Julio César Baldivieso Rico (born 2 December 1971) is a Bolivian
football
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coach and former player who played as an
attacking midfielder
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.
Baldivieso was a midfielder who played for the Bolivia national team at the
1994 World Cup
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and several
Copa América
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s.
Football career
Club
Nicknamed "El Emperador", Baldivieso began his career in his native Cochabamba playing for
Wilstermann
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in 1987. His exquisite technique didn't go unnoticed and he signed with Bolivia's biggest football club,
Bolívar in 1992. Thanks in part to the successful run with the national team, which qualified to the
1994 World Cup
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, he awoke the interest of several clubs outside Bolivia. After the World Cup, he transferred to Argentine team
Newell's Old Boys
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from Rosario, where he played until the winter of 97. Subsequently, he joined
J1 League
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club
Yokohama Marinos
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Having won the J-League title four times and ...
for a couple of years. As his career progressed, Baldivieso also exposed his talent in diverse leagues around the world; such is the case of
Barcelona Sporting Club
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and
Deportivo Quevedo
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Current squad
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in Ecuador,
Cobreloa
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in Chile,
Al-Nasr
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in Saudi Arabia,
Al-Wakra
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in Qatar and
Caracas
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in Venezuela. Towards the end of his career he returned to Bolivia and played for
The Strongest
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Founded in 1908, their team colours are yellow and black. Although they have a home ground, Estadio Rafae ...
, and later made his final run with
Aurora
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on and off the field as he also managed the team.
Throughout his career, Baldivieso also played in 46
Copa Libertadores
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games altogether for three different teams and scored 11 goals.
International
Baldivieso made his debut for
Bolivia
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on 14 June 1991 in a
friendly match
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, losing 1–0 against
Paraguay
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in
Santa Cruz de la Sierra
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. He obtained a total number of 85 caps during his career, scoring fifteen goals. He played his last international match on 12 October 2005: a World Cup Qualifier against
Peru
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in
Tacna
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.
Managerial
During his last season as a player Baldivieso transitioned into coaching as he took over the manager position at the club. In November 2008 he won the
Clausura tournament with
Aurora
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in a very disputed 3-game final series against
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. On 19 July 2009, still being Aurora's manager, he made debut his own 12-year-old son, called
Mauricio Baldivieso
Mauricio Baldivieso (born 22 July 1996) is a Bolivian former professional association football, footballer who last played as a midfielder for Club San José in the Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano. At the age of 12, Baldivieso was the young ...
. At the end of the match he strongly criticized the
referee
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and one opponent who made his son cry after a hard tackle. He quit Aurora 5 days later, after the club's board told him to pick between his job and his son. He also withdrew his son from the team. On 20 May 2011 Baldivieso returned to Aurora for his second spell. Later in his career he also managed
Real Potosí
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,
Nacional Potosí
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,
San José,
Wilstermann
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and
Universitario de Sucre
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The club has two titles in its history and also has three international appearances in co ...
. On 28 August 2015 Baldivieso was officially presented as the manager for the
Bolivia national team.
In late 2017, he became the first Bolivian to coach a foreign national football team from outside the Americas, when he was appointed as coach of
Palestine
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. He was released in April 2018 due to a series of controversies related between him and Saudi officials.
On 31 January 2019, Baldivieso was appointed as the manager of
Club Always Ready
Club Always Ready, better known as Always Ready, is a Bolivian football club from La Paz which plays its home games in nearby El Alto. Due to the jerseys the team is also known as ''Banda Roja'', or the red band.
History
Club Always Ready was f ...
. On 23 September 2019, Baldi returned to
Aurora
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as a sporting advisor because he couldn't appear as a coach in the official matches, after he already led
Club Always Ready
Club Always Ready, better known as Always Ready, is a Bolivian football club from La Paz which plays its home games in nearby El Alto. Due to the jerseys the team is also known as ''Banda Roja'', or the red band.
History
Club Always Ready was f ...
in the current
2019 Bolivian Primera División season
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and, according to the rules, a head coach cannot lead to two clubs in the same contest. He announced in December 2019, that he would leave the club because it wasn't the same for him to lead from the stands. However, later on the same month, it was confirmed that
Francisco Argüello, who had been Baldi's assistant coach during the last 4–5 years, had taken charge of Aurora and that Baldi would continue at the club as his assistant, now where he couldn't lead the team officially.
Statistics career
National team
International goals
Managerial statistics
Personal
His son
Mauricio Baldivieso
Mauricio Baldivieso (born 22 July 1996) is a Bolivian former professional association football, footballer who last played as a midfielder for Club San José in the Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano. At the age of 12, Baldivieso was the young ...
is the youngest player to have played in a professional football match.
BBC Sport: Bolivian boy sets football record
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References
External links
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Profile
at BoliviaGol.com
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1971 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Cochabamba
Association football midfielders
Bolivian footballers
Bolivia international footballers
C.D. Jorge Wilstermann players
Club Bolívar players
Newell's Old Boys footballers
Yokohama F. Marinos players
Barcelona S.C. footballers
Cobreloa footballers
Al Nassr FC players
Club Aurora players
Al-Wakrah SC players
Caracas FC players
C.D. Quevedo footballers
The Strongest players
Bolivian Primera División players
Argentine Primera División players
Chilean Primera División players
Ecuadorian Serie A players
J1 League players
Qatar Stars League players
Venezuelan Primera División players
1994 FIFA World Cup players
1991 Copa América players
1993 Copa América players
1995 Copa América players
1997 Copa América players
2001 Copa América players
Bolivian expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Argentina
Expatriate footballers in Japan
Expatriate footballers in Ecuador
Expatriate footballers in Chile
Expatriate footballers in Qatar
Expatriate footballers in Saudi Arabia
Expatriate footballers in Venezuela
Bolivian expatriate sportspeople in Chile
Bolivian expatriate sportspeople in Argentina
Bolivian expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador
Bolivian expatriate sportspeople in Japan
Bolivian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
Bolivian expatriate sportspeople in Venezuela
Bolivian expatriate sportspeople in Qatar
Bolivian football managers
Bolivian expatriate football managers
Bolivian expatriate sportspeople in the State of Palestine
Expatriate football managers in the State of Palestine
Club Aurora managers
Club Real Potosí managers
Nacional Potosí managers
C.D. Jorge Wilstermann managers
Club Always Ready managers
Bolivia national football team managers
Carabobo F.C. managers
Palestine national football team managers
Copa América Centenario managers
Saudi Professional League players
C.D. Palmaflor del Trópico managers
Royal Pari F.C. managers
Universitario de Sucre managers