Bolivia national football team

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Bolivia
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s) La Verde (The Green one)
Association Bolivian Football Federation
Confederation CONMEBOL (South America)
Head coach Gustavo Quinteros
Captain Ronald Raldes
Most caps Luis Cristaldo &
Marco Sandy (93)
Top scorer Joaquín Botero (20)
Home stadium Estadio Hernando Siles
FIFA code BOL
FIFA ranking 106
Highest FIFA ranking 18 (July 1997)
Lowest FIFA ranking 115 (October 2011)
Elo ranking 78
Highest Elo ranking 22 (June 1997)
Lowest Elo ranking 86 (July 1989)
Home colours
Away colours
First international
 Chile 7–1 Bolivia Bolivia
(Santiago, Chile; October 12, 1926)
Biggest win
Bolivia Bolivia 7–0 Venezuela 
(La Paz, Bolivia; August 22, 1993)
Bolivia Bolivia 9–2 Haiti 
(La Paz, Bolivia; March 3, 2000}
Biggest defeat
 Uruguay 9–0 Bolivia Bolivia
(Lima, Peru; November 6, 1927)
 Brazil 10–1 Bolivia Bolivia
(São Paulo, Brazil; April 10, 1949)
World Cup
Appearances 3 (First in 1930)
Best result Round 1, 1930, 1950, 1994
Copa América
Appearances 23 (First in 1926)
Best result Winners, 1963
Confederations Cup
Appearances 1 (First in 1999)
Best result 1st round, 1999

The Bolivia national football team is the national team of Bolivia and is controlled by the Federación Boliviana de Fútbol. After playing in the 1930 and 1950 World Cups, they qualified just once—in 1994. There, playing champions 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 have never advanced past the first round of any World Cup, and have only scored one goal in the final stages, in 1994. However, they did win the Copa América in 1963.

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[edit] Stadium

Bolivia play their home games at Estadio Hernando Siles, which has an altitude of 3637 metres above sea level, making it one of the highest football stadiums in the world. Many visiting teams protest that the altitude gives Bolivia an unfair advantage against opponents. On May 27, 2007, FIFA declared that no World Cup Qualifying matches could be played in stadiums above 8,200 feet (2,500 m) above sea level. However FIFA raised the altitude limit after months of campaigning against the ban, thus allowing the stadium to continue holding World Cup qualifying matches.

[edit] Competitive Record

[edit] FIFA World Cup Record

FIFA World Cup record
Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
1930 Group stage 12th 2 0 0 2 0 8
1934 to 1938 Did not enter
1950 Group stage 13th 1 0 0 1 0 8
1954 Entry not accepted[1]
1958 to 1990 Did not qualify
1994 Group stage 21st 3 0 1 2 1 4
1998 to 2010 Did not qualify
Total 3/19 6 0 1 5 1 20
FIFA World Cup History
Year Round Score Result
1930 Round 1  Bolivia 0 – 4 Kingdom of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia Loss
Round 1  Bolivia 0 – 4  Brazil Loss
1950 Round 1  Bolivia 0 – 8  Uruguay Loss
1994 Round 1  Bolivia 0 – 1  Germany Loss
Round 1  Bolivia 0 – 0  South Korea Draw
Round 1  Bolivia 1 – 3  Spain Loss

[edit] FIFA Confederations Cup Record

FIFA Confederations Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D * L GF GA Squad
Saudi Arabia 1992 Did Not Qualify
Saudi Arabia 1995
Saudi Arabia 1997
Mexico 1999 Group Stage 6th 3 0 2 1 2 6 Squad
South Korea Japan 2001 Did Not Qualify
France 2003
Germany 2005
South Africa 2009
Brazil 2013
Russia 2017 To Be Determined
Qatar 2021
Total Group Stage 1/9 3 0 2 1 2 6 -
FIFA Confederations Cup History
Year Round Score Result
1999 Round 1  Bolivia 2 – 2  Egypt Draw
Round 1  Bolivia 0 – 0  Saudi Arabia Draw
Round 1  Bolivia 0 – 1  Mexico Loss

[edit] Copa America Record

Copa America/South American Championship
Total: 1 Title
Year Position Year Position Year Position
1916 No Participation 1941 Withdrew 1975 Round 1
1917 No Participation 1942 Withdrew 1979 Round 1
1919 No Participation 1945 Sixth Place 1983 Round 1
1920 No Participation 1946 Sixth Place 1987 Round 1
1921 No Participation 1947 Seventh Place 1989 Round 1
1922 No Participation 1949 Fourth Place 1991 Round 1
1923 No Participation 1953 Sixth Place 1993 Round 1
1924 No Participation 1955 Withdrew 1995 Quarter-finals
1925 No Participation 1956 Withdrew 1997 Runners-up
1926 Fifth Place 1957 Withdrew 1999 Round 1
1927 Fourth Place 1959 Seventh Place 2001 Round 1
1929 Withdrew 1959 Withdrew 2004 Round 1
1935 Withdrew 1963 Winners 2007 Round 1
1937 Withdrew 1967 Sixth Place 2011 Round 1
1939 Withdrew

