Bolivia national football team 1014785 226058028 2008-07-16T17:15:50Z Sgreen1277 6743464 {{Infobox National football team | Name = Bolivia | Badge = Federacion Boliviana de Futbol logo.svg | FIFA Trigramme = BOL | FIFA Rank = 71 | Elo Rank = 58 | Nickname = La Verde (The Green one) | Association = [[Federación Boliviana de Fútbol|Federación Boliviana<br>de Fútbol]] | Confederation = [[CONMEBOL]] ([[South America]]) | Coach = {{flagicon|Bolivia}} [[Erwin Sánchez]] | Assistant Coach = {{flagicon|Bolivia}} [[Luis Ramallo]] | Captain = [[Ronald Raldes]] | Most caps = [[Luis Cristaldo]], [[Marco Sandy]] (93) | Top scorer = [[Victor Ugarte|Víctor Agustín Ugarte]] (16) | Home Stadium = [[Estadio Hernando Siles]]| 1st ranking date = August 1993 | FIFA max = 18 | FIFA max date = July 1997| FIFA min = 114 | FIFA min date = July 2003| pattern_la1=_whiteborder|pattern_b1=_bol07h|pattern_ra1=_whiteborder| leftarm1=00931F|body1=00931F|rightarm1=00931F|shorts1=FFFFFF|socks1=FFFFFF| pattern_la2=_borderonwhite|pattern_b2=_bol07h|pattern_ra2=_borderonwhite| leftarm2=00931F|body2=FFFFFF|rightarm2=00931F|shorts2=00931F|socks2=FFFFFF| First game = {{Flagicon|Chile}} [[Chile national football team|Chile]] 7 - 1 Bolivia {{Flagicon|Bolivia}}<br/>([[Santiago, Chile|Santiago]], [[Chile]]; [[12 October]], [[1926]]) | Largest win = {{Flagicon|Bolivia}} Bolivia 7 - 0 [[Venezuela national football team|Venezuela]] {{flagicon|Venezuela}}<br/>([[La Paz, Bolivia]]; [[22 August]], [[1993]])<br> {{Flagicon|Bolivia}} Bolivia 9 - 2 [[Haiti national football team|Haiti]] {{Flagicon|Haiti}}<br/>([[La Paz, Bolivia]]; [[5 March]], [[2000]]) | Largest loss = {{Flagicon|Peru|state}} [[Peru national football team|Peru]] 9 - 0 Bolivia {{Flagicon|Bolivia}}<br/>([[Lima, Peru|Lima]], [[Peru]]; [[6 November]], [[1927]])<br> {{Flagicon|Brazil}} [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] 10 - 1 Bolivia {{Flagicon|Bolivia}}<br/>([[São Paulo]], [[Brazil]]; [[10 April]], [[1949]]) | World cup apps = 3 | World cup first = 1930 | World cup best = Round 1, [[Football World Cup 1930|1930]], [[Football World Cup 1950|1950]], [[Football World Cup 1994|1994]] | Regional name = [[Copa América]] | Regional cup apps = 22 | Regional cup first = [[South American Championship 1926|1926]] | Regional cup best = Winners, [[South American Championship 1963|1963]]| Confederations cup apps = 1 | Confederations cup first = 1999 | Confederations cup best = 1st round, [[Confederations Cup 1999|1999]] }} The '''Bolivia national football team''' is the national team of [[Bolivia]] and is controlled by the [[Federación Boliviana de Fútbol]]. It is historically one of the weakest teams in [[CONMEBOL]]. After playing in the [[Football World Cup 1930|1930]] and [[Football World Cup 1950|1950]] [[Football World Cup|World Cups]], they qualified just once -- in [[Football World Cup 1994|1994]]. There, playing champions [[Germany national football team|Germany]] in the tournament's opening game in [[Chicago]], Bolivia lost 1-0 as [[Marco Etcheverry]], considered the nation's best player of the 1990s, got sent off just three minutes after coming on as a substitute. They never advanced past the first round of any World Cup, but did win the [[Copa América]] once, in [[South American Championship 1963|1963]]. ==Competitive Record== ====FIFA World Cup record==== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !Year !Round !Year !Round |- |{{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[1930 FIFA World Cup|1930]]||Round 1 |{{flagicon|West Germany}} [[1974 FIFA World Cup|1974]]||''Did not Qualify'' |- |{{flagicon|Italy|old}} [[1934 FIFA World Cup|1934]]||''Did not Enter'' |{{flagicon|Argentina|alt}} [[1978 FIFA World Cup|1978]]||''Did not Qualify'' |- |{{flagicon|France}} [[1938 FIFA World Cup|1938]]||''Did Not