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Bolivia
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)La Verde (The Green)[1]
AssociationBolivian Football Federation (FBF)
ConfederationCONMEBOL (South America)
Head coachJulio Cesar Baldivieso
CaptainEdward Zenteno
Most capsLuis Cristaldo (93)
Marco Sandy (93)[2]
Top scorerJoaquín Botero (20)[3]
Home stadiumEstadio Hernando Siles
FIFA codeBOL
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current79 Steady (5 May 2016)
Highest18 (July 1997)
Lowest115 (October 2011)
First international
 Chile 7–1 Bolivia Bolivia
(Santiago, Chile; October 12, 1926)
Biggest win
 Bolivia 7–0 Venezuela 
(La Paz, Bolivia; August 22, 1993)
 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
Appearances3 (first in 1930)
Best resultGroup stage, 1930, 1950, 1994
Copa América
Appearances24 (first in 1926)
Best resultChampions, 1963
Confederations Cup
Appearances1 (first in 1999)
Best resultGroup Stage, 1999
Websitewww.fbf.com.bo/web/

The Bolivia national football team has represented Bolivia in international football since 1926. Organized by the Bolivian Football Federation (FBF)[A] it is one of the 10 members of FIFA's South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL).

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 1994. However, they did win the Copa América at home in 1963, and finished as runners-up in their following tournament as hosts in 1997. In the Copa América 2015 in Chile, after defeating Ecuador 3-2, they advanced to the quarter-finals for the first time since 1997. This also ended a non-winning streak in the Copa América, with their last win being on June 28, 1997, when they defeated Mexico 1-0 in the semi-finals.[6]

History

Bolivia debuted in international football in 1926, one year after the foundation of the Bolivian Football Federation. As participants of the 1926 South American Championship in Chile, Bolivia scored first against the hosts with Téofilo Aguilar, but wound up defeated by the Chileans 7–1. Bolivia also lost the following three games, 0-5 against Argentina, 1-6 against Paraguay and 0-6 against Uruguay.[7]

In 1930, Bolivia was one of the teams invited to the inaugural edition of the FIFA World Cup, held in Uruguay. Drawn in Group 2 of the 1930 FIFA World Cup, Bolivia lost both its games 4-0, first to Yugoslavia at the Estadio Parque Central, and then to Brazil in the Estadio Centenario.[8] The match versus the Yugoslavs would be the last match against non-South American opposition for Bolivia until 1972 - when they again met Yugoslavia.[9] They returned in the 1950 FIFA World Cup, where Argentina's withdrawal from the qualifiers lead Bolivia to an automatic berth. With three teams declining to play in Brazil, Bolivia was put in a group of two along with Uruguay. The Bolivians' only game was an 8-0 defeat to Uruguay at the Estádio Independência in Belo Horizonte.[10]

Bolivia's greatest football achievement was the 1963 South American Championship title, which they hosted and had the advantage of being better used to the higher altitudes.[11] Afterwards, the country only started to resurge in an international level with the creation of the Academia Tahuichi Aguilera in Santa Cruz de la Sierra in 1978, a football school that revealed players such as Marco Etcheverry, Erwin Sánchez and Luis Cristaldo. Under Spanish coach Xabier Azkargorta and featuring nine players from Tahuichi, Bolivia became the first team to beat Brazil in the South American qualifiers while playing them in La Paz, and qualified for the 1994 FIFA World Cup finishing second in Group B of the CONMEBOL qualifiers behind the Brazilians themselves.[12] Bolivia was drawn into the tournament's Group C, and got selected as the adversary of defending champions Germany in the tournament's opening match. Bolivia lost in Chicago's Soldier Field 1-0 following a screw-up by goalkeeper Carlos Trucco, while also earning the fastest red card in World Cup history as Etcheverry got sent off just three minutes after entering the game. Following a 0-0 draw with South Korea at Foxboro Stadium, Bolivia returned to Chicago and lost 3-1 to Spain, with Sánchez scoring the first ever Bolivian goal in the World Cup.[13] Following that Bolivia again hosted the South American Championship, now known as Copa América, in 1997. Again the team reached the final, only for this time to finish as runner-up to Brazil.[14]

In the 2015 Copa América in Chile, Bolivia are in Group A, with Chile, Mexico, and Ecuador. In their match against Mexico, Bolivia drew 0-0. However, against Ecuador, Bolivia defeated them by a score of 3-2, with goals from Raldes, Smedberg-Dalence, and Martins. From this victory against Ecuador, Bolivia made it to the next round, the quarter-finals, since the 1997 tournament, in which they hosted it.[15] Bolivia were deafeted by Peru 1-3 in the quarter-finals of the tournament. Bolivia's only goal of the game was a penalty in the last minutes of the match by Marcelo Martins Moreno.

