Vicente Arze
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Vicente Arze Camacho | ||
Date of birth | November 22, 1985 | ||
Place of birth | Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Blooming | ||
Youth career | |||
1998–1999 | Blooming | ||
2000–2004 | Newell's Old Boys | ||
2004–2007 | Mercer Bears | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2009 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 44 | (1) |
2009 | → Whitecaps Residency (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2009–2010 | Aurora | 29 | (3) |
2010–2012 | Diósgyőr | 37 | (2) |
2012–2014 | Charleroi | 4 | (0) |
2012–2013 | → Esteghlal (loan) | 7 | (2) |
2014 | Hoverla Uzhhorod | 3 | (0) |
2015–2017 | Blooming | ||
2018– | Royal Pari | ||
International career | |||
2013–2014 | Bolivia U20 | ||
2013–2014 | Bolivia | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 August 2018 |
Vicente Arze Camacho (born November 22, 1985 in Santa Cruz de la Sierra) is a Bolivian footballer.[1]
Career
Youth and College
Arze attended the Franco School in his hometown of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, and as a teenager was part of the youth systems of famed clubs Blooming and Newell's Old Boys. He moved to Macon, Georgia in 2004 to play college soccer at Mercer University, eventually graduating with a degree in business and marketing in May 2008.
Professional
A talented attacking midfielder who can play on flank, Arze was selected in the second round (25th overall) of the 2008 MLS Supplemental Draft by the Kansas City Wizards on January 24, 2008. He signed a two-year contract with the Whitecaps in early 2008, and played his first professional game was April 12 against Montreal Impact.
On October 2, 2008 he is nominated for Rookie of the Year (award).[2] On December 16, 2008 the Vancouver Whitecaps announced the re-signing of Arze for the 2009 season.[3]
Arze ended his contract with the Whitecaps at the end of the 2009 season.[4]
On 10 December 2012, Arze was loaned out by Charleroi to Esteghlal.[5] He made his debut on 14 December in a 4–0 win over Saipa in a Hazfi Cup match which he scored the last goal.
He returned to Blooming in January 2015[6] after a spell in Ukraine with Hoverla Uzhhorod.[7]
International
Arze was part of the Bolivia U-20 squad that played in the 2003 South American U-20 championships in Uruguay. The tournament acted as the qualifiers for the 2003 U-20 World Cup finals in the United Arab Emirates. He was called up to the senior team in December 2012 just after he signed with Esteghlal.
Personal
Arze's parents are Vicente Arze sr. and Maggie Camacho. He also has a stepbrother named Jean-Pierre Arze. The midfielder comes from an accomplished sporting family. His mother is a Bolivian national champion in bowling, while his uncle Monin Camacho is a South American Rally Car champion. His cousin Diego Camacho played in the men's singles tennis tournament at the 2000 Sydney Olympics .
Honors
- Vancouver Whitecaps
- USL First Division (1): 2008
- Esteghlal
- Iran Pro League (1): 2012–13
References
- ^ Vicente Arze stats
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-10-17. Retrieved 2008-10-05.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Whitecaps exercise three player options". Archived from the original on 2012-02-15. Retrieved 2012-01-04.
- ^ "Goodbye, Gbeke, we're gonna miss ya". Archived from the original on 2010-06-06. Retrieved 2009-10-23.
- ^ "Vicente Arze loaned to Esteghlal Teheran" (in French). sporting-charleroi.be. 2012-12-11.
- ^ Vicente Arze es refuerzo de Blooming para este año - Erbol (in Spanish)
- ^ Arze vive en Ucrania, pero lejos de los disturbios - La Razón (in Spanish)
External links
- Vicente Arze at National-Football-Teams.com
- Profile at Whitecaps
- Arze kicks off season strong Canada.com
- 1985 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Santa Cruz de la Sierra
- Association football midfielders
- Bolivian footballers
- Bolivia international footballers
- Club Blooming players
- Newell's Old Boys footballers
- Mercer University alumni
- Vancouver Whitecaps (1986–2010) players
- Vancouver Whitecaps Residency players
- Club Aurora players
- Diósgyőri VTK players
- R. Charleroi S.C. players
- Esteghlal F.C. players
- FC Hoverla Uzhhorod players
- USL First Division players
- USL League Two players
- Belgian First Division A players
- Nemzeti Bajnokság I players
- Bolivian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Argentina
- Expatriate footballers in Belgium
- Expatriate soccer players in Canada
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Expatriate footballers in Hungary
- Expatriate footballers in Iran
- Expatriate footballers in Ukraine
- Bolivian expatriate sportspeople in Argentina
- Bolivian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Bolivian expatriate sportspeople in Canada
- Bolivian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Bolivian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary
- Sporting Kansas City draft picks