Julio César Baldivieso Rico (born 2 December 1971) is a Bolivian

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coach and former player who played as an

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. He is the current manager of Always Ready. Baldivieso played for the Bolivia national team at the

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and in several

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Football career

Club

Nicknamed "El Emperador", Baldivieso began his career in his native Cochabamba playing for Wilstermann in 1987. After the World Cup, he transferred to Argentine team

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from Rosario, where he played until the winter of 97. Subsequently, he joined

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club Yokohama Marinos for a couple of years. Towards the end of his career he returned to Bolivia and played for

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, and later made his final run with

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on and off the field as he also managed the team. Throughout his career, Baldivieso also played in 46

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games altogether for three different teams and scored 11 goals.

International

Baldivieso made his debut for

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on 14 June 1991 in a

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, losing 1–0 against

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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

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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

in a very disputed 3-game final series against Blooming. On 19 July 2009, still being Aurora's manager, he made debut his own 12-year-old son, called Mauricio Baldivieso. At the end of the match he strongly criticized the

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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

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, San José, Wilstermann and

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. 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

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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

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. On 23 September 2019, Baldi returned to

as a sporting advisor because he couldn't appear as a coach in the official matches, after he already led

in the current

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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.

Career statistics

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National team

International goals

Managerial statistics

Personal

His son Mauricio Baldivieso is the youngest player to have played in a professional football match.BBC Sport: Bolivian boy sets football record
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. ''BoliviaGol.com'' . {{DEFAULTSORT:Baldivieso, Julio 1971 births Living people Footballers from Cochabamba Men's association football midfielders Bolivian men's footballers Bolivia men's international footballers C.D. Jorge Wilstermann players Club Bolívar players Newell's Old Boys footballers Yokohama F. Marinos players Barcelona S.C. footballers C.D. Cobreloa footballers Al-Nassr FC players Club Aurora players Al-Wakrah SC players Caracas F.C. 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 men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina Expatriate men's footballers in Japan Expatriate men's footballers in Ecuador Expatriate men's footballers in Chile Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Expatriate men's 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 Palestine Expatriate football managers in Palestine Club Aurora managers Club Real Potosí managers C.A. 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 Pro League players C.D. Palmaflor del Trópico managers Royal Pari F.C. managers Universitario de Sucre managers GV San José managers C.D. San Antonio Bulo Bulo managers