Enter'' |{{flagicon|Spain}} [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982]]||''Did not Qualify'' |- |{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[1950 FIFA World Cup|1950]]||Round 1 |{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986]]||''Did not Qualify'' |- |{{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[1954 FIFA World Cup|1954]]||''Did not Enter'' |{{flagicon|Italy}} [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990]]||''Did not Qualify'' |- |{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[1958 FIFA World Cup|1958]]||''Did not Enter'' |{{flagicon|United States}} [[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994]]||Round 1 |- |{{flagicon|Chile}} [[1962 FIFA World Cup|1962]]||''Did not Qualify'' |{{flagicon|France}} [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]]||''Did not Qualify'' |- |{{flagicon|England}} [[1966 FIFA World Cup|1966]]||''Did not Qualify'' |{{flagicon|South Korea}}{{flagicon|Japan}} [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]]||''Did not Qualify'' |- |{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[1970 FIFA World Cup|1970]]||Did not Qualify |{{flagicon|Germany}} [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]]||''Did not Qualify'' |- |'''Total'''||3/18 |} ====[[Copa America|Copa America Record]]==== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" !colspan=8|[[Copa America|Copa America/South American Championship]] |- !colspan=8|Total: 1 Title |- !Year !Position !width="2%" rowspan="50" | !Year !Position !width="2%" rowspan="50" | !Year !Position |- |{{flagicon|Argentina|alt}} [[South American Championship 1916|1916]]||No Participation||{{flagicon|Peru}} [[South American Championship 1939|1939]]||'''Withdrew'''||{{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[South American Championship 1967|1967]]||Six Place |- |{{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[South American Championship 1917|1917]]||No Participation||{{flagicon|Chile}} [[South American Championship 1941|1941]]||'''Withdrew'''||[[Copa América 1975|1975]]||Round 1 |- |{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[South American Championship 1919|1919]]||No Participation||{{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[South American Championship 1942|1942]]||'''Withdrew'''||[[Copa América 1979|1979]]||Round 1 |- |{{flagicon|Chile}} [[South American Championship 1920|1920]]||No Participation||{{flagicon|Chile}} [[South American Championship 1945|1945]]||Six Place||[[Copa América 1983|1983]]||Round 1 |- |{{flagicon|Argentina|alt}} [[South American Championship 1921|1921]]||No Participation||{{flagicon|Argentina|alt}} [[South American Championship 1946|1946]]||Six Place||{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Copa América 1987|1987]]||Round 1 |- |{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[South American Championship 1922|1922]]||No Participation||{{flagicon|Ecuador}} [[South American Championship 1947|1947]]||Seventh Place||{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Copa America 1989|1989]]||Round 1 |- |{{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[South American Championship 1923|1923]]||No Participation||{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[South American Championship 1949|1949]]||Fourth Place||{{flagicon|Chile}} [[Copa America 1991|1991]]||Round 1 |- |{{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[South American Championship 1924|1924]]||No Participation||{{flagicon|Peru}} [[South American Championship 1953|1953]]||Six Place||{{flagicon|Ecuador}} [[Copa America 1993|1993]]||Round 1 |- |{{flagicon|Argentina|alt}} [[South American Championship 1925|1925]]||No Participation||{{flagicon|Chile}} [[South American Championship 1955|1955]]||'''Withdrew'''||{{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[Copa