Bolivia national football team

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	60
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.

Competitive Record

FIFA World Cup Record

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

FIFA Confederations Cup Record

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 America Record

Pan American Games record

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

Records

Most capped players

As of April 2, 2009, the ten players with the most caps for Bolivia are:

Top goalscorers

As of April 2, 2009, the ten players with the most goals for Bolivia are:

2010 FIFA World Cup
qualification standings

Bolivia was eliminated in the 2010 World Cup qualifiers.

Team v • d • e Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Brazil 18 9 7 2 33 11 +22 34  Chile 18 10 3 5 32 22 +10 33  Paraguay 18 10 3 5 24 16 +8 33  Argentina 18 8 4 6 23 20 +3 28  Uruguay 18 6 6 6 28 20 +8 24  Ecuador 18 6 5 7 22 26 −4 23  Colombia 18 6 5 7 14 18 −4 23  Venezuela 18 6 4 8 23 29 −6 22  Bolivia 18 4 3 11 22 36 −14 15  Peru 18 3 4 11 11 34 −23 13   Argentina  – 3–0 1–3 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 4–0 Bolivia  6–1 – 2–1 0–2 0–0 1–3 4–2 3–0 2–2 0–1 Brazil  0–0 0–0 – 4–2 0–0 5–0 2–1 3–0 2–1 0–0 Chile  1–0 4–0 0–3 – 4–0 1–0 0–3 2–0 0–0 2–2 Colombia  2–1 2–0 0–0 2–4 – 2–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 Ecuador  2–0 3–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 – 1–1 5–1 1–2 0–1 Paraguay  1–0 1–0 2–0 0–2 0–2 5–1 – 1–0 1–0 2–0 Peru  1–1 1–0 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–2 0–0 – 1–0 1–0 Uruguay  0–1 5–0 0–4 2–2 3–1 0–0 2–0 6–0 – 1–1 Venezuela  0–2 5–3 0–4 2–3 2–0 3–1 1–2 3–1 2–2 – Notes on the tie-breaking situation: Chile and Paraguay are ranked by their overall goal difference.

Recent games

Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Score	Type
June 10, 2009	Estadio Nacional Santiago, Chile	Chile	L	0 - 4	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
September 5, 2009	Estadio Defensores del Chaco Asunción, Paraguay	Paraguay	L	0 - 1	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
September 9, 2009	Estadio Hernando Siles La Paz, Bolivia	Ecuador	L	1 - 3	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
October 11, 2009	Estadio Hernando Siles La Paz, Bolivia	Brazil	W	2 - 1	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
October 14, 2009	Estadio Alejandro Villanueva Lima, Peru	Peru	L	0 - 1	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification

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 4 DF Ignacio A. García August 20, 1986 (1986-08-20) (age 23) 6 0 Bolívar 2 DF Juan Manuel Peña January 17, 1973 (1973-01-17) (age 36) 85 1 Celta Vigo 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 30) 34 0 Real Potosí 16 DF Ronald Raldes April 20, 1981 (1981-04-20) (age 28) 48 0 Maccabi Tel Aviv 13 DF Abdón Reyes November 7, 1981 (1981-11-07) (age 28) 7 0 Bolívar DF Luis Gutiérrez January 15, 1985 (1985-01-15) (age 24) 11 0 Oriente Petrolero 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 31) 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 Thessaloniki 10 MF Álex da Rosa June 1, 1976 (1976-06-01) (age 33) 5 1 San José 14 MF Mauricio Saucedo August 14, 1985 (1985-08-14) (age 24) 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 27) 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 28) 2 0 San José 18 FW Marcelo Moreno June 18, 1987 (1987-06-18) (age 22) 12 6 Werder Bremen 11 MF Pablo Escobar July 12, 1979 (1979-07-12) (age 30) 6 0 Santo André 9 FW Gerardo Yecerotte July 10, 1984 (1984-07-10) (age 25) 2 0 Real Potosí 15 FW Diego Cabrera August 13, 1982 (1982-08-13) (age 27) 15 1 Oriente Petrolero FW Gilbert Álvarez April 7, 1992 (1992-04-07) (age 17) 1 0 Callejas

Recent Call-ups

The following players have been recently called up in the last 12 months.

Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up GK Hugo Suárez April 6, 1982 (1982-04-06) (age 27) 6 0 Wilstermann vs  Argentina, April 1, 2009 WCQ DF Lorgio Álvarez June 29, 1978 (1978-06-29) (age 31) 37 1 Blooming vs  Mexico, March 11, 2009 Friendly FW Joaquín Botero December 10, 1977 (1977-12-10) (age 31) 48 20 Correcaminos UAT vs  Argentina, April 1, 2009 WCQ FW José Alfredo Castillo February 9, 1983 (1983-02-09) (age 26) 21 6 South China AA vs  Colombia, March 28, 2009 WCQ FW Jaime Moreno January 19, 1974 (1974-01-19) (age 35) 75 9 D.C. United vs  El Salvador, October 22, 2008 Friendly

External links

• RSSSF archive of most capped players and highest goalscorers

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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v • d • e Copa América winners 14 titles  Argentina (1921 · 1925 · 1927 · 1929 · 1937 · 1941 · 1945 · 1946 · 1947 · 1955 · 1957 · 1959 · 1991 · 1993)  Uruguay (1916 · 1917 · 1920 · 1923 · 1924 · 1926 · 1935 · 1942 · 1956 · 1959 · 1967 · 1983 · 1987 · 1995) 8 titles  Brazil (1919 · 1922 · 1949 · 1989 · 1997 · 1999 · 2004 · 2007) 2 titles  Paraguay (1953 · 1979)  Peru (1939 · 1975) 1 title  Bolivia (1963)  Colombia (2001)