- Joaquín Botero
Football player infobox
playername = Joaquín Botero
fullname = Joaquín Botero Vaca
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1977|12|10
cityofbirth =La Paz
countryofbirth =Bolivia
height = height|meters =1.81
currentclub = Bolívar
clubnumber = 9
position = Forward
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1997
1998
1999-2003
2003-2006
2006
2007
2008-
clubs =Mariscal Braun
Deportivo Municipal
Bolívar
Pumas
San Lorenzo de Almagro
Deportivo Táchira
Bolívar
caps(goals) = 22 (18)
24 (18)
156 (108)
72 (14)
02 (0)
05 (0)
06 (4)
nationalyears = 1999-present
nationalteam = Bolivia
nationalcaps(goals) = 42 (15)
pcupdate =October 19 ,2007
ntupdate = 14 September 2008Joaquín Botero Vaca (born
December 10 ,1977 inLa Paz ) is a Bolivianstriker , who was the top goalscorer in world football in the 2002 season with 49 goals forClub Bolívar . [ [http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/worldtops.html rsssf: World league topscorers] ] He has been a regular player for the Bolivia national team since 1999. [ [http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/bol-recintlp.html rsssf: Bolivia record international footballers] ]After scoring 133 goals for Bolívar and becoming their 2nd highest goalscorer of all time [ [http://www.geocities.com/bolivarweb/goleadores.html Bolívar all time topscorers] ] he left the club to play abroad.
Botero's first foreign club was Mexican side Pumas. In his first season with Pumas, the 2003 Apertura, Botero scored 3 goals in 17 games. After scoring another 3 in 9 games in the 2004 Clausura, Botero broke out in the 2004 Apertura, registering 11 goals in 19 games.
In 2006 he joined
Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro of thePrimera División de Argentina and in 2007 he played forDeportivo Tachira of Venezuela. He returned to Bolívar in 2008.Club titles
Honours
References
External links
* [http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=868 Career details] at National Football Teams
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