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Club Bolívar, a football

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

team from Bolivia

Bolivia

Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...

, was founded in La Paz

La Paz

Nuestra Señora de La Paz is the administrative capital of Bolivia, as well as the departmental capital of the La Paz Department, and the second largest city in the country after Santa Cruz de la Sierra...

on April 12, 1925, with the name Atletico Bolívar Literario Musical later changed to "Club Atlético Bolívar". Their home stadium is Estadio Libertador Simón Bolivar

Estadio Libertador Simón Bolivar

Estadio Libertador Simón Bolivar is a multi-use stadium in the Tembladerani neighborhood of the city of La Paz, Bolivia. It is most often used for football matches, on club level by Club Bolívar. The stadium has a capacity of 25,000 people....

although they often play at the Estadio Hernando Siles

Estadio Hernando Siles

Estadio Hernando Siles is a sports stadium in La Paz, Bolivia. It is the country's largest sports complex with a capacity of 42,000 seated spectators and is named after Hernando Siles Reyes, the 31st President of Bolivia...

.

In 1964 Bolivar was relegated to second tier football for the first time in their history.

Bolivar is the second Bolivian team to have reached the final of an international tournament. (Copa Sudamericana 2004).

Colours

Bolivar traditional home colours are all light blue, traditional away colours are all dark blue, white or red.

Rivalry

The Club Bolivar classic rival is The Strongest

The Strongest

The Strongest is a Bolivian football club based in La Paz founded on April 8, 1908. Their team colours are yellow and black. Although they have a home ground, the Rafael Mendoza Castellón , they play most of their games at the Estadio Hernando Siles, Bolivia's national ground...

, both teams are from La Paz

La Paz

. This game always draws large attendances.

National Honours

First Division - LPFB Era
Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano
-List of champions:*Torneo adecuacion was celebrate to adequate seasons to European style -Titles by team :-List of all-time topscorers:...

: 17

1978, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2004-A, 2005-AD, 2006-C, 2009-A, 2011-AD

First Division - AFLP Era
Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano
-List of champions:*Torneo adecuacion was celebrate to adequate seasons to European style -Titles by team :-List of all-time topscorers:...

: 6

1950, 1953, 1956, 1966, 1968, 1976

Liga de Fútbol Amateur Boliviano: 6

1932, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942

Copa Aerosur
Aerosur Cup
The Aerosur Cup is a Bolivian football tournament held in the La Paz, Cochabamba and Santa Cruz, sponsored by Aerosur airline. The original idea was to make AeroSur Cup a tournament for the winning teams from previous seasons in the whole country of , this idea changed...

: 2

2009

Copa Aerosur 2009

La Copa Aerosur 2009 is the seventh edition of the summer soccer tournament sponsored by Aerosur. Involved six teams of core cities in Bolivia: Bolivar and The Strongest of La Paz, Cochabamba Aurora and Wilstermann, Blooming and Oriente Petrolero of Santa Cruz...

, 2010

Copa Bolivia
Copa Bolivia
La Copa Bolivia is a knockout cup competition in Bolivian football, run by and named after The Football Association.-History:La Copa Bolivia was first held in 1976, and is the oldest association football competition in the Bolivia...

: 4

1979, 1989, 1990, 2001

Runner-up (3): 1980, 1992, 1999

Performance in CONMEBOL competitions

Copa Libertadores: 26 appearances

Best: Semi-Finals in 1986

1986 - Semi-Finals

Copa Sudamericana
Copa Sudamericana
The Copa Bridgestone Sudamericana de Clubes , known simply as the Copa Sudamericana , is an annual international club football competition organized by the CONMEBOL since 2002. It is the second most prestigious club competition in South American football. CONCACAF clubs were invited between 2004...

: 6 appearances

Best: Final in 2004.

2002 - Semi-Finals

2003 - Preliminary Round

2004 - Finalist

2005 - Preliminary Round

2006 - Preliminary Round

2008 - First Round

Recopa Sudamericana
Recopa Sudamericana
The Recopa Sudamericana is an annual football match-up between the reigning champions of the previous year's Copa Libertadores and the Copa Sudamericana, South America's premier club competitions....

: 0 appearances

Copa CONMEBOL
Copa CONMEBOL
The Copa CONMEBOL was an annual football cup competition organized by CONMEBOL between 1992 and 1999 for eligible South American football clubs. During its time of existence, it was the third most prestigious South American club football contest after the Copa Libertadores and Supercopa...

