with Costa Rican side Pérez Zeledón.
International career
Encisco represented Colombia at under-20 level, featuring in the 2001 South American U-20 Championship and 2001 Toulon Tournament, as well as playing in the 2004 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament for Colombia's under-23 side.
Personal life
Encisco's sister is politician and former volleyball player Juliana Enciso, and his brother-in-law is Habib Merheg [es]. His nephew, and Juliana's son, is Lebanese international footballer Samy Merheg.
Following his retirement he formed a business, Enciso Limitada, selling various forms of industrial equipment, road signs and fire fighting equipment.
References
- ^ Campo, Hugo (17 April 2020). "Leonardo Enciso, el goleador histórico de las selecciones Risaralda" [Leonardo Enciso, the historical scorer of the Risaralda national teams]. blogdelasestadisticas.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- Isaza, Luisa Fernanda (25 June 2024). "Leonardo Enciso: la historia del máximo goleador en selecciones Risaralda" [Leonardo Enciso: the story of the top scorer in Risaralda national teams]. semillerosdeportivos.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- "El aceite de los Merheg para lubricar su poder en las elecciones" [The oil of the Merheg to lubricate their power in the elections]. cuestionpublica.com (in Spanish). 20 October 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ Parra Cuenca, Daniel (22 May 2024). "El delantero de paso por América y Selección Colombia que le da empleo a 120 personas" [The forward who passed through América and the Colombian National Team and who employs 120 people]. noticiascaracol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 November 2024.
External links
- Leonardo Enciso at WorldFootball.net
- Leonardo Enciso at BDFA (in Spanish)
- 1981 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Pereira, Colombia
- Colombian men's footballers
- Colombia men's youth international footballers
- 21st-century Colombian sportsmen
- Men's association football forwards
- Categoría Primera A players
- América de Cali footballers
- FBC Melgar footballers
- Deportivo Pasto footballers
- Trujillanos F.C. players
- Real Cartagena footballers
- A.D. Municipal Pérez Zeledón footballers
- Colombian expatriate men's footballers
- Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Peru
- Expatriate men's footballers in Peru
- Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Venezuela
- Expatriate men's footballers in Venezuela
- Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Costa Rica
- Expatriate men's footballers in Costa Rica