Club Bolívar

Club Bolívar

Full name	Fútbol Club Bolívar
Nickname(s)	La Academia Paceña, Los Celestes,
Founded	April 12, 1925
Ground	Estadio Hernando Siles La Paz, Bolivia (Capacity: 42000)
Chairman	Guido Loayza & Marcelo Claure
Manager	Guillermo Ángel Hoyos
League	Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano
Adecuación 2011	1º (Champion)
Website	Club home page
Home colours Away colours
Current season

Club Bolívar, a football team from Bolivia, was founded in La Paz 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 although they often play at the Estadio Hernando Siles.

In 1964 Bolivar was relegated to second tier football for the first time in their history.^[1]

Bolivar is the second Bolivian team to have reached the final of an international tournament.^[2] (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, both teams are from La Paz. This game always draws large attendances.

Achievements

National Honours

• First Division - LPFB Era: 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: 6

1950, 1953, 1956, 1966, 1968, 1976

• Liga de Fútbol Amateur Boliviano: 6

1932, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942

• Copa Aerosur: 2

2009, 2010

• Copa 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: 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: 0 appearances

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• Copa CONMEBOL: 1 appearance

1996 - First Round

Current squad

For Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano 2011 Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Romel Quiñonez 2 DF Edemir Rodríguez 3 MF Gabriel Valverde 4 DF Lorgio Alvarez 6 DF Pablo Frontini 7 MF Abdon Reyes 8 MF Ronald Garcia 10 FW Rudy Cardozo 11 MF Damián Lizio 12 MF Jhon Carinao 13 GK Marcos Arguello 14 MF Carlos Kassab 15 GK Diego Zamora

No. Position Player 17 DF Juan Enrique Bustillos 18 MF Wálter Flores 19 MF Diego Rivero 20 DF Abraham Cabrera 21 FW Henri Beathnon 22 MF Ronald Eguino 24 MF Walter Bowles 25 MF Damir Miranda 26 DF Alejandro Mendez 28 FW William Ferreira MF Jhasmani Campos FW John Córdoba FW José Alfredo Castillo

Adecuacion 2011 Starting Lineup

Arguello Rodríguez Frontini Rivero Alvarez Flores Garcia Cardozo Lizio Ferreira Zé Carlos

Bolivar's 2011 Lineup

Squad Changes 2011

In

• Marcos Arguello (from Anorthosis Famagusta)
• Pablo Frontini (from Anorthosis Famagusta)
• Damián Lizio (from Anorthosis Famagusta)
• Lorgio Alvarez (from Blooming)
• Ronald Eguino (from Real Potosí)
• Ronald Garcia (from Anorthosis Famagusta)
• Damir Miranda (from San José)
• Edemir Rodríguez (from Real Potosí)
• Marcelo Gomes (from Club Aurora)
• William Ferreira (from Real Valladolid)

Out

• Henry Bazán (transferred to Nacional Potosí)
• Heber Farfán (transferred to La Paz Fútbol Club)
• Ariel Juarez (loaned to Real Potosí)
• Limbert Mendez (transferred to Club Aurora)
• Mario Ovando (transferred to Real Potosí)
• Danner Pachi (transferred to Guabirá)
• Gabriel Rios (transferred to Nacional Potosí)
• Marcelo Robledo (transferred to Guabirá)
• Didí Torrico (transferred to Nacional Potosí)
• Luis Torrico (loaned to Real Potosí)
• Juan Camilo Rìos (loaned to La Paz Fútbol Club)
• William Ferreira (loaned to Real Valladolid)
• Ignacio Ithurralde (transferred to Guaraní)

Coaching Staff

Position	Staff
Manager	Guillermo Ángel Hoyos
Assistant First Team Coach	Vladimir Soria
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 Juan Gregorio Gallo Pedro Guiberguis Damián Lizio Carlos Ángel Lopez Ricardo Troncone Juan José Urruti Mario Alborta Lorgio Alvarez Carlos Aragonés Carlos Arias Julio César Baldivieso Carlos Borja Joaquín Botero Iván Castillo Ramiro Castillo (†)

Luis Cristaldo Richard Cueto Marco Etcheverry José Carlos Fernández Ronald "Nacho" García Luis Gatty Ribeiro Limberg Gutiérrez Eduardo Jiguchi Miguel Mercado Límbert Pizarro Rodolfo Plaza Montero Abdon Reyes Jesús Reynaldo Miguel Ángel Rimba Erwin "Chichi" Romero Juan Carlos Ruiz

Fernando Salinas Erwin Sánchez Óscar Carmelo Sánchez (†) Marco Antonio Sandy Vladimir Soria Carlos Trucco Víctor Agustín Ugarte (†) Anderson Gonzaga Charles Da Silva Thomas Nkono Renato Ramos Arnulfo Valentierra Jorge Battaglia Jorge "Koki" Hirano William Ferreira Javier Zeoli

See also Category:Club Bolívar players.

==External links==Ramiro Blacutt, Rene Taritolay, Luis Sciacia, Coutinho, O.Franco, Coqui Hirano

• Club website
• Fans website
• Fans website
• Fans Blog
• Fans blog

References

1. ^ 1964 EL AÑO "MALDITO" (Spanish)
2. ^ Conmebol: "Mariscal Santa Cruz, campeón de la Recopa Sudamericana de 1970". April 23, 2005