: 1 appearance

1996 - First Round

Current squad

For Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano
Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano
-List of champions:*Torneo adecuacion was celebrate to adequate seasons to European style -Titles by team :-List of all-time topscorers:...

2011

Adecuacion 2011 Starting Lineup

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Bolivar's 2011 Lineup

Squad Changes 2011

In Marcos Arguello

Marcos Argüello

Marcos Argüello is a Argentinian football goalkeeper who plays for the Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano Club Bolívar.-Anorthosis Famagusta:...

(from

Anorthosis Famagusta) Pablo Frontini

Pablo Frontini

Pablo Javier Frontini is an Argentine football defender who plays for Bolivar.Frontini started his playing career with River Plate in 2003, he only made three league appearances for the club before joining Instituto de Córdoba in 2006. He then had a season with Gimnasia de Jujuy before joining San...

(from

Anorthosis Famagusta) Damián Lizio

Damián Lizio

Damián Emmanuel Lizio Damián Emmanuel Lizio Damián Emmanuel Lizio (born 30 June 1989 in Florida, Buenos Aires, is an Argentine footballer who plays for Bolivar.-Anorthosis Famagusta:He has been chosen within others for his great technical skills, accurate passes and his fast offensive gaming....

(from

Anorthosis Famagusta) Lorgio Alvarez

Lorgio Álvarez

Lorgio Álvarez Roca is a Bolivian footballer. He currently plays for Bolivar in the Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano....

(from

Blooming

Club Blooming

Club Social, Cultural y Deportivo Blooming is a Bolivian football club from Santa Cruz de la Sierra, formed on May 1, 1946. Its home colours are sky blue, white and navy. They play at the Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera . Its main rival is Oriente Petrolero, also from Santa Cruz...

) Ronald Eguino (from

Real Potosí

Club Bamin Real Potosí

Club Bamin Real Potosí is a Bolivian football club based in Potosí. Founded on 20 October 1941, it currently plays in Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano, holding home games at Estadio Victor Agustín Ugarte, with a 32,000-seat capacity.-History:...

) Ronald Garcia (from

Anorthosis Famagusta) Damir Miranda (from

San José) Edemir Rodríguez

Edemir Rodríguez

Edemir Rodríguez Mercado is a Bolivian football defender. He has played for Bolivar.Rodríguez has been capped for the Bolivian national team 4 times.-External links:*...

(from

Real Potosí

Club Bamin Real Potosí

) Marcelo Gomes (from

Club Aurora

Club Aurora is a football club from Cochabamba, Bolivia.The club was founded May 27, 1935, and they play their home games at the Estadio Felix Capriles.-National Honours:...

) William Ferreira

William Ferreira

William Ferreira Martínez is a Uruguayan football striker He currently plays for Bolívar .-Career:Ferreira began his footballing career with Uruguayan giant Nacional, where he was part of a national title in 2002. After two more years with the tricolor, he transferred to Fénix...

(from

Real Valladolid

Real Valladolid Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Valladolid, in the autonomous community of Castile and León, from where the nickname Pucela is derived....

)

Out Henry Bazán (transferred to

Nacional Potosí) Heber Farfán (transferred to

La Paz Fútbol Club) Ariel Juarez (loaned to

Real Potosí

Club Bamin Real Potosí

) Limbert Mendez (transferred to

Club Aurora

Club Aurora is a football club from Cochabamba, Bolivia.The club was founded May 27, 1935, and they play their home games at the Estadio Felix Capriles.-National Honours:...

) Mario Ovando (transferred to

Real Potosí

Club Bamin Real Potosí

) Danner Pachi

Danner Pachi

Danner Jesús Pachi Bozo is a Bolivian football midfielder that is currently without a club.Pachi began his career in 2001 with Bolivian giant Bolívar. He spent nearly 7 years with the club with over 200 league appearances throughout this period. In the winter of 2007 he was loaned to Wilstermann,...

(transferred to

Guabirá) Gabriel Rios (transferred to

Nacional Potosí) Marcelo Robledo (transferred to

Guabirá) Didí Torrico

Didí Torrico

Didí Torrico Camacho is a Bolivian football midfielder who currently plays for Nacional Potosi and the Bolivian national team....

(transferred to

Nacional Potosí) Luis Torrico (loaned to

Real Potosí

Club Bamin Real Potosí

) Juan Camilo Rìos (loaned to

La Paz Fútbol Club) William Ferreira

William Ferreira

(loaned to

Real Valladolid

Real Valladolid Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Valladolid, in the autonomous community of Castile and León, from where the nickname Pucela is derived....

