Club Bolívar

Club Bolívar is a football club from Bolivia, founded in La Paz on 12 April 1925. It is the most successful team in Bolivia. It is the only team in Bolivia that has reached the Copa Libertadores semi-finals and Copa Sudamericana finals in 2004, and it is the team with the most fans in Bolivia.[1] Their home stadium is Estadio Libertador Simón Bolivar (5,000), but they usually play at Estadio Hernando Siles (42,000) due to its greater capacity.

Bolívar
Full nameClub Bolívar
Nickname(s)La Academia (The Academy)
El Rey de Copas (The King of Cups)
"El Mas Grande" (The Biggest)
FoundedApril 12, 1925; 95 years ago
GroundEstadio Hernando Siles
La Paz, Bolivia
Capacity42,000
ChairmanGuido Loayza (Leadership)
Marcelo Claure (Baisa S.R.L.)
ManagerClaudio Vivas
LeagueDivisión Profesional
2019 Clausura3rd
WebsiteClub website

Club Bolivar is the current (2017) champion of the Bolivian League. With this, Bolivar accumulates 27 championships in the Bolivian professional soccer league. No Bolivian team has ever came even close to this success. Club Bolivar is the most successful team in Bolivia.

Among the best players in Bolivar's history are Marco "El Diablo" Etcheverry; Erwin "Platini" Sanchez; Julio Baldivieso; Mario Rojas; Carlos Borja; Vladimir Soria; Carlos Angel Lopez, Ramiro Blacut, Víctor Ugarte, Carlos Aragones, Ramiro Castillo, Juan Miguel "Juanmi" Callejon, Walter Flores, Juan Carlos Arce and many more.

Kit

Colors

Bolivar's traditional home colors are light blue, traditional away colors are dark blue or white.

Kit Manufacturers
Year Manufacturer
1978-1982 Adidas
1983-1989 Penalty
1990 Topper
1991-1994 El Palacio de las Gorras
1994-1997 Penalty
1998 Nike
1999 Gav Sport
2000-2002 Puma
2003-2006 Adidas
2006-2009 Umbro
2010-2011 Marca Propia
2011-2013 Admiral Sportswear
2014-2016 Marathon Sports
2016- Joma[2]
Shirt Sponsors
Year Sponsor
1982 Iberia
1983 Tasca
1984-87 Banco de la Paz
1988 Paceña
1989 Parillada Caminito
1990 Duralit
1991-92 Banco de La Paz
1993 Pacena
1994-95 Entel
1996 Ultima Hora
1997 Caterpillar
1998-2000 Taquiña
2001-07 Coca-Cola
2008-09 Entel
2010-14 Samsung
2015-16 Huawei
2017-19 Samsung


Rivalry

Bolivar's classic rival is The Strongest. Both teams are from La Paz.

  • Total matches: 262
  • Bolivar wins: 113
  • Ties: 86
  • The Strongest wins: 63

Achievements

National Honours
1978, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2004-A, 2005-AD, 2006-C, 2009-A, 2011-AD, 2013-C, 2014-A, 2015-C, 2017-A, 2017-C, 2019-A
  • 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
1979, 1989, 1990, 2001
Runner-up (3): 1980, 1992, 1999

Performance in CONMEBOL competitions
Best: Semi-finals in 1986 and 2014
Best: Final in 2004.

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 GK Javier Rojas
2 DF Roberto Domínguez
3 DF Adrian Jusino
4 DF Jairo Quinteros (on loan from Inter Miami)
5 DF Luis Gutiérrez
6 MF Cristhian Machado
7 FW Victor Abrego
8 DF Diego Bejarano
9 FW Marcos Riquelme
10 FW Vladimir Castellón
11 DF Enrique Flores
12 DF Teodoro Paredes (on loan from Newell's Old Boys)
13 GK Guillermo Vizcarra
14 DF Joel Fernández
No. Position Player
16 MF Fidencio Oviedo
17 FW Juan Carlos Arce
18 FW Jorge Pereyra Díaz
19 DF Oscar Ribera
20 MF Emiliano Vecchio
21 DF Roberto Fernández
22 MF Pedro Azogue
23 FW Leonardo Vaca
24 MF Hernán Rodríguez
25 GK Widen Rojas
26 MF Erwin Saavedra
28 MF Erick Cano
— FW Luis Alí

2020 Winter transfers

In

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
DF Roberto Domínguez (from Santa Tecla)
MF Fidencio Oviedo (from Deportivo Santaní)
No. Position Player
MF Emiliano Vecchio (from Al Ittihad)
FW Marcos Riquelme (loan return from Universidad de Chile)

Out

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
GK Leonel Moreira (loan return to Pachuca)
GK Saidt Mustafá (to Club Guraira)
DF Mauricio Prieto (to Free Agent)
No. Position Player
MF Thomaz Santos (to Inter de Limeira)
MF Juanmi Callejón (to Free Agent)

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
GK Matías Dituro (at Universidad Católica)
DF Juan Carlos Zampiery (at Sport Boys)
No. Position Player
FW Iker Hernández (at Club San José)

Coaching staff
Position Staff
Manager Claudio Vivas
Assistant First Team CoachTBA
Goalkeeper CoachTBA
First Team Fitness Coach Rolando Crespo
Assistant First Team Fitness Coach Lucas Ferreyra
Head Opposition ScoutTBA
Senior Opposition ScoutTBA
Medical Director Guillermo Aponte
Reserve Team Manager Oscar Villegas
Youth Team ManagerTBA

Notable players

See also Category:Club Bolívar players.

Managers

References
  1. Vanauskas, Laura (1999). An Encyclopedia of Football in Bolivia – 1914 to 1998. The Clubs –Bolivar, details and references to formation. Heart Books – Belgium. p. 192.
  2. "JOMA Sponsors| Club Bolívar". www.joma-sport.com.
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