José Milton Melgar
Template:Short description Template:Family name hatnote Template:Infobox football biography José Milton Melgar Soruco (born September 20, 1959) is a retired Bolivian football midfielder. In 2006, he was appointed by the Bolivian Government under President Evo Morales as Minister of Sports, but he resigned a year later. He currently runs his own youth football academy in his hometown.[1]
Playing career
Club
At the club level, Melgar played for Blooming, Bolívar, Oriente Petrolero and Real Santa Cruz in Bolivia, as well as Everton (VdM) and Cobreloa in Chile.
He also played in Argentina for the two giants and fierce rivals Boca Juniors and River Plate.
In addition, during his career, he also had 53 Copa Libertadores appearances with 2 goals scored.
International
Melgar was capped 89 times and scored 6 international goals for Bolivia between 1980 and 1997.[2] His tally of 89 caps was a national record until January 31, 2002, when it was broken by Marco Sandy who obtained his 90th cap in a friendly match against Brazil. Melgar played all three matches at the 1994 FIFA World Cup,[3] and his club at that time was The Strongest.
| International Goals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1. | 31 August 1983 | Estadio El Campín, Bogotá, Colombia | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Colombia | flag alias = Flag of Colombia.svg | flag alias-1861 = Flag of Colombia (WFB 2013).gif | flag alias-2004 = Flag of Colombia (2004 World Factbook).gif | flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of Colombia.svg | flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Colombia.svg | link alias-naval = Colombian National Navy | flag alias-army = Flag of the Colombian Army.svg | link alias-army = Colombian National Army | flag alias-air force = Flag of the Colombian Air Force.svg | link alias-air force = Colombian Aerospace Force | flag alias-marines=Flag of the Colombian Naval Infantry.svg | link alias-marines=Colombian Naval Infantry | link alias-navy = Colombian National Navy | flag alias-navy = Flag of the Colombian Navy.svg | flag alias-military = Military flag of Colombia.svg | link alias-military = Military Forces of Colombia | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} || 2–1 || 2–2 || Copa América | ||||||||||||
| 2. | 20 August 1989 | Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz, Bolivia | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Peru | flag alias = Flag of Peru.svg | flag alias-spain = Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svg | flag alias-1820 = Flag of Tacna Regiment (1820 proposal).svg | flag alias-1821 = Flag of Peru (1821-1822).svg | flag alias-1822 = Flag of Peru (1822).svg | flag alias-1822a = Flag of Peru (1822–1825).svg | flag alias-1825 = Flag of Peru (1825–1884).svg | flag alias-confederation = Flag of the Peru-Bolivian Confederation.svg | flag alias-north = Flag of Peru (1825–1884).svg | link alias-north = North Peru | flag alias-south = Flag of South Peru.svg | link alias-south = South Peru | flag alias-1884 = Flag of Peru (1884–1950).svg | flag alias-state = Flag of Peru (state).svg | flag alias-football = Flag of Peru.svg | flag alias-army = Flag of the Peruvian Army.svg | link alias-army = Peruvian Army | flag alias-naval= Flag of the Peruvian Navy.svg | link alias-naval = Peruvian Navy | flag alias-air force= Flag of the Peruvian Air Force.svg | link alias-air force = Peruvian Air Force | flag alias-military=Flag of Peru (war).svg | link alias-military=Peruvian Armed Forces | flag alias-marines = Flag of the Peruvian Navy.svg | link alias-marines = Peruvian Naval Infantry | flag alias-navy = Flag of Peru (state).svg | link alias-navy = Peruvian Navy | size = | name = | altvar = football | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} || 1–1 || 2–1 || World Cup Qualifier |
