José Milton Melgar

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This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Melgar and the second or maternal family name is Soruco.
Milton Melgar
Personal information
Full nameJosé Milton Melgar Soruco
Date of birth (1959-09-20) September 20, 1959
Place of birthSanta Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1979–1985Blooming211 total(43)
1985–1988Boca Juniors92(3)
1988–1989River Plate23(0)
1989–1990Bolívar62(7)
1990Oriente Petrolero?(?)
1991Blooming(see above)
1992Everton (VdM)?(?)
1993The Strongest?(?)
1994–1995Cobreloa?(?)
1995Bolívar?(?)
1996Real Santa Cruz22(2)
1997Blooming(see above)
National team
1980–1997Bolivia89(6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

José Milton Melgar Soruco (born September 20, 1959 in Santa Cruz de la Sierra) is a retired Bolivian football midfielder. In 2006, he was appointed by the Bolivian Government under President Evo Morales as Minister of Sports, but he resigned a year later. He currently runs his own youth football academy in his hometown.[1]

Playing career

Club

At the 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.

In addition, during his career, he also had 53 Copa Libertadores appearances with 2 goals scored.

International

Melgar was capped 89 times and scored 6 international goals for Bolivia between 1980 and 1997.[2] His tally of 89 caps was a national record until January 31, 2002, when it was broken by Marco Sandy who obtained his 90th cap in a friendly match against Brazil. Melgar played all three matches at the 1994 FIFA World Cup, and his club at that time was The Strongest.

Managerial career

Following his retirement, Melgar pursed a managerial career. In 2000, he made his official debut as manager with Oriente Petrolero. Later in the year he also managed Blooming. In 2002 he assumed his duties as the U-17 and U-20 national teams, but his stint was unsuccessful.

Club titles

Season Club Title
1984Bolivia Blooming Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano
1990Bolivia Oriente Petrolero Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano
1993Bolivia The Strongest Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano

References

  1. ↑ Escuela de Fútbol Milton Melgar (Spanish)
  2. ↑ rsssf: Bolivia record international footballers

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