America 1995|1995]]||Quarterfinals |- |{{flagicon|Chile}} [[South American Championship 1926|1926]]||Fifth Place||{{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[South American Championship 1956|1956]]||'''Withdrew'''||{{flagicon|Bolivia}} [[Copa America 1997|1997]]||bgcolor=silver|Runners-up |- |{{flagicon|Peru}} [[South American Championship 1927|1927]]||Fourth Place||{{flagicon|Peru}} [[South American Championship 1957|1957]]||'''Withdrew'''||{{flagicon|Paraguay}} [[Copa America 1999|1999]]||Round 1 |- |{{flagicon|Argentina|alt}} [[South American Championship 1929|1929]]||'''Withdrew'''||{{flagicon|Argentina|alt}} [[South American Championship 1959 (Argentina)|1959]]||Seventh Place||{{flagicon|Colombia}} [[Copa America 2001|2001]]||Round 1 |- |{{flagicon|Peru|}} [[South American Championship 1935|1935]]||'''Withdrew'''||{{flagicon|Ecuador}} [[South American Championship 1959 (Ecuador)|1959]]||'''Withdrew'''||{{flagicon|Peru}} [[Copa America 2004|2004]]||Round 1 |- |{{flagicon|Argentina|alt}} [[South American Championship 1937|1937]]||'''Withdrew'''||{{flagicon|Bolivia}} [[South American Championship 1963|1963]]||bgcolor=gold|'''Winners'''||{{flagicon|Venezuela}} [[Copa America 2007|2007]]||Round 1 |- |} ====Pan American Games record==== *[[Football at the 1951 Pan American Games|1951]] to [[Football at the 1971 Pan American Games|1971]] - ''Did not compete'' *[[Football at the 1975 Pan American Games|1975]] - Round 2 *[[Football at the 1979 Pan American Games|1979]] to [[Football at the 2003 Pan American Games|2003]] - ''Did not compete'' *[[Football at the 2007 Pan American Games|2007]] - Fourth place ==Famous players== {{Original research|date=April 2008}} {| *[[Erwin Romero|Erwin "Chichi" Romero]] *[[Carlos Borja]] *[[Julio César Baldivieso]] *[[Tamaya Jiménez]] *[[Ramiro Blacutt]] *[[Víctor Agustín Ugarte]] *[[Máximo Alcócer]] *[[Joaquín Botero]] *[[Marco Etcheverry|Marco Antonio Etcheverry]] *[[Carlos Trucco]] *[[Luis Ramallo|William Ramallo]] *[[Milton Melgar]] *[[Miguel Rimba|Miguel Ángel Rimba]] *[[Marco Sandy]] *[[Limberg Gutiérrez]] *[[Jaime Moreno]] *[[Juan Manuel Peña]] *[[Ronald Raldes]] *[[Erwin Sánchez]] *[[Óscar Carmelo Sánchez|Óscar Sánchez]] *[[Vladimir Soria]] *[[Marcelo Moreno]] |} ==Records== ===Most capped players=== As of [[March 26]], [[2008]], the ten players with the most caps for Bolivia are: {| class="wikitable" cellpadding="3" style="text-align: center;" |- !# !Name !Career !Caps !Goals |- |1. |align="left"|[[Luis Cristaldo|Luis Héctor Cristaldo]] |1989 - 2005 |93 |5 |- |2. |align="left"|[[Marco Antonio Sandy]] |1993 - 2003 |93 |6 |- |3. |align="left"|[[José Milton Melgar]] |1980 - 1997 |89 |6 |- |4. |align="left"|[[Carlos Fernando Borja]] |1979 - 1997 |88 |1 |- |5. |align="left"|[[Julio César Baldivieso]] |1991 - 2005 |85 |15 |- |6. |align="left"|[[Juan Manuel Peña]] |1991 - present |81 |1 |- |7. |align="left"|[[Miguel Rimba|Miguel Ángel Rimba]] |1989 - 2000 |80 |0 |- |8. |align="left"|[[Óscar Carmelo Sánchez|Óscar Sánchez]] |1994 - 2006 |78 |6 |- |9. |align="left"|[[Jaime Moreno]] |1991 - present |72 |11 |- |10. |align="left"|[[Marco Etcheverry|Marco Antonio Etcheverry]] |1989 - 2003 |71 |13 |} ===Top goalscorers=== As of [[June 18]], [[2008]], the ten players with the most goals for Bolivia are: {| class="wikitable" cellpadding="3" style="text-align: center;" |- !