Kit history

Bolivia's first uniforms were all white. In the 1930 FIFA World Cup, the Bolivians painted before the starting match with Yugoslavia one of the letters in "Viva Uruguay" in each of the eleven starters' jerseys to please the local crowd. In the following game with Brazil, given the adversary also wore white Bolivia instead borrowed Uruguay's own blue uniform to play. The Bolivians again painted a message to the hosts in the 1945 South American Championship, with the players' jerseys reading "Viva Chile". In 1946, Bolivia they changed their jersey colors to black and white stripes, like the colors of the Cochabamba region. FBF reverted to white the following year. In 1957, FBF decided to use one of the colors in the Flag of Bolivia. Given red and yellow were used by many of the other South Americans, green became the primary color, leading to the nickname "El Verde" ("The Green").[16]

Stadium

Bolivia play their home games at Estadio Hernando Siles, which has an altitude of 3,637 metres (11,932 ft) 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.

Competitive Record

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[17]
1958 to 1990 Did not qualify
1994 Group stage 21st 3 0 1 2 1 4
1998 to 2014 Did not qualify
Total Group stage 3/20 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

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 3 Squad
South Korea/Japan 2001 Did Not Qualify
France 2003
Germany 2005
South Africa 2009
Brazil 2013
Russia 2017
Qatar 2021 To Be Determined
Total Group Stage 1/9 3 0 2 1 2 3 -
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

Copa América Record

Copa América/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 Champions 2007 Round 1
1937 Withdrew 1967 Sixth Place 2011 Round 1
1939 Withdrew 2015 Quarter-finals

Pan American Games record

Records

Most capped players

Players in bold are still active at international level. As of September 16, 2015, 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. Ronald Raldes 2001–2015 87 2
6. Julio César Baldivieso 1991–2005 85 15
Juan Manuel Peña 1991–2009 85 1
8. Miguel Ángel Rimba 1989–2000 80 0
9. Óscar Sánchez 1994–2006 78 6
10. Jaime Moreno 1993–2008 75 9

Top goalscorers

Players in bold are still active at international level. As of September 16, 2015, the ten players with the most goals for Bolivia are:

# Name 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 Marcelo Martins 2007–2015 14
7. Máximo Alcócer 1953–1963 13
Marco Antonio Etcheverry 1989–2003 13
9. Miguel Aguilar 1977–1983 10
10. William Ramallo 1989–1997 9
Jaime Moreno 1991–2008 9

2018 FIFA World Cup Qualification Standings

Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)

Template:2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONMEBOL table

Match results and fixtures

Official matches from the last 12 months as well as any future scheduled matches.

18 November 2014 Friendly Bolivia  3–2  Venezuela La Paz, Bolivia
19:00 UTC-4 Raldes 41'
Lizio 53'
Arce 87'		 Report Ángel 39'
González 71'		 Stadium: Estadio Rafael Mendoza
Referee: Eduardo Gamboa (Chile)
6 June 2015 Friendly Argentina  5–0  Bolivia San Juan, Argentina
20:00 (UTC-6) Di María 25', 56'
Agüero 29', 31', 50'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Ingeniero Hilario Sánchez
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Jorge Osorio (Chile)
12 June 2015 2015 Copa América Mexico  0–0  Bolivia Viña del Mar, Chile
20:30 (UTC−3) Report Stadium: Estadio Sausalito
Attendance: 14,987
Referee: Enrique Cáceres (Paraguay)
15 June 2015 2015 Copa América Ecuador  2–3  Bolivia Valparaíso, Chile
20:30 (UTC−3) Valencia 48'
Bolaños 81'		 Report Raldes 5'
Smedberg-Dalence 18'
Moreno 43' (pen.)		 Stadium: Estadio Elías Figueroa
Attendance: 5,982
Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)
19 June 2015 2015 Copa América Chile  5–0  Bolivia Santiago, Chile
18:00 (UTC−3) Aránguiz 2', 65'
A. Sánchez 36'
G. Medel 78'
Raldes 85' (o.g.)		 Report (Conmebol)
Report (Soccerway)		 Stadium: Estadio Nacional de Chile
Attendance: 46,000
Referee: Andrés Cunha (Uruguay)
25 June 2015 2015 Copa América Bolivia  1–3  Peru Temuco, Chile
20:30 (UTC−3) Moreno 83' (pen.) Report Guerrero 19', 22', 73' Stadium: Estadio Municipal Germán Becker
Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)
4 September 2015 Friendly Argentina  7–0  Bolivia Houston, United States
Lavezzi 6', 41'
Agüero 34', 59'
Messi 67', 75'
Correa 84'		 Report Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Mexico)
8 October 2015 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification Bolivia  0–2  Uruguay La Paz, Bolivia
16:00 (UTC−4) Torrico Yellow card 20' Yellow-red card 71' Report Cáceres 10'
Godín 69'		 Stadium: Estadio Hernando Siles
Referee: Patricio Loustau (Argentina)
13 October 2015 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification Ecuador  2–0  Bolivia Quito, Ecuador
16:00 (UTC−5) M. Bolaños 81'
Caicedo 90+5'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa
Referee: Sandro Ricci (Brazil)
13 November 2015 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification Bolivia  4–2  Venezuela La Paz, Bolivia
Ramallo 81' 45+1'
Arce 26' (pen.)
Cardozo 49'		 M. Rondón 32'
Blanco 55'		 Stadium: Estadio Rafael Mendoza
Referee: Víctor Carrillo (Peru)
17 November 2015 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification Paraguay  2–1  Bolivia Asuncion, Paraguay
20:00 (UTC-3) Lezcano 61'
Barrios 64'		 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)		 Duk 59' Stadium: Estadio Defensores del Chaco
Referee: José Argote (Venezuela)
24 March 2016 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification Bolivia  2–3  Colombia La Paz, Bolivia
16:00 (UTC-4) Stadium: Estadio Hernando Siles
Referee: Wilton Sampaio (Brazil)
29 March 2016 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification Argentina  2–0  Bolivia Córdoba, Argentina
20:00 (UTC-4) Stadium: Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)
28 May 2016 Friendly United States  v  Bolivia Kansas, Unite States
17:00 (UTC-4) Stadium: Children's Mercy Park