[edit] Pan American Games record

[edit] Records

[edit] Most capped players

As of March 5, 2011, the ten players with the most caps for Bolivia are:

# Name Career Caps Goals
1. Luis Héctor Cristaldo 1989–2005 93 5
= Marco Antonio Sandy 1993–2003 93 6
3. José Milton Melgar 1980–1997 89 6
4. Carlos Fernando Borja 1979–1997 88 1
5. Julio César Baldivieso 1991–2005 85 15
= Juan Manuel Peña 1991–2009 85 1
7. Miguel Ángel Rimba 1989–2000 80 0
8. Óscar Sánchez 1994–2006 78 6
9. Jaime Moreno 1991–2008 75 9
10. Marco Antonio Etcheverry 1989–2003 71 13

[edit] Top goalscorers

As of October 7, 2011, the ten players with the most goals for Bolivia are:

# Name Career Goals
1. Joaquín Botero 1999–2009 20
2. Víctor Agustín Ugarte 1947–1963 16
3. Carlos Aragonés 1977–1981 15
= Julio César Baldivieso 1991–2005 15
= Erwin Sánchez 1989–2005 15
6. Máximo Alcócer 1953–1963 13
= Marco Antonio Etcheverry 1989–2003 13
8. Miguel Aguilar 1977–1983 10
= Marcelo Martins 2007- 10
10. Jaime Moreno 1991–2008 9

[edit] 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification standings

Bolivia was eliminated in the 2010 World Cup qualifiers.

Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)

Although they did not win away, Bolivia had notable wins at home such as beating Brazil 2-1, Paraguay 4-2, Argentina 6-1 and Peru 3-0.

Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Brazil 18 9 7 2 33 11 +22 34
 Chile 18 10 3 5 32 22 +10 33
 Paraguay 18 10 3 5 24 16 +8 33
 Argentina 18 8 4 6 23 20 +3 28
 Uruguay 18 6 6 6 28 20 +8 24
 Ecuador 18 6 5 7 22 26 −4 23
 Colombia 18 6 5 7 14 18 −4 23
 Venezuela 18 6 4 8 23 29 −6 22
 Bolivia 18 4 3 11 22 36 −14 15
 Peru 18 3 4 11 11 34 −23 13
  Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Paraguay Peru Uruguay Venezuela
Argentina  – 3–0 1–3 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 4–0
Bolivia  6–1 – 2–1 0–2 0–0 1–3 4–2 3–0 2–2 0–1
Brazil  0–0 0–0 – 4–2 0–0 5–0 2–1 3–0 2–1 0–0
Chile  1–0 4–0 0–3 – 4–0 1–0 0–3 2–0 0–0 2–2
Colombia  2–1 2–0 0–0 2–4 – 2–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–0
Ecuador  2–0 3–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 – 1–1 5–1 1–2 0–1
Paraguay  1–0 1–0 2–0 0–2 0–2 5–1 – 1–0 1–0 2–0
Peru  1–1 1–0 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–2 0–0 – 1–0 1–0
Uruguay  0–1 5–0 0–4 2–2 3–1 0–0 2–0 6–0 – 1–1
Venezuela  0–2 5–3 0–4 2–3 2–0 3–1 1–2 3–1 2–2 –


[edit] Recent games

[edit] Match results and fixtures

Matches from the past 6 months as well as any future scheduled matches.

[edit] Current squad

The following 24 players were selected for the Friendly Match to be played against Cuba on 29 February 2012.

Caps and goals updated as February 29, 2012

0#0 Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club
GK Sergio Galarza (1975-08-25)25 August 1975 (aged 36) 16 0 Bolivia Blooming
GK Daniel Vaca (1978-11-03)3 November 1978 (aged 32) 6 0 Bolivia The Strongest
DF Luis Gutiérrez (1985-01-15)15 January 1985 (aged 26) 28 0 Brazil Bahia
DF Ronald Rivero (1980-01-29)29 January 1980 (aged 31) 28 0 Bolivia Blooming
DF Edemir Rodríguez (1984-10-21)21 October 1984 (aged 26) 10 0 Bolivia Bolívar
DF Christian Vargas (1983-08-09)9 August 1983 (aged 28) 9 0 Bolivia San José
DF Luis Méndez (1985-07-12)12 July 1985 (aged 26) 9 0 Bolivia The Strongest
DF Óscar Añez (1990-07-23)23 July 1990 (aged 20) 1 0 Bolivia Universitario
MF Wálter Flores (1978-10-29)29 October 1978 (aged 32) 28 1 Bolivia Bolívar
MF Jaime Robles (1978-02-02)2 February 1978 (aged 33) 26 0 Bolivia Aurora
MF Jhasmani Campos (1988-05-10)10 May 1988 (aged 23) 19 1 Bolivia Bolívar
MF Rudy Cardozo (1990-02-14)14 February 1990 (aged 21) 15 2 Bolivia Bolívar
MF Abdón Reyes (1981-11-07)7 November 1981 (aged 29) 14 0 Bolivia Bolívar
MF José Luis Chávez (1986-05-18)18 May 1986 (aged 25) 13 0 Bolivia Blooming
MF Alejandro Chumacero (1991-04-22)22 April 1991 (aged 20) 4 0 Bolivia The Strongest
MF Ronald Segovia (1985-01-17)17 January 1985 (aged 26) 2 0 Bolivia Aurora
MF Miguel Loayza (1983-01-13)13 January 1983 (aged 28) 1 0 Bolivia San José
FW Marcelo Martins (1987-06-18)18 June 1987 (aged 24) 32 10 Brazil Grêmio
FW Juan Carlos Arce (1985-04-10)10 April 1985 (aged 26) 28 5 Bolivia Bolívar
FW Augusto Andaveris (1979-05-05)5 May 1979 (aged 32) 18 1 Bolivia Aurora
FW Ricardo Pedriel (1987-01-19)19 January 1987 (aged 24) 14 3 Turkey Sivasspor
FW Pablo Escobar (1978-02-23)23 February 1978 (aged 33) 6 1 Bolivia The Strongest
FW Gerardo Yecerotte (1985-08-28)28 August 1985 (aged 25) 4 1 Bolivia Real Potosí

