José Milton Melgar

Personal information
Milton Melgar
Full name	José Milton Melgar Soruco
Date of birth	September 20, 1959 (1959-09-20) (age 48)
Place of birth	Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
Playing position	Midfielder
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1979-1985 1985-1988 1988-1989 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997	Blooming Boca Juniors River Plate Bolívar Oriente Petrolero Blooming Everton (VdM) The Strongest Cobreloa Bolívar Real Santa Cruz Blooming	? (?) 92 (3) 23 (0) 62 (7) ? (?) ? (?) ? (?) ? (?) ? (?) ? (?) 22 (2) ? (?)
National team
1980-1997	Bolivia	89 (6)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of February 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

José Milton Melgar Soruco (born September 20, 1959 in Santa Cruz de la Sierra) is a retired Bolivian football midfielder who was capped 89 times and scored 6 international goals for Bolivia between 1980 and 1997.^[1] His tally of 89 caps was a national record until 2002. Melgar played all three matches at the 1994 FIFA World Cup, and his club at that time was The Strongest. At club level Melgar played for Blooming, Bolívar, Oriente Petrolero and Real Santa Cruz in Bolivia, as well as, Everton (VdM) and Cobreloa in Chile.

He also played in Argentina for the two giants and fierce rivals Boca Juniors and River Plate.

During his career he had 53 Copa Libertadores appearances with 2 goals scored.

He is the current the Minister of Sports for the Bolivian Government, under President Evo Morales.

[edit] Club titles

Season	Club	Title
1984	Blooming	Bolivian League Championship
1990	Oriente Petrolero	Bolivian League Championship
1993	The Strongest	Bolivian League Championship

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