Current squad

The following 40 players were called up for the Copa América Centenario preliminary squad..
Caps and goals updated as of March 29, 2016 after the game against Argentina.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Romel Quiñónez (1992-06-25) June 25, 1992 (age 32) 13 0 Bolivia Bolívar
1GK Carlos Lampe (1987-03-17) March 17, 1987 (age 37) 4 0 Bolivia Sport Boys
1GK Juan Carlos Robles (1985-01-25) January 25, 1985 (age 39) 0 0 Bolivia San José
1GK Guillermo Vizcarra (1993-02-07) February 7, 1993 (age 31) 0 0 Bolivia Oriente Petrolero
2DF Luis Alberto Gutiérrez (1985-03-10) March 10, 1985 (age 39) 31 0 Israel Ironi Kiryat Shmona
2DF Marvin Bejarano (1988-03-06) March 6, 1988 (age 36) 26 0 Bolivia Oriente Petrolero
2DF Edward Zenteno (Captain) (1984-12-05) December 5, 1984 (age 39) 25 0 Bolivia Jorge Wilstermann
2DF Ronald Eguino (1988-02-20) February 20, 1988 (age 36) 15 0 Bolivia Bolívar
2DF Diego Bejarano (1991-08-24) August 24, 1991 (age 33) 11 1 Bolivia The Strongest
2DF Ignacio A. García (1986-08-20) August 20, 1986 (age 38) 11 0 Bolivia Nacional Potosí
2DF Fernando Marteli (1986-02-08) February 8, 1986 (age 38) 5 0 Bolivia The Strongest
2DF Cristian Coimbra (1989-09-11) September 11, 1989 (age 35) 3 0 Bolivia Blooming
2DF Erwin Saavedra (1996-02-25) February 25, 1996 (age 28) 3 0 Bolivia Bolívar
2DF Enrique Flores (1994-02-01) February 1, 1994 (age 30) 2 0 Bolivia Universitario de Sucre
2DF Nelson Cabrera (1983-04-22) April 22, 1983 (age 41) 0 0 Bolivia Bolívar
2DF Omar Morales (1988-01-18) January 18, 1988 (age 36) 0 0 Bolivia Jorge Wilstermann
3MF Rudy Cardozo (1990-02-14) February 14, 1990 (age 34) 37 5 Bolivia Bolívar
3MF Jhasmani Campos (1988-05-10) May 10, 1988 (age 36) 33 2 Kuwait Kazma
3MF Alejandro Chumacero (1991-04-22) April 22, 1991 (age 33) 31 2 Bolivia The Strongest
3MF Wálter Veizaga (1986-04-22) April 22, 1986 (age 38) 17 0 Bolivia The Strongest
3MF Danny Bejarano (1994-01-13) January 13, 1994 (age 30) 16 0 Bolivia Bolívar
3MF Alejandro Meleán (1987-06-16) June 16, 1987 (age 37) 10 0 Bolivia Oriente Petrolero
3MF Pedro Azogue (1994-12-06) December 6, 1994 (age 29) 9 0 Bolivia Oriente Petrolero
3MF Martin Smedberg-Dalence (1984-05-10) May 10, 1984 (age 40) 8 1 Sweden Göteborg
3MF Samuel Galindo (1992-04-18) April 18, 1992 (age 32) 4 0 Bolivia Petrolero
3MF Sebastián Gamarra (1997-01-15) January 15, 1997 (age 27) 1 0 Italy Milan Primavera
3MF Fernando Saucedo (1990-03-15) March 15, 1990 (age 34) 1 0 Bolivia Jorge Wilstermann
3MF Raúl Castro (1989-08-19) August 19, 1989 (age 35) 0 0 Bolivia The Strongest
3MF Cristhian Machado (1990-06-20) June 20, 1990 (age 34) 0 0 Bolivia Jorge Wilstermann
3MF Mario Parrado (1993-10-05) October 5, 1993 (age 31) 0 0 Bolivia San José
4FW Marcelo Martins Moreno (1987-06-18) June 18, 1987 (age 37) 54 14 China Changchun Yatai
4FW Juan Carlos Arce (1985-04-10) April 10, 1985 (age 39) 49 8 Bolivia Bolívar
4FW Rodrigo Ramallo (1990-10-14) October 14, 1990 (age 34) 8 2 Bolivia The Strongest
4FW Yasmani Duk (1988-03-01) March 1, 1988 (age 36) 6 1 United States New York Cosmos
4FW Gilbert Álvarez (1992-04-07) April 7, 1992 (age 32) 4 0 Bolivia Real Potosí
4FW Rodrigo Vargas (1989-09-01) September 1, 1989 (age 35) 3 0 Bolivia The Strongest
4FW Eduardo Fierro (1987-08-15) August 15, 1987 (age 37) 2 0 Bolivia Universitario de Sucre
4FW Carmelo Algarañaz (1996-01-27) January 27, 1996 (age 28) 0 0 Bolivia Oriente Petrolero
4FW Luis Enrique Hurtado (1994-01-01) January 1, 1994 (age 30) 0 0 Bolivia Club Petrolero
4FW Bruno Miranda (1998-02-10) February 10, 1998 (age 26) 0 0 Chile Universidad de Chile

