Javier Klimowicz
Javier Hernán Klimowicz Laganá (born 10 March 1977) is a former football goalkeeper who was born in Argentina and later became a naturalized Ecuadorian. He began his career with Instituto de Córdoba in 1998 and made his Argentine Primera División debut on 9 April 2000 in a draw with Ferro Carril Oeste. In 2002 he moved to Blooming in Bolivia, then joined Deportivo Cuenca in Ecuador in 2004. He signed with Emelec in 2008, where he played until 2017.
During his club career he appeared in 54 league games for Instituto, 42 for Blooming, 157 for Deportivo Cuenca, and 47 for Emelec.
Klimowicz was naturalized and earned two caps for the Ecuador national team in 2007, including starts as the team's goalkeeper.
He is the brother of footballers Diego and Nicolás Klimowicz and the uncle of Mateo. The Klimowicz family has Polish and Ukrainian roots.
This page was last edited on 2 February 2026, at 08:54 (CET).