:Esteban Becker

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Esteban Becker

| image = Esteban Becker Churukian.jpg

| fullname = Esteban Becker Churukian

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1964|8|31|df=y}}

| birth_place = Bernal, Argentina

| currentclub = Torrijos (manager)

| position = Midfielder

| youthyears1 = 1974–1984 | youthclubs1 = Independiente

| years1 = 1984–1988 | clubs1 = Quilmes | caps1 = | goals1 =

| years2 = 1989 | clubs2 = Ciempozuelos | caps2 = | goals2 =

| years3 = 1993–1994 | clubs3 = Loeches | caps3 = | goals3 =

| manageryears1 = 1999–2002 | managerclubs1 = RSD Alcalá

| manageryears2 = 2003–2004 | managerclubs2 = S.S. Reyes

| manageryears3 = 2008–2009 | managerclubs3 = Ciempozuelos

| manageryears4 = 2009–2010 | managerclubs4 = Fuenlabrada

| manageryears5 = 2011–2012 | managerclubs5 = San Fernando

| manageryears6 = 2012–2015 | managerclubs6 = Equatorial Guinea Women

| manageryears7 = 2015–2017 | managerclubs7 = Equatorial Guinea[http://afriquefoot.rfi.fr/20170613-esteban-becker-est-plus-le-selectionneur-guinee-equatoriale Esteban Becker n’est plus le sélectionneur de la Guinée équatoriale]‚ afriquefoot.rfi.fr, 13 June 2017

| manageryears8 = 2021 | managerclubs8 = Racing Murcia

| manageryears9 = 2021– | managerclubs9 = Torrijos

}}

Esteban Becker Churukián (born 31 August 1964) is an Argentine football manager and former player. He currently manages Tercera División RFEF club CD Torrijos.

Early life

Becker was born in Bernal, Buenos Aires to Argentine parents – a Jewish father of German descent and a Christian mother of Armenian descent.

Club career

Becker played in the youth ranks for Independiente from 1974 to 1984. He played professionally with Quilmes and with Ciempozuelos and Loeches and even an offer from Atletico de Madrid in 1989. Due to his Jewish roots, he represented his country at 1989 Maccabiah Games in Israel, winning a silver medal.{{Cite web|url=http://www.estebanbecker.com/bio-english|title=English}}

Managerial career

After coaching a number of clubs in Spanish lower divisions, Becker signed as the coach of Equatorial Guinea women's team in 2012.{{cite web|title=El argentino Esteban Becker Churukian, nuevo entrenador del Nzalang femenino|url=http://www.guineaecuatorialpress.com/noticia.php?id=2740|publisher=Guinea Ecuatorial Press|access-date=5 January 2014}} He won the 2012 African Women's Championship which the country hosted.{{cite web|title=Banyana Banyana Fall At the Final Hurdle Against Hosts Equatorial Guinea|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201211120151.html|publisher=All Africa|access-date=5 January 2015}} In 2013, he was appointed as the technical director of all the three national sides of Equatorial Guinea.{{citation needed|date=January 2015}}. In January 2015, he was appointed as the manager of Equatorial Guinea, three weeks before the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.{{cite web|title=Equatorial Guinea appoint Esteban Becker before Africa Cup of Nations|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/jan/07/equatorial-guinea-esteban-becker-african-cup-nations|work=The Guardian|date=7 January 2015|access-date=8 January 2015}}