Bolivia national football team

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Bolivia

Nickname(s)	La Verde (The Green one)
Association	Federación Boliviana de Fútbol
Confederation	CONMEBOL (South America)
Head coach	Erwin Sánchez
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	64
Highest FIFA ranking	18 (July 1997)
Lowest FIFA ranking	114 (July 2003)
Elo ranking	58
Home colours Away colours
First international
Chile 7 - 1 Bolivia (Santiago, Chile; October 12, 1926)
Biggest win
Bolivia 7 - 0 Venezuela (La Paz, Bolivia; August 22, 1993)
Biggest defeat
Brazil 10 - 1 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. It is historically one of the weakest teams in 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 the final stages - Erwin "Platiní" Sánchez in 1994. They won the Copa América in 1963, and also did well in the mid-1990s. On April 1, 2009 they achieved a famous 6-1 win against Argentina in the qualifiers for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Contents 1 Competitive Record 1.1 FIFA World Cup Record 1.2 FIFA Confederations Cup Record 1.3 FIFA U-17 World Cup Record 1.4 Copa America Record 1.4.1 Pan American Games record 2 Records 2.1 Most capped players 2.2 Top goalscorers 2.3 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification standings 3 Recent and future international matches 4 Current Squad 4.1 Recent Call-ups 5 Titles

[edit] Competitive Record

[edit] FIFA World Cup Record

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1930	Round 1	12	2	0	0	2	0	8
1934	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1938	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1950	Round 1	15	1	0	0	1	0	8
1954	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1958	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1962	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1966	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1970	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1974	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1978	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1982	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1986	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1990	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1994	Round 1	20	3	0	1	2	1	4
1998	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2002	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2006	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2010	Qualifying in progress	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	3/18		6	0	1	5	1	20

FIFA World Cup History
Year	Round	Score	Result
1930	Round 1	Bolivia 0 – 4  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  Korea Republic	Draw
	Round 1	Bolivia 1 – 3  Spain	Loss

[edit] FIFA Confederations Cup Record

FIFA Confederations Cup Record
Year	Round	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1992	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1995	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1997	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1999	Round 1	3	0	2	1	2	3
2001	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2003	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2005	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2009	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	1/8	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

[edit] FIFA U-17 World Cup Record

FIFA U-17 World Cup
Year	Round	PLD	W	D	L	GS	GA
1985	Round 1	3	0	1	2	2	6
1987	Round 1	3	0	1	2	6	9
1989	Didn't qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1991	Didn't qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1993	Didn't qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1995	Didn't qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1997	Didn't qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1999	Didn't qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2001	Didn't qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2003	Didn't qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2005	Didn't qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2007	Didn't qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2009	Didn't qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total		6	0	2	4	5	15

FIFA U-17 World Cup History
Year	Round	Score	Result
1985	Round 1	Bolivia 1 – 1  China PR	Draw
	Round 1	Bolivia 1 – 2  United States	Loss
	Round 1	Bolivia 0 – 3  Guinea	Loss
1987	Round 1	Bolivia 2 – 2  Mexico	Draw
	Round 1	Bolivia 2 – 3  Nigeria	Loss
	Round 1	Bolivia 2 – 4  USSR	Loss

[edit] Copa America Record

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

[edit] Pan American Games record

• 1951 to 1971 - Did not compete
• 1975 - Round 2
• 1979 to 2003 - Did not compete
• 2007 - Fourth place

[edit] Records

[edit] Most capped players

As of April 2, 2009, 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 - present	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 April 2, 2009, 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.	Marco Antonio Etcheverry	1989 - 2003	13
7.	Máximo Alcócer	1953 - 1963	13
8.	Miguel Aguilar	1977 - 1983	10
9.	Jaime Moreno	1991 - 2008	9
=	William Ramallo	1989 - 1997	9

[edit] 2010 FIFA World Cup
qualification standings

Bolivia is currently participating in the 2010 World Cup qualifiers.

