Marcelo Ernesto Torrico Terán (born January 11, 1972, in
Cochabamba
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) is a retired
Bolivia
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football
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goalkeeper
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. He was part of the
Bolivia national football team
The Bolivia national football team ( es, Selección de fútbol de Bolivia), also known as ''La Verde'', has represented Bolivia in international football since 1926. Organized by the Bolivian Football Federation (FBF), it is one of the ten memb ...
in the
1994 FIFA World Cup
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. He played for
The Strongest
Club The Strongest is a Bolivian professional football club based in La Paz, that currently plays in the Bolivian Primera División.
Founded in 1908, their team colours are yellow and black. Although they have a home ground, Estadio Rafae ...
.
References
playerhistory
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1972 births
Living people
Bolivian men's footballers
Men's association football goalkeepers
Bolivia men's international footballers
1994 FIFA World Cup players
1993 Copa América players
1995 Copa América players
The Strongest players
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