| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Milton Melgar Soruco | ||
| Date of birth | (1959-09-20) September 20, 1959 (age 65) | ||
| Place of birth | Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1979–1985 | Blooming | 189 | (46) |
| 1985–1988 | Boca Juniors | 92 | (3) |
| 1988–1989 | River Plate | 23 | (0) |
| 1989–1990 | Bolívar | 22 | (3) |
| 1990 | Oriente Petrolero | 40 | (5) |
| 1991 | Blooming | 21 | (1) |
| 1992 | Everton (VdM) | 31 | (2) |
| 1993 | The Strongest | 25 | (0) |
| 1994–1995 | Cobreloa | 21 | (2) |
| 1995 | Bolívar | 20 | (0) |
| 1996 | Real Santa Cruz | 22 | (2) |
| 1997 | Blooming | 20 | (1) |
| Total | 526 | (65) | |
| International career | |||
| 1980–1997 | Bolivia | 89 | (6) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2000 | Oriente Petrolero | ||
| 2000 | Blooming | ||
| 2002–2003 | Bolivia U-20 | ||
| 2003 | Oriente Petrolero | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
José Milton Melgar Soruco (born September 20, 1959) 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.
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. 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.
| International Goals | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 31 August 1983 | Estadio El Campín, Bogotá, Colombia |  Colombia |
2–1 | 2–2 | Copa América |
| 2. | 20 August 1989 | Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz, Bolivia |  Peru |
1–1 | 2–1 | World Cup Qualifier |
| 3. | 8 August 1993 | Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz, Bolivia |  Uruguay |
3–0 | 3–1 | World Cup Qualifier |
| 4. | 22 August 1993 | Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz, Bolivia |  Venezuela |
2–0 | 7–0 | World Cup Qualifier |
| 5. | 22 August 1993 | Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz, Bolivia | Venezuela |
7–0 | 7–0 | World Cup Qualifier |
| 6. | 14 May 1995 | Estadio Félix Capriles, Cochabamba, Bolivia |  Paraguay |
1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
Managerial career
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Following his retirement, Melgar pursued a managerial career. In 2000, he made his official debut as manager with Oriente Petrolero. Later in the year he also managed Blooming. In October 2002 he assumed his duties as the U-17 and U-20 national teams, but his stint was unsuccessful.
Honours
| Season | Club | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Blooming | Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano |
| 1990 | Oriente Petrolero | Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano |
| 1993 | The Strongest | Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano |
References
- Escuela de Fútbol Milton Melgar Archived 2010-01-12 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
- José Milton Melgar - International Appearances - RSSSF
- José Milton Melgar – FIFA competition record (archived)
External links
- José Milton Melgar at National-Football-Teams.com
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- 1959 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Santa Cruz de la Sierra
- Men's association football midfielders
- Bolivian men's footballers
- 20th-century Bolivian sportsmen
- Bolivia men's international footballers
- 1994 FIFA World Cup players
- 1983 Copa América players
- 1987 Copa América players
- 1989 Copa América players
- 1991 Copa América players
- 1993 Copa América players
- 1995 Copa América players
- 1997 Copa América players
- Club Blooming players
- Boca Juniors footballers
- Club Atlético River Plate footballers
- Club Bolívar players
- Oriente Petrolero players
- Everton de Viña del Mar footballers
- The Strongest players
- C.D. Cobreloa footballers
- Bolivian Primera División players
- Argentine Primera División players
- Bolivian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina
- Expatriate men's footballers in Chile
- Bolivian expatriate sportspeople in Argentina
- Bolivian expatriate sportspeople in Chile
- Bolivian football managers
- Oriente Petrolero managers
- Club Blooming managers
- Sports ministers of Bolivia