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{{short description|Bolivian footballer (born 1977)}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name      = Ronald Arana
| fullname = Ronald Arana Céspedes
| image = 
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|01|18}}
| birth_place = [[Santa Cruz de la Sierra]], [[Bolivia]]
| height = {{Height|m=1.77|precision=0}}
| position = [[Defender (football)|Defender]]
| currentclub = 
| clubnumber = 
| youthyears1 =   
| youthclubs1 = [[Tahuichi Academy]]
| years1 =   1996  
| years2 =   1997–1998  
| years3 =   1999  
| years4 =   2000–2005  
| years5 =   2006  
| years6 =   2006  
| years7 =   2007  
| years8 =   2008  
| years9 =   2009  
| years10=   2010
| years11=   2011
| clubs1 =   [[Club Destroyers|Destroyers]]  
| clubs2 =   [[Oriente Petrolero]]  
| clubs3 =  → [[The Strongest]] (loan) 
| clubs4 =   [[Oriente Petrolero]]  
| clubs5 =  → [[Rosario Central]] (loan)  
| clubs6 =  → [[La Paz F.C.|La Paz]] (loan)  
| clubs7 =   [[Oriente Petrolero]]  
| clubs8 =   [[Club Bolívar|Bolívar]]
| clubs9 =   [[Municipal Real Mamoré|Real Mamoré]]
| clubs10 =  [[Guabirá]]
| clubs11 =  [[La Paz F.C.|La Paz]]
| caps1 =                
| caps2 =   43   
| caps3 =   31   
| caps4 =  216  
| caps5 =    0   
| caps6 =   11   
| caps7 =   17   
| caps8 =   18   
| caps9 =   18   
| caps10 =  31   
| caps11 =  12
| goals1 =    
| goals2 =  6  
| goals3 =  3  
| goals4 =  16  
| goals5 =  0  
| goals6 =  0  
| goals7 =  2  
| goals8 =  0  
| goals9 =  0  
| goals10 = 1 
| goals11 = 1
| nationalyears1 = 1999–2007
| nationalteam1 = [[Bolivia national football team|Bolivia]]
| nationalcaps1 = 20 
| nationalgoals1 = 0 
| pcupdate = May 27, 2011
| ntupdate = 
}}

'''Ronald Arana Céspedes''' (born January 18, 1977, in [[Santa Cruz de la Sierra]]) is a [[Bolivia]]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]], [[La Paz F.C.]], [[Club Bolívar|Bolívar]], [[Municipal Real Mamoré]] and [[Guabirá]], as well as, Argentine club [[Rosario Central]].

==International career==
He made his debut for the [[Bolivia national football team|Bolivia national team]] in 1999, and has been capped 20 times since.<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/bol-recintlp.html Bolivia - Record International Players] - RSSSF</ref> He represented his country in 7 [[FIFA World Cup qualification]] matches and played at the [[1999 FIFA Confederations Cup]].<ref>{{FIFA|159279}}</ref>

==Honours==
*'''[[Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano]]: 2'''
:: 2001, 2004 (C) ([[Oriente Petrolero]])

==References==
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==External links==
* {{NFT|852|Ronald Arana}}
* {{ESPN FC|id=68639}}
* {{Soccerway|ronald-arana/53940}}

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

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