# !Name !Career !Goals |- |1. |align="left"|[[Victor Ugarte|Víctor Agustín Ugarte]] |1947 - 1963 |16 |- |2. |align="left"|[[Carlos Aragonés]] |1977 - 1981 |15 |- |= |align="left"|[[Julio César Baldivieso]] |1991 - 2005 |15 |- |= |align="left"|[[Erwin Sánchez]] |1989 - 2005 |15 |- |5. |align="left"|[[Joaquín Botero]] |1999 - present |14 |- |= |align="left"|[[Marco Etcheverry|Marco Antonio Etcheverry]] |1989 - 2003 |13 |- |7. |align="left"|[[Máximo Alcócer]] |1953 - 1963 |13 |- |8. |align="left"|[[Jaime Moreno]] |1991 - present |11 |- |9. |align="left"|[[Miguel Aguilar]] |1977 - 1983 |10 |- |10. |align="left"|[[Luis Ramallo|William Ramallo]] |1989 - 1997 |9 |- |} ==Recent and future international matches== {| class="wikitable" |- !Date !Venue !Opponent !Result !Score !Type |- |[[August 22]], [[2007]] |[[Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa]]<br />[[Quito]], [[Ecuador]] | {{fb|Ecuador}} | L | 0 - 1 |[[Friendly match]] |- |[[September 12]], [[2007]] |[[Estadio Monumental "U"|Estadio Monumental]]<br />[[Lima]], [[Peru]] | {{fb|Peru}} | L | 0 - 2 |[[ Friendly match]] |- |[[October 13]], [[2007]] |[[Estadio Centenario]]<br />[[Montevideo]], [[Uruguay]] | {{fb|Uruguay}} | L | 0 - 5 |[[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)|2010 FIFA World Cup qualification]] |- |[[October 17]], [[2007]] |[[Estadio Hernando Siles]]<br />[[La Paz]], [[Bolivia]] |{{fb|Colombia}} |D |0 - 0 |[[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)|2010 FIFA World Cup qualification]] |- |[[November 17]], [[2007]] |[[River Plate Stadium|Estadio Monumental de Nuñez]]<br />[[Buenos Aires]], [[Argentina]] | {{fb|Argentina}} |L |0 - 3 |[[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)|2010 FIFA World Cup qualification]] |- |[[November 20]], [[2007]] |[[Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo]]<br />[[San Cristóbal]], [[Venezuela]] | {{fb|Venezuela}} |L |3 - 5 |[[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)|2010 FIFA World Cup qualification]] |- |[[February 6]], [[2008]] |[[ Estadio Hernando Siles]]<br />[[La Paz]], [[Bolivia]] | {{fb|Peru}} |W |2 - 1 |[[Friendly match]] |- |[[March 26]], [[2008]] |[[Estadio Olímpico Luis Ramos]]<br />[[Puerto La Cruz]], [[Venezuela]] | {{fb|Venezuela}} |W |1 - 0 |[[Friendly match]] |- |[[June 14]], [[2008]] |[[Estadio Hernando Siles]]<br />[[La Paz]], [[Bolivia]] | {{fb|Chile}} |L |0 - 2 |[[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)|2010 FIFA World Cup qualification]] |- |[[June 17]], [[2008]] |[[Estadio Hernando Siles]]<br />[[La Paz]], [[Bolivia]] | {{fb|Paraguay}} |W |4 - 2 |[[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)|2010 FIFA World Cup qualification]] |- |[[September 6]], [[2008]] |[[Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa]]<br />[[Quito]], [[Ecuador]] | {{fb|Ecuador}} | | |[[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)|2010 FIFA World Cup qualification]] |- |[[September 10]], [[2008]] |[[Estádio Olímpico João Havelange]]<br />[[Rio de Janeiro]], [[Brazil]] | {{fb|Brazil}} | | |[[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)|2010 FIFA World Cup qualification]] |} ==Current Squad== Head coach: {{flagicon|Bolivia}} [[Erwin Sánchez]] ''For World Cup 2010 Qualifiers vs. [[Chile national football team|Chile]] and [[Paraguay national football team|Paraguay]]'' {|class="wikitable" {{nat fs g start}} {{nat fs g player|no=1|pos=GK|name=[[Sergio Galarza]]|age={{birth date and age|1975|08|25}}|caps=14|goals=0|club=[[Oriente Petrolero]]|clubnat=Bolivia}} {{nat fs g player|no=22|pos=GK|name=[[Hugo Suárez]]|age={{birth date and age|1982|02|07}}|caps=4|goals=0|club=[[Club Bamin Real Potosí| Real Potosí]]|clubnat=Bolivia}} {{nat fs g player|no=12|pos=GK|name=[[Carlos Erwin Arias|Carlos Arias]]|age={{birth date and age|1980|02|18}}|caps=3|goals=0|club=[[Club Bolívar| Bolívar]]|clubnat=Bolivia}} {{nat fs g player|no=6|pos=DF|name=[[Limberg Méndez]]|age={{birth date and age|1982|08|18}}|caps=4|goals=0|club=[[Club Jorge Wilstermann|Wilstermann]]|clubnat=Bolivia}} {{nat fs g player|no=16|pos=DF|name=[[Ronald Raldes]]|age={{birth date and age|1981|04|20}}|caps=41|goals=0|club=[[Al-Hilal]]|clubnat=KSA}} {{nat fs g player|no=15|pos=DF|name=[[Santos Amador]]|age={{birth date