Ronald Raldes
 Ronald Raldes (2007) | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ronald Raldes Balcázar | ||
| Date of birth | April 20, 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Oriente Petrolero | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1998–1999 | Destroyers | 64 | (2) |
| 2000–2003 | Oriente Petrolero | 131 | (9) |
| 2004–2008 | Rosario Central | 136 | (3) |
| 2008–2009 | Al-Hilal | 2 | (0) |
| 2009 | Cruz Azul | 2 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 25 | (0) |
| 2010–2013 | Colón | 72 | (0) |
| 2014– | Oriente Petrolero | 16 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2001 | Bolivia U-20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2001– | Bolivia | 81 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:02, 11 September 2013 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Ronald Raldes Balcázar (born April 20, 1981 in Santa Cruz de la Sierra) is a Bolivian football defender. He is currently playing for Oriente Petrolero of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano.
Career
Raldes started his career with Club Destroyers in 1998, the following year he joined Oriente Petrolero, where he was part of the Bolivian League Championship winning team in 2001.
Due to his high performance displayed with Oriente Petrolero and the Bolivian national team, Raldes was signed by Argentine club Rosario Central in 2003.
In 2008, and after five great years with the canallas, Raldes announced his imminent departure from the institution once the Torneo Clausura ended in mid June. Not long after, he signed for Saudi Arabian club Al-Hilal. On March 20, 2009, the former Rosario Central's defender officially joined the Mexican side Cruz Azul.[1] He made his debut on April 22, 2009 against Atlante, in the first-leg match of the CONCACAF Champions League finals. After only making two appearances for the cementeros, Raldes decided to let go the contract with Cruz Azul and signed with Israeli football club Maccabi Tel Aviv in September 2009.[2] On May 2010, Raldes returned to Argentina and joined Colón de Santa Fe on a two-year deal.[3][4] On January 25, 2012 while doing the pre-season with Colón, Raldes fractured his left fibula bone during a friendly match against Patronato causing him to miss the entire Clausura tournament.[5]
In November 2013 Raldes left Colón due to the club's failure to pay his wages.[6] He was signed by his original club, Oriente Petrolero, on January 9, 2014.[7]
Club title
| Season | Club | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 |  Oriente Petrolero | Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano |
International
He also played as the captain for Bolivia during Copa América 2007. Raldes has played regularly for the Bolivia national football team since 2001.[8] He scored his first goal on 18 November 2014 in a 3–2 friendly home win over Venezuela.
References
- ↑ Mundial: Escobar es novedad en plantel boliviano (Spanish)
- ↑ Everton set to miss out on Bolivian Ronald Raldes (English)
- ↑ Higuaín y Raldes refuerzan Colón (Spanish)
- ↑ Raldes a Colón (Spanish)
- ↑ Raldes se fractura el peroné y estará fuera por seis meses (Spanish)
- ↑ Raldes no continuará en Colón de Santa Fe lapatriaenlinea.com (Spanish)
- ↑ http://www.eldia.com.bo/index.php?c=Deportes&articulo=Ronald-Raldes-regresa-a-Oriente-Petrolero&cat=154&pla=3&id_articulo=136020
- ↑ rsssf: Bolivia record international footballers
External links
- Argentine Primera statistics (Spanish)
- Ronald Raldes profile at Football Lineups
- Ronald Raldes at National-Football-Teams.com
- IFA Profile
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