Víctor Hugo Antelo
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Víctor Hugo Antelo Bárba | ||
Date of birth | November 2, 1964 | ||
Place of birth | Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
1980–1982 | Universidad | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1983–1988 | Oriente Petrolero | 221 | (144) |
1989 | Real Santa Cruz | 31 | (22) |
1990 | Blooming | 11 | (5) |
1990 | Fujita Kogyo | 26 | (19) |
1991 | Blooming | 29 | (16) |
1992 | Bolivar | 16 | (3) |
1993 | San José | 33 | (20) |
1994 | Bolivar | 28 | (12) |
1995 | Real Santa Cruz | 26 | (8) |
1996 | The Strongest | 36 | (14) |
1997–2000 | Blooming | 123 | (106) |
2001 | Real Santa Cruz | ||
1983–2000 | Total | 580 | (369 ) |
International career | |||
1985–1999 | Bolivia | 11 | (2) |
Managerial career | |||
2001–2002 | Oriente Petrolero | ||
2002–2003 | Blooming | ||
2004 | The Strongest | ||
2004 | Destroyers | ||
2005–2006 | Oriente Petrolero | ||
2007 | Bolivar | ||
2008 | Guabirá | ||
2008–2009 | Oriente Petrolero | ||
2011 | Destroyers | ||
2013 | Aurora | ||
2014–2015 | Sport Boys Warnes | ||
2016– | Guabirá | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Víctor Hugo Antelo Bárba (born November 2, 1964, in Santa Cruz de la Sierra) is a retired Bolivian football striker, and the all-time topscorer in the Bolivian League with 350 goals scored in 18 seasons.[1] He is the current manager of Bolivian first division club Guabirá.
In 2000, Antelo was named the world's active most prolific top division goalscorer with 343 goals in 429 league games.[2]
Club career
Nicknamed Tucho, he began playing for amateur club Universidad. In 1983, he jumped to professional football when he signed for Oriente Petrolero at age 18. During his professional career he also played for Blooming, Real Santa Cruz, Bolivar, The Strongest, and San José. Although he spent most of his career in Bolivia, he made a short spell in Japanese football with Fujita Kogyo in 1990.
Among his achievements, he has won the title of topscorer in the Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano 7 times. Between May 17 and September 6 of 1998, he scored 18 goals in 12 consecutive matches, and therefore broke the record of most consecutive games finding the net,[2] previously set by Juan Carlos Sánchez, who coincidentally comes second behind Antelo in the list of all time topscorers. In addition, he has scored a total of 21 goals in 46 Copa Libertadores games.[3]
International career
Despite proving his natural talent as a topscorer, Antelo was rarely considered by Bolivian national team managers throughout his career and was overlooked for the 1994 FIFA World Cup. He only earned 11 caps for Bolivia netting 2 goals.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 25.01.1993 | Madras, India | ![]() |
1–2 | Loss | Friendly match |
2. | 28.04.1999 | Cochabamba, Bolivia | ![]() |
1–1 | Draw | Friendly match |
Managerial career
After retiring as a player in 2000, "Tucho" pursued a coaching career. The following year, he took over Oriente Petrolero and had a successful season. As result, the club obtained its third national championship, the first in eleven years. Later, Antelo managed other first division clubs; among them, Blooming, The Strongest, Bolivar, Guabirá, Destroyers, Aurora and most recently Sport Boys Warnes; however, he wasn't able to match the success once achieved with Oriente.
Honours
Club
- As a player
- Bolívar
- Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano: 1992, 1994
- Blooming
- Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano: 1998, 1999
- As a manager
Individual
- Oriente Petrolero
- Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano Top scorer: 1984 (38 goals)
- Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano Top scorer: 1985 (37 goals)
- Real Santa Cruz
- Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano Top scorer: 1989 (22 goals)
- San José
- Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano Top scorer: 1993 (20 goals)
- Blooming
- Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano Top scorer: 1997 (24 goals)
- Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano Top scorer: 1998 (31 goals)
- Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano Top scorer: 1999 (31 goals)
References
- ^ Bolivian league topscorers at RSSSF (in English)
- ^ a b 343 veces gol - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Copa Libertadores statistics at RSSSF (in English)
- ^ Match is a full FIFA international.
External links
- Víctor Hugo Antelo at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1964 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Santa Cruz de la Sierra
- Association football forwards
- Bolivian footballers
- Bolivia international footballers
- Bolivian Primera División players
- Oriente Petrolero players
- Club Blooming players
- Shonan Bellmare players
- Club Bolívar players
- Club San José players
- The Strongest players
- Bolivian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Japan
- Japan Soccer League players
- Bolivian football managers
- Oriente Petrolero managers
- Club Blooming managers
- The Strongest managers
- Club Destroyers managers
- Club Bolívar managers
- Club Aurora managers
- 1987 Copa América players
- 1999 Copa América players
- Sport Boys Warnes managers