[edit] Recent call-ups

Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club Latest Call-up
GK Carlos Erwin Arias (1982-04-27)27 April 1982 (aged 29) 39 0 Spain Córdoba vs  Venezuela, November 15, 2011
DF Ronald Raldes (1981-04-20)20 April 1981 (aged 30) 63 0 Argentina Colón vs  Venezuela, November 15, 2011
DF Juan Carlos Sanchez May 1, 1985 (1985-05-01) (age 26) 2 0 Bolivia Blooming vs  Argentina, November 11, 2011
DF Lorgio Álvarez (1978-06-29)29 June 1978 (aged 33) 40 1 Bolivia Bolívar vs  Colombia, October 11, 2011
DF Enrique Parada November 4, 1981 (1981-11-04) (age 30) 4 0 Bolivia The Strongest vs  Colombia, October 11, 2011
DF Rony Jiménez (1989-04-12)12 April 1989 (aged 22) 0 0 Bolivia Real Potosí vs  Colombia, October 11, 2011
DF Lorgio Suarez (1990-12-05)5 December 1990 (aged 20) 1 0 Bolivia Blooming vs  Peru, September 6, 2011
MF Andrés Jiménez (1985-10-22)22 October 1985 (aged 25) 0 0 Bolivia Guabirá vs  Venezuela, November 15, 2011
DF Luis Liendo (1978-02-25)25 February 1978 (aged 33) 0 0 Bolivia Universitario vs  Venezuela, November 15, 2011
MF Alejandro Meleán (1987-06-16)16 June 1987 (aged 24) 0 0 Bolivia Oriente Petrolero vs  Venezuela, November 15, 2011
MF Edvaldo Hermoza (1985-11-17)17 November 1985 (aged 25) 8 1 Portugal Naval vs  Venezuela, November 15, 2011
MF Amílcar Sánchez (1991-03-23)23 March 1991 (aged 20) 1 0 Bolivia Jorge Wilstermann vs  Argentina, November 11, 2011
MF José Carlos Barba (1985-04-21)21 April 1985 (aged 26) 0 0 Bolivia Aurora vs  Argentina, November 11, 2011
MF Joselito Vaca (1982-08-12)12 August 1982 (aged 29) 49 2 Bolivia Oriente Petrolero vs  Colombia, October 11, 2011
MF Mauricio Saucedo (1985-08-14)14 August 1985 (aged 26) 15 0 Brazil Bragantino vs  Colombia, October 11, 2011
MF Víctor Hugo Melgar (1988-02-23)23 February 1988 (aged 23) 0 0 Bolivia Jorge Wilstermann vs  Colombia, October 11, 2011
MF Samuel Galindo April 18, 1992 (1992-04-18) (age 19) 2 0 Spain Gimnàstic vs  Peru, September 6, 2011
FW Diego Cabrera August 13, 1982 (1982-08-13) (age 29) 19 1 Colombia Deportes Tolima vs  Argentina, November 11, 2011
FW Alcides Peña (1989-01-14)14 January 1989 (aged 22) 8 0 Bolivia Oriente Petrolero vs  Colombia, October 11, 2011
FW Rodrigo Ramallo (1990-10-19)19 October 1990 (aged 20) 0 0 Bolivia The Strongest vs  Colombia, October 11, 2011
FW Darwin Ríos (1991-04-25)25 April 1991 (aged 20) 1 0 Moldova FC Sheriff vs  Peru, September 6, 2011

[edit] References

  1. ^ "History of the FIFA World Cup Preliminary Competition (by year)". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. http://es.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mcwc/fifaworldcuppreliminaryhistory_byyear__13876.pdf. Retrieved 13 December 2011. 

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