Carlos Leonel Trucco Medina (born 11 August 1957) is a former football goalkeeper who played 51 games for the Bolivia national team between 1989 and 1997. Despite being born in Argentina, Trucco was the starting goalkeeper of

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 mem ...

during

1994 FIFA World Cup The 1994 FIFA World Cup was the 15th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national soccer teams. It was hosted by the United States and took place from June 17 to July 17, 1994, at nine venues across the country. The United States ...

. He played all 3 group games and conceded 4 goals. Trucco started his club career in

Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest ...

where he played for

Unión de Santa Fe Club Atlético Unión (; mostly known as Unión de Santa Fe ) is a sports club from Santa Fe, the capital city of the Santa Fe Province, in Argentina. The club was founded on April 15, 1907 and plays in the Argentine Primera División. Althou ...

, Vélez Sársfield and Estudiantes de Río Cuarto. In 1985, he moved to Bolivia where he played for

Club Destroyers Club Destroyers is a football club from Santa Cruz, Bolivia currently playing in the second division Copa Simón Bolívar. The club was founded September 14, 1948, and they play their home games at the Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera Estadio ...

and Bolívar. He also played for

Deportivo Cali Asociación Deportivo Cali, best known as Deportivo Cali, is a Colombian sports club based in Cali, most notable for its football team, which currently competes in the Categoría Primera A. Deportivo Cali is one of the most successful footbal ...

Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the ...

and

Pachuca Pachuca (; ote, Nju̱nthe), formally known as Pachuca de Soto, is the capital and largest city of the Mexican state of Hidalgo. It is located in the south-central part of the state. Pachuca de Soto is also the name of the municipality of wh ...

Mexico Mexico (Spanish language, Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a List of sovereign states, country in the southern portion of North America. It is borders of Mexico, bordered to the north by the United States; to the so ...

. After he retired from playing, Trucco became a football coach. He has managed

Veracruz Veracruz (), formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave), is one of the 31 states which, along with Me ...

and San Luis in Mexico and

Wilstermann Club Deportivo Jorge Wilstermann, known simply as Wilstermann, is a Bolivian football club from the city of Cochabamba, founded on 24 November 1949 by a group of workers of Lloyd Aereo Boliviano. It is named after Bolivian aviator Jorge Wilste ...

in Bolivia, and was appointed manager of the

in 2001.

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1957 births Living people Footballers from Córdoba, Argentina Association football goalkeepers Bolivian footballers Bolivian expatriate footballers Bolivia international footballers Argentine footballers 1995 Copa América players 1997 Copa América players 1994 FIFA World Cup players Club Destroyers players Oriente Petrolero players Club Bolívar players Unión de Santa Fe footballers Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield footballers Deportivo Cali footballers Cruz Azul footballers C.F. Pachuca players Bolivian Primera División players Argentine Primera División players Categoría Primera A players Liga MX players Expatriate footballers in Colombia Expatriate footballers in Mexico Bolivian expatriate sportspeople in Colombia Bolivian expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Argentine football managers Bolivian football managers Bolivia national football team managers C.D. Veracruz managers C.F. Pachuca managers Argentine emigrants to Bolivia Naturalized citizens of Bolivia Estudiantes de Río Cuarto footballers Bolivian expatriate football managers Argentine expatriate football managers {{Bolivia-footy-goalkeeper-stub