Team v • d • e Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Brazil 14 7 6 1 25 6 +19 27  Chile 14 8 2 4 23 14 +9 26  Paraguay 14 7 3 4 20 13 +7 24  Argentina 14 6 4 4 19 15 +4 22  Ecuador 14 5 5 4 18 20 −2 20  Uruguay 14 4 6 4 23 16 +7 18  Colombia 14 4 5 5 7 11 −4 17  Venezuela 14 5 2 7 17 24 −7 17  Bolivia 14 3 3 8 19 30 −11 12  Peru 14 1 4 9 7 29 −22 7   Argentina  – 3–0 5 Sep 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 10 Oct 2–1 4–0 Bolivia  6–1 – 10 Oct 0–2 0–0 9 Sep 4–2 3–0 2–2 0–1 Brazil  0–0 0–0 – 9 Sep 0–0 5–0 2–1 3–0 2–1 14 Oct Chile  1–0 4–0 0–3 – 4–0 14 Oct 0–3 2–0 0–0 5 Sep Colombia  2–1 2–0 0–0 10 Oct – 5 Sep 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 Ecuador  2–0 3–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 – 1–1 5–1 10 Oct 0–1 Paraguay  9 Sep 5 Sep 2–0 0–2 14 Oct 5–1 – 1–0 1–0 2–0 Peru  1–1 14 Oct 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–2 0–0 – 5 Sep 1–0 Uruguay  14 Oct 5–0 0–4 2–2 9 Sep 0–0 2–0 6–0 – 1–1 Venezuela  0–2 5–3 0–4 2–3 2–0 3–1 10 Oct 9 Sep 2–2 – Notes on the tie-breaking situation: Colombia and Venezuela are ranked by their overall goal difference.

[edit] Recent and future international matches

Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Score	Type
June 18, 2008	Estadio Hernando Siles La Paz, Bolivia	Paraguay	W	4 - 2	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
August 6, 2008	Estadio Robert F. Kennedy Washington D.C., Estados Unidos	Guatemala	L	0 - 3	Friendly match
August 20, 2008	Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia	Panama	W	1 - 0	Friendly match
September 6, 2008	Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa Quito, Ecuador	Ecuador	L	1 - 3	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
September 10, 2008	Estádio Olímpico João Havelange Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Brazil	D	0 - 0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
October 11, 2008	Estadio Hernando Siles La Paz, Bolivia	Peru	W	3 - 0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
October 14, 2008	Estadio Hernando Siles La Paz, Bolivia	Uruguay	D	2 - 2	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
March 11, 2009	Estadio Dick's Sporting Goods Park Commerce City, Colorado, United States	Mexico	L	1 - 5	Friendly match
March 28, 2009	Estadio El Campín Bogotá, Colombia	Colombia	L	0 - 2	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
April 1, 2009	Estadio Hernando Siles La Paz, Bolivia	Argentina	W	6 - 1	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
June 6, 2009	Estadio Hernando Siles La Paz, Bolivia	Venezuela	L	0 - 1	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
June 10, 2009	Estadio Nacional Santiago, Chile	Chile	L	0 - 4	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification

[edit] Current Squad

The following players were called for WCQ matches against Venezuela and Chile

No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club 1 GK Carlos Arias April 27, 1982 (1982-04-27) (age 27) 26 0 Bolívar 12 GK Carlos Lampe March 17, 1987 (1987-03-17) (age 22) 0 0 Club Universitario 2 DF Juan Manuel Peña January 17, 1973 (1973-01-17) (age 36) 85 1 Celta de Vigo 4 DF Ignacio A. García August 20, 1986 (1986-08-20) (age 22) 6 0 Bolívar 5 DF Ronald Rivero January 29, 1980 (1980-01-29) (age 29) 8 0 Club Universitario 7 DF Luis Gatty Ribeiro November 1, 1979 (1979-11-01) (age 29) 34 0 Real Potosí 13 DF Abdón Reyes November 7, 1981 (1981-11-07) (age 27) 7 0 Bolívar 16 DF Ronald Raldes April 20, 1981 (1981-04-20) (age 28) 48 0 Cruz Azul DF Luis Gutiérrez January 15, 1985 (1985-01-15) (age 24) 11 0 Ironi Kiryat Shmona DF Miguel Hoyos March 11, 1981 (1981-03-11) (age 28) 25 1 Bolívar DF Edemir Rodríguez January 21, 1984 (1984-01-21) (age 25) 4 0 Real Potosí 3 MF Wálter Flores October 29, 1978 (1978-10-29) (age 30) 12 0 Bolívar 6 MF Leonel Reyes November 19, 1976 (1976-11-19) (age 32) 19 1 Bolívar 8 MF Ronald García December 17, 1980 (1980-12-17) (age 28) 43 2 Aris FC 10 MF Alex da Rosa June 1, 1976 (1976-06-01) (age 33) 5 1 San José 11 MF Pablo Escobar July 12, 1978 (1978-07-12) (age 30) 6 0 Santo André 14 MF Mauricio Saucedo August 14, 1985 (1985-08-14) (age 23) 6 0 Club Universitario 17 MF Didí Torrico May 18, 1988 (1988-05-18) (age 21) 7 2 Wilstermann MF Jaime Robles February 2, 1978 (1978-02-02) (age 31) 5 0 Blooming MF Joselito Vaca August 12, 1982 (1982-08-12) (age 26) 41 2 Oriente Petrolero MF Julio César Hurtado December 25, 1983 (1983-12-25) (age 25) 1 0 Aurora MF Enrique Parada November 4, 1981 (1981-11-04) (age 27) 2 0 San José 9 FW Gerardo Yecerotte July 10, 1984 (1984-07-10) (age 24) 2 0 Real Potosí 15 FW Diego Cabrera August 13, 1982 (1982-08-13) (age 26) 15 1 Independiente Medellín 18 FW Marcelo Moreno June 18, 1987 (1987-06-18) (age 22) 12 6 Werder Bremen FW Gilbert Álvarez April 7, 1992 (1992-04-07) (age 17) 1 0 Callejas