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up during the last twelve months. Retired players are not included.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Gustavo Salvatierra (1990-03-16) March 16, 1990 (age 34) 0 0 Bolivia Jorge Wilstermann v.  Argentina, March 29, 2016
GK Daniel Vaca (1978-11-03) November 3, 1978 (age 46) 14 0 Bolivia The Strongest v.  Paraguay, November 17, 2015
GK Diego Zamora (1993-09-12) September 12, 1993 (age 31) 0 0 Bolivia Bolívar v.  Paraguay, November 17, 2015
GK Hugo Suárez (1982-02-07) February 7, 1982 (age 42) 12 0 Bolivia Blooming 2015 Copa América
GK José Peñarrieta (1988-11-18) November 18, 1988 (age 36) 0 0 Bolivia Club Petrolero 2015 Copa América
DF Leonel Morales (1988-09-02) September 2, 1988 (age 36) 10 0 Bolivia Sport Boys v.  Argentina, March 29, 2016
DF Pablo Pedraza (1995-03-10) March 10, 1995 (age 29) 0 0 Bolivia Real Potosí v.  Paraguay, November 17, 2015
DF Ronny Montero (1991-05-15) May 15, 1991 (age 33) 0 0 Bolivia Oriente Petrolero v.  Venezuela, November 12, 2015
DF Miguel Hurtado (1985-07-04) July 4, 1985 (age 39) 7 0 Bolivia Blooming v.  Ecuador, October 13, 2015
DF Jair Torrico (1986-08-02) August 2, 1986 (age 38) 4 0 Bolivia The Strongest v.  Ecuador, October 13, 2015
DF Juan Carlos Zampiery (1989-09-28) September 28, 1989 (age 35) 3 0 Bolivia Sport Boys v.  Ecuador, October 13, 2015
DF Jorge Cuéllar (1991-04-29) April 29, 1991 (age 33) 0 0 Bolivia Jorge Wilstermann v.  Ecuador, October 13, 2015
DF Luis Anibal Torrico (1986-09-14) September 14, 1986 (age 38) 0 0 Bolivia San José v.  Ecuador, October 13, 2015
DF Edemir Rodríguez (1984-10-21) October 21, 1984 (age 40) 18 0 Bolivia Bolívar v.  Argentina, September 4, 2015
MF Damian Lizio (1989-06-30) June 30, 1989 (age 35) 10 2 Brazil Botafogo v.  Argentina, March 29, 2016
MF Jaime Arrascaita (1993-09-02) September 2, 1993 (age 31) 6 1 Bolivia Bolívar v.  Argentina, March 29, 2016
MF Erwin Sánchez (1992-07-23) July 23, 1992 (age 32) 0 0 Bolivia Real Potosí v.  Paraguay, November 17, 2015
MF Helmut Gutiérrez (1984-07-02) July 2, 1984 (age 40) 3 0 Bolivia Sport Boys v.  Paraguay, November 17, 2015
MF Moisés Villarroel (1998-08-27) August 27, 1998 (age 26) 0 0 Bolivia Bolívar v.  Venezuela, November 12, 2015
MF Pablo Escobar (1979-02-23) February 23, 1979 (age 45) 20 3 Bolivia The Strongest v.  Argentina, September 4, 2015
MF Damir Miranda (1985-10-06) October 6, 1985 (age 39) 6 0 Bolivia Bolívar v.  Argentina, September 4, 2015
FW Miguel Suárez (1993-02-14) February 14, 1993 (age 31) 3 1 Bolivia Jorge Wilstermann v.  Argentina, March 29, 2016
FW Dustin Maldonado (1990-03-18) March 18, 1990 (age 34) 0 0 Bolivia Real Potosí v.  Colombia, March 24, 2016
FW Alberto Pinto (1995-08-25) August 25, 1995 (age 29) 0 0 Bolivia Oriente Petrolero v.  Colombia, March 24, 2016
FW Leonardo Vaca (1995-11-24) November 24, 1995 (age 29) 0 0 Bolivia Blooming v.  Colombia, March 24, 2016
FW Gustavo Pinedo (1988-02-18) February 18, 1988 (age 36) 2 0 Bolivia Sport Boys Warnes v.  Paraguay, November 17, 2015
FW Paul Arano (1995-02-23) February 23, 1995 (age 29) 0 0 Bolivia Blooming v.  Venezuela, November 12, 2015
FW Óscar Díaz (1985-10-22) October 22, 1985 (age 39) 5 0 Bolivia Jorge Wilstermann v.  Ecuador, October 13, 2015
FW Gabriel Ríos (1986-03-20) March 20, 1986 (age 38) 1 0 Bolivia Royal Pari F.C. v.  Ecuador, October 13, 2015
FW Ricardo Pedriel (1987-01-19) January 19, 1987 (age 37) 20 3 Turkey Mersin İdmanyurdu v.  Argentina, September 4, 2015

