Ronald Arana Céspedes (born January 18, 1977, in

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) is a

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n retired football defender.

Club career

Arana began his professional career with Club Destroyers in 1996. The following year he transferred to Oriente Petrolero where he spent most of his career. Arana also have had brief spells playing 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 ...

La Paz F.C. La Paz Fútbol Club, also known as La Paz F.C., was a professional football (soccer) team from La Paz, that played in the La Paz Regional League. Formerly known as Atlético González, the team gained promotion to the Liga de Fútbol Profesiona ...

, Bolívar,

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and Guabirá, as well as, Argentine club Rosario Central.

International career

He made his debut for the Bolivia national team in 1999, and has been capped 20 times since. He represented his country in 7

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matches and played at the

1999 FIFA Confederations Cup The 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup was the fourth FIFA Confederations Cup, and the second organised by FIFA. The tournament was hosted by Mexico between 24 July and 4 August 1999. It was won by Mexico, who beat Brazil 4–3 in the final. Mexico be ...

Honours

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: 2 :: 2001, 2004 (C) ( Oriente Petrolero)

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* * * 1977 births Living people Footballers from Santa Cruz de la Sierra Men's association football defenders Bolivian men's footballers Bolivia men's international footballers 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup players 2004 Copa América players Club Destroyers players Oriente Petrolero players The Strongest players Rosario Central footballers La Paz F.C. players Club Bolívar players Municipal Real Mamoré players Club Deportivo Guabirá players Bolivian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina Oriente Petrolero managers Club Deportivo Guabirá managers {{Bolivia-footy-defender-stub