) Ignacio Ithurralde

Ignacio Ithurralde

Ignacio "Nacho" Ithurralde Sáez is a Uruguayan football defender who currently plays for Audax Italiano in the Chilean Primera División....

(transferred to

Guaraní

Club Guaraní

Club Guaraní is a Paraguayan football team, based in the neighbourhood of Dos Bocas in outer Asunción, founded in 1903.-History:Club Guaraní is the second oldest Paraguayan football club. It was founded in 1903 under the name of "Football Club Guarani" and its first president was Juan Patri...

)

Coaching Staff

Position	Staff
Manager	Guillermo Ángel Hoyos Guillermo Angel Hoyos Guillermo Ángel Hoyos is an ex-footballer and a football manager contracted to Club Bolivar.- Anorthosis Famagusta :Anorthosis confirmed Hoyos appointment on 26 May 2010, and he officially took up the team on 31 May...
Assistant First Team Coach	Vladimir Soria Vladimir Soria Vladimir Soria Camacho is a retired Bolivian football midfielder and the current manager of Nacional Potosí.-Club career:...
Assistant First Team Coach	Gerard Puigdemont
Goalkeeper Coach	Héctor Bertaina
First Team Fitness Coach	Edison Ibarra
Assistant First Team Fitness Coach	TBA
Head Opposition Scout	TBA
Senior Opposition Scout	TBA
Medical Director	Guillermo Aponte
Reserve Team Manager	Oscar Villegas
Youth Team Manager	TBA

Notable Players

Horacio Chiorazzo

José Horacio Chiorazzo is an Argentine striker who currently plays for Deportivo Español, in the Argentine Primera B Metropolitana.Chiorazzo began his career at Club Atlético Lanús in 1996...

Juan Gregorio Gallo Pedro Guiberguis

Pedro Guiberguis

Pedro Alberto Guiberguis is a former Argentine football midfielder who played at professional level in Argentina, Bolivia and Ecuador.-Club career:...

Damián Lizio

Carlos Ángel Lopez Ricardo Troncone Juan José Urruti

Juan José Urruti

Juan José Urruti is a former Argentine footballer. He played for a number of clubs in Argentina, Spain, Bolivia and Chile.Urruti started his professional career in 1979 with Racing de Córdoba...

Mario Alborta

Mario Mauricio Alborta Velasco was a Bolivian football forward.- Career :During his career he participated in the 1926 and 1927 South American Championship, and made two appearances for the Bolivian national team at the 1930 FIFA World Cup.His career in club football was spent in Club Bolivar...

Lorgio Alvarez

Lorgio Álvarez

Lorgio Álvarez Roca is a Bolivian footballer. He currently plays for Bolivar in the Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano....

Carlos Aragonés

Carlos Aragonés Espinoza is a former Bolivian football midfielder, who is Bolivian national team's third-placed all-time goalscorer. He played for several top-level clubs of Bolivia and Brazil. Aragonés was Bolivia's national team head coach in 2001...

Carlos Arias

Carlos Arias may refer to:*Carlos Federico Arias Ortiz, Mexican biochemist; winner of the Carlos J. Finlay Prize for Microbiology *Carlos Andrés Arias , Chilean football goalkeeper...

Julio César Baldivieso

Julio César Baldivieso Rico is a former Bolivian association football midfielder who played for the Bolivian national team in the 1994 World Cup and several Copa Américas. He is the current manager for Club Aurora....

Carlos Borja Joaquín Botero

Joaquín Botero

Joaquín Botero Vaca is a Bolivian football striker. He was the top goalscorer in world football in the 2002 season, with 49 goals scored for Club Bolívar...

Iván Castillo

Iván Sabino Castillo Salinas is a retired football defender from Bolivia, who played at club level for Bolívar, The Strongest and La Paz F.C. in Bolivia...

Ramiro Castillo (†)

Luis Cristaldo

Luis Héctor Cristaldo Ruiz Díaz is an Argentine-Bolivian football midfielder who currently plays for Guabirá. He holds the record for the most appearances for the Bolivian national team with 93 international matches and 5 goals between 1989 and 2005, including two appearances in the 1994 FIFA...

Richard Cueto Marco Etcheverry

Marco Etcheverry

Marco Antonio Etcheverry Vargas is a retired Bolivian footballer, considered one of the greatest Bolivian players of all time.-Career:...