and age|1982|04|06}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=[[Club Bamin Real Potosí|Real Potosí]]|clubnat=Bolivia}} {{nat fs g player|no=23|pos=DF|name=[[Ronald Rivero]]|age={{birth date and age|1980|01|29}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[Club Universitario]]|clubnat=Bolivia}} {{nat fs g player|no=3|pos=DF|name=[[Luis Gutiérrez]]|age={{birth date and age|1985|01|15}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=[[Oriente Petrolero]]|clubnat=Bolivia}} {{nat fs g player|no=13|pos=DF|name=[[Abdón Reyes]]|age={{birth date and age|1981|11|07}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[Club Bolívar| Bolívar]]|clubnat=Bolivia}} {{nat fs g player|no=4|pos=DF|name=[[Lorgio Álvarez]]|age={{birth date and age|1978|06|26}}|caps=36|goals=1|club=[[Cerro Porteño]]|clubnat=Paraguay}} {{nat fs g player|no=7|pos=DF|name=[[Luis Gatty Ribeiro]]|age={{birth date and age|1979|11|01}}|caps=32|goals=0|club=[[Club Bamin Real Potosí|Real Potosí]]|clubnat=Bolivia}} {{nat fs g player|no=14|pos=DF|name=[[Miguel Hoyos]]|age={{birth date and age|1981|03|03}}|caps=17|goals=1|club=[[Oriente Petrolero]]|clubnat=Bolivia}} {{nat fs g player|no=5|pos=MF|name=[[Leonel Reyes]]|age={{birth date and age|1976|11|19}}|caps=17|goals=1|club=[[Club Bolívar|Bolívar]]|clubnat=Bolivia}} {{nat fs g player|no=8|pos=MF|name=[[Ronald García Nacho|Ronald García]]|age={{birth date and age|1980|12|17}}|caps=28|goals=1|club=[[Aris FC]]|clubnat=Greece}} {{nat fs g player|no=20|pos=MF|name=[[Jhasmani Campos]]|age={{birth date and age|1988|05|10}}|caps=6|goals=1|club=[[Oriente Petrolero]]|clubnat=Bolivia}} {{nat fs g player|no=21|pos=MF|name=[[Didi Torrico]]|age={{birth date and age|1988|05|18}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[La Paz F.C.]]|clubnat=Bolivia}} {{nat fs g player|no=10|pos=MF|name=[[Joselito Vaca]]|age={{birth date and age|1982|08|12}}|caps=33|goals=2|club=[[Club Blooming| Blooming]]|clubnat=Bolivia}} {{nat fs g player|no=19|pos=MF|name=[[Mauricio Saucedo]]|age={{birth date and age|1985|08|14}}|caps=3|goals=0|club=[[Club San José|San José]]|clubnat=Bolivia}} {{nat fs g player|no=2|pos=MF|name=[[Ronald Gutierrez|Ronald Gutiérrez]]|age={{birth date and age|1979|12|02}}|caps=4|goals=0|club=[[Bursaspor]]|clubnat=Turkey}} {{nat fs g player|no=30|pos=MF|name=[[Limberg Gutiérrez]]|age={{birth date and age|1977|11|19}}|caps=52|goals=4|club=[[Oriente Petrolero]]|clubnat=Bolivia}} {{nat fs g player|no=9|pos=FW|name=[[Joaquín Botero]]|age={{birth date and age|1977|12|10}}|caps=41|goals=14|club=[[Club Bolívar| Bolívar]]|clubnat=Bolivia}} {{nat fs g player|no=11|pos=FW|name=[[Ricardo Pedriel]]|age={{birth date and age|1987|01|19}}|caps=1|goals=1|club=[[Club Jorge Wilstermann|Wilstermann]]|clubnat=Bolivia}} {{nat fs g player|no=18|pos=FW|name=[[Marcelo Moreno Martins]]|age={{birth date and age|1987|06|18}}|caps=6|goals=3|club=[[Shakhtar Donetsk]]|clubnat=Ukraine}} {{nat fs g player|no=17|pos=FW|name=[[Juan Carlos Arce]]|age={{birth date and age|1985|04|10}}|caps=17|goals=3|club=[[Unregistred]]|clubnat=none}} {{nat fs end}} ==Titles== {{start box}} {{succession box | before = [[South American Championship 1959 (Ecuador)|1959]] - [[Uruguay national football team|Uruguay]]{{flagicon|Uruguay}} | title = [[Copa América|South American Champions]] | years = [[South American Championship 1963|1963]] (First title) | after = [[South American Championship 1967|1967]] - [[Uruguay national football team|Uruguay]]{{flagicon|Uruguay}} }} {{end box}} {{Bolivia Squad 1994 World Cup}} {{Bolivia Squad 1950 World Cup}} {{Bolivia Squad 1930 World Cup}} {{fb start}} {{International Football}} {{CONMEBOL teams}} {{fb end}} [[Category:Bolivia national football team]] [[Category:Football in Bolivia]] [[ar:منتخب بوليفيا 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