Notes

  1. ^ The acronym FBF comes from the organization's Spanish name, Federación Boliviana de Fútbol.

References

  1. ^ http://www.yourspanishtranslation.com/famous-bolivian-footballers
  2. ^ http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/bol-recintlp.html
  3. ^ http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/bol-recintlp.html
  4. ^ http://www.eloratings.net/Bolivia.htm
  5. ^ http://www.eloratings.net/Bolivia.htm
  6. ^ http://futbol.univision.com/copa-america/article/2015-06-15/ecuador-2-bolivia-3-cronica?ftloc=channel566:wcmWidgetUimStage&ftpos=channel566:wcmWidgetUimStage:1&cmpid=345677&hootPostID=45f58e8c40d8360c7e909014610475b7#axzz3dBb8CynY
  7. ^ Historia de Nuestro Fútbol, Capítulo 2. Nacen la FBF y la Selección 1925-1926
  8. ^ Bolivia en la Copa del Mundo, Capítulo 1. Uruguay 1930
  9. ^ "Bolivia- International Results". Retrieved April 22, 2015.
  10. ^ Bolivia en la Copa del Mundo, Capítulo 2. Brasil 1950
  11. ^ Copa América 1963 -Bolivia: a new champion is born
  12. ^ TAHUICHI HISTORY
  13. ^ 1994 FIFA World Cup Technical Report (p. 133)
  14. ^ Copa América 1997 - Brazil Win their First Cup Away from Home
  15. ^ http://www.conmebol.com/es/15062015-1911/grupo-bolivia-derrota-3-2-ecuador-y-acaricia-los-cuartos
  16. ^ World Cup Kits: When Bolivia wore Uruguayan shirts to ingratiate fans
  17. ^ "History of the FIFA World Cup Preliminary Competition (by year)" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
Preceded by South American Champions
1963 (First title) 		Succeeded by
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