José Carlos Fernández Ronald "Nacho" García Luis Gatty Ribeiro

Luis Gatty Ribeiro

Luis Gatty Ribeiro Roca is a Bolivian football defender who currently plays for Guabirá.Before this he played for Bolívar.He played 30 games for the Bolivian national team since 2000.-External links:...

Limberg Gutiérrez Eduardo Jiguchi

Eduardo Jiguchi

Eduardo Jiguchi Machicado is a retired football defender from Bolivia, who played his entire career in the Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano. He also played for the Bolivian national team from 1991 tot 2002....

Miguel Mercado

Miguel Ángel Mercado Melgar , is a former Bolivian football striker who spent most of his career playing for Bolívar....

Límbert Pizarro

Límbert Percy Pizarro Vaca is a Bolivian football midfielder who plays for Club San José.Pizarro began playing professionally with traditional club Bolívar, where he spent ten years of his career...

Rodolfo Plaza Montero

Rodolfo Plaza Montero, also known as Rodolfo "El Cabro" Plaza, was the president of Club Bolívar as well as a former footballer.Plaza participated in "Juegos Bolivianos" in 1938 as a player for the Bolivia national team...

Abdon Reyes

Abdón Reyes

Abdón Reyes Cardozo is a Bolivian football midfielder who plays for Bolívar.Reyes began his career in 2005 with newly promoted team Universitario de Sucre; however, he wasn't given the opportunity to play during the entire season. In 2006 he transferred to Club San José, where his career took off...

Jesús Reynaldo Miguel Ángel Rimba Erwin "Chichi" Romero

Erwin Romero

Erwin Romero Escudero is a former Bolivian football player, who participated in 49 games for the Bolivian national team between 1977 and 1989...

Juan Carlos Ruiz
Fernando Salinas Erwin Sánchez

Erwin Sánchez

Erwin Sánchez Freking is a retired Bolivian footballer.Dubbed Platini, he played as an attacking midfielder, with scoring range...

Óscar Carmelo Sánchez

Óscar Carmelo Sánchez was a Bolivian sweeper who played for the Bolivia national football team in the 1994 FIFA World Cup held in the United States. Born in Cochabamba, he was capped 78 times by Bolivia and scored 6 goals, between 1994 and 2007. He was the captain of the national team several times...

(†) Marco Antonio Sandy Vladimir Soria

Vladimir Soria

Vladimir Soria Camacho is a retired Bolivian football midfielder and the current manager of Nacional Potosí.-Club career:...

Carlos Trucco

Carlos Leonel Trucco Medina is an Argentine-Bolivian former football goalkeeper who played 51 games for the Bolivian national team between 1989 and 1997....

Víctor Agustín Ugarte

Víctor Ugarte

Víctor Agustín Ugarte Oviedo was a Bolivian footballer. He scored 16 goals in 45 caps for Bolivia, making him their second all-time top goalscorer behind Joaquín Botero...

(†) Anderson Gonzaga

Anderson Gonzaga

Anderson Aparecido Gonzaga Martíns is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for Albirex Niigata in the J. League Division 1.In 2007, he arrived in Santa Cruz to play for Club Destroyers...

Charles Da Silva Thomas Nkono Renato Ramos

Renato Ramos

Renato Andrés Ramos Madriaga is a Chilean footballer, who plays as a striker for Primera A side Universidad de Concepción.-Early career:...

Arnulfo Valentierra

Arnulfo Valentierra is a Colombian footballer who plays for Once Caldas.-Club career:Valentierra began his professional career with Once Caldas. In 2002 he was loaned to popular club América de Cali, but he remained with the diablos rojos only for six months, and moved back to Once Caldas prior...

Jorge Battaglia

Jorge Antonio Battaglia Méndez is a Paraguayan former football goalkeeper. He played his club football for Sol de América, Olimpia Asunción, Club Bolívar and Estudiantes de La Plata....

Jorge "Koki" Hirano

Jorge Hirano

Jorge Hirano Matsumoto is a former Japanese-Peruvian football player.Hirano played a total of 36 games for Peru between 1984 and 1991, scoring 11 goals....

William Ferreira

Javier Zeoli

Adolfo Javier Zeoli Martínez is a former Uruguayan footballer.-International career:Zeoli made 14 appearances for the senior Uruguay national football team from 1988 to 1990, and he was a member of the squad at the 1990 FIFA World Cup finals. He also played in the 1989 Copa América.-References:*...

See also :Category:Club Bolívar players.

External links

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