[edit] Recent Call-ups

No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club FW Jaime Moreno January 19, 1974 (1974-01-19) (age 35) 75 9 DC United (Friendly v El Salvador, October 22, 2008) MF Darwin Peña August 8, 1977 (1977-08-08) (age 31) 18 0 San José (WCQ v Ecuador, September 6, 2008) MF Jhasmani Campos May 10, 1988 (1988-05-10) (age 21) 6 1 Oriente Petrolero (Friendly v Panama, August 20) FW Ricardo Pedriel January 19, 1987 (1987-01-19) (age 22) 2 1 Steaua Bucuresti (Friendly v Panama, August 20, 2008) FW Juan Carlos Arce April 10, 1985 (1985-04-10) (age 24) 17 3 Oriente Petrolero (WCQ v Paraguay, June 18, 2008) MF Limberg Gutiérrez November 19, 1977 (1977-11-19) (age 31) 52 4 The Strongest (WCQ v Chile, June 15, 2008) DF Christian Vargas September 8, 1983 (1983-09-08) (age 25) 3 0 Blooming (WCQ v Uruguay, October 14, 2008) GK Sergio Galarza August 25, 1975 (1975-08-25) (age 33) 14 0 Oriente Petrolero (WCQ v Paraguay, June 18, 2008) MF Ronald Gutiérrez December 2, 1979 (1979-12-02) (age 29) 4 0 Bolívar (WCQ v Paraguay, June 18, 2008) MF Alejandro Gómez July 18, 1979 (1979-07-18) (age 29) 3 0 Blooming (WCQ v Colombia, March 28, 2009) FW José Alfredo Castillo February 9, 1983 (1983-02-09) (age 26) 21 6 Oriente Petrolero (WCQ v Colombia, March 28, 2009) FW Joaquín Botero December 10, 1977 (1977-12-10) (age 31) 48 20 Correcaminos UAT (WCQ v Argentina, April 1, 2009) GK Hugo Suárez April 6, 1982 (1982-04-06) (age 27) 4 0 Wilstermann (WCQ v Argentina, April 1, 2009)

[edit] Titles

Preceded by 1959 - Uruguay

South American Champions 1963 (First title)

Succeeded by 1967 - Uruguay

v • d • e Bolivia squad – 1994 FIFA World Cup 1 Trucco • 2 J. Peña • 3 Sandy • 4 Rimba • 5 Quinteros • 6 Borja • 7 Pinedo • 8 Melgar • 9 A. Peña • 10 Etcheverry • 11 Moreno • 12 Rojas • 13 Soruco • 14 Ramos • 15 Soria • 16 Cristaldo • 17 O. Sánchez • 18 Ramallo • 19 Torrico • 20 Castillo • 21 E. Sánchez • 22 Baldivieso • Coach: Azkargorta

v • d • e Bolivia squad – 1950 FIFA World Cup DF Alcha • FW Algarañaz • MF Aparicio • MF Aráoz • GK Arraya • MF Arricio • FW Brown • DF Bustamante • MF Cabrera • FW Caparelli • MF Ferrel • FW Godoy • DF Greco • FW Guerra • FW B. Gutiérrez • GK E. Gutiérrez • FW Maldonado • FW Mena • MF Saavedra • MF Sandoval • FW Ugarte • MF Valencia • Coach: Pretto

v • d • e Bolivia squad – 1930 FIFA World Cup FW Alborta • MF Argote • GK Bermúdez • MF Brito • FW Bustamante • DF Chavarría • DF Durandal • FW Fernández • FW Gómez • MF Lara • FW Méndez • GK Murillo • MF Noya • FW Reyes Ortíz • DF Reyes Peñaranda • MF Sáinz • MF Valderrama • Coach: Saucedo

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