| 3. | 8 August 1993 | Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz, Bolivia | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Uruguay | flag alias = Flag of Uruguay.svg | flag alias-1828 = Flag of Uruguay (1828-1830).svg | link alias-naval = National Navy of Uruguay | flag alias-army = Flag of Uruguayan Army.svg | National Army of Uruguay | link alias-air force = Uruguayan Air Force | flag alias-air force = Flag of the Uruguayan Air Force.svg | link alias-navy = National Navy of Uruguay | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} || 3–0 || 3–1 || World Cup Qualifier | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4. | 22 August 1993 | Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz, Bolivia | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Venezuela | flag alias = Flag of Venezuela.svg | flag alias-1810 = Flag of the First Republic of Venezuela.svg | flag alias-1813 = Bandera de la Guerra a Muerte.svg | flag alias-1817 = Bandera de Angostura (20 de noviembre de 1817).svg | flag alias-1830 = Flag of Venezuela (1830-1836).svg | flag alias-1836 = Flag of Venezuela (1836–1859).svg | flag alias-1859 = Flag of Venezuela (1859–1863).svg | flag alias-1863 = Flag of Venezuela (1863–1905).svg | flag alias-1905 = Flag of Venezuela (1905–1930).svg | flag alias-1930 = Flag of Venezuela (1930–1954).svg | flag alias-1954 = Flag of Venezuela (1954–2006).svg | flag alias-army=Flag of the Bolivarian Army (Venezuela).svg | link alias-army= Venezuelan Army | flag alias-air force = Flag of the Venezuelan Air Force.svg | link alias-air force = Venezuelan Air Force | flag alias-naval = Flag of Venezuela (state).svg | link alias-naval = Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela | flag alias-navy = Flag of the Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela.svg | link alias-navy = Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela | flag alias-football = Flag of Venezuela (state).svg | flag alias-beach soccer = Flag of Venezuela (state).svg | flag alias-futsal = Flag of Venezuela (state).svg | flag alias-state = Flag of Venezuela (state).svg | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | altvar = football | variant =
}} || 2–0 || 7–0 || World Cup Qualifier | ||||
| 5. | 22 August 1993 | Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz, Bolivia | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Venezuela | flag alias = Flag of Venezuela.svg | flag alias-1810 = Flag of the First Republic of Venezuela.svg | flag alias-1813 = Bandera de la Guerra a Muerte.svg | flag alias-1817 = Bandera de Angostura (20 de noviembre de 1817).svg | flag alias-1830 = Flag of Venezuela (1830-1836).svg | flag alias-1836 = Flag of Venezuela (1836–1859).svg | flag alias-1859 = Flag of Venezuela (1859–1863).svg | flag alias-1863 = Flag of Venezuela (1863–1905).svg | flag alias-1905 = Flag of Venezuela (1905–1930).svg | flag alias-1930 = Flag of Venezuela (1930–1954).svg | flag alias-1954 = Flag of Venezuela (1954–2006).svg | flag alias-army=Flag of the Bolivarian Army (Venezuela).svg | link alias-army= Venezuelan Army | flag alias-air force = Flag of the Venezuelan Air Force.svg | link alias-air force = Venezuelan Air Force | flag alias-naval = Flag of Venezuela (state).svg | link alias-naval = Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela | flag alias-navy = Flag of the Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela.svg | link alias-navy = Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela | flag alias-football = Flag of Venezuela (state).svg | flag alias-beach soccer = Flag of Venezuela (state).svg | flag alias-futsal = Flag of Venezuela (state).svg | flag alias-state = Flag of Venezuela (state).svg | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | altvar = football | variant =
}} || 7–0 || 7–0 || World Cup Qualifier | ||||
| 6. | 14 May 1995 | Estadio Félix Capriles, Cochabamba, Bolivia | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Paraguay | flag alias = Flag of Paraguay.svg | flag alias-1812 = Flag of Paraguay (1812-1826).svg | flag alias-1826 = Flag of Paraguay (1826-1842).svg | flag alias-1842 = Flag of Paraguay (1842-1954).svg | flag alias-1954 = Flag of Paraguay (1954-1988).svg | flag alias-1988 = Flag of Paraguay (1988-1990).svg | flag alias-1990 = Flag of Paraguay (1990–2013).svg | link alias-naval = Paraguayan Navy | link alias-air force = Paraguayan Air Force | link alias-army = Paraguayan Army | link alias-navy = Paraguayan Navy | size = | name = | variant = | altlink = national football team
}} || 1–1 || 1–1 || Friendly | |||||||||||||||||
Managerial career
Template:BLP unreferenced section Following his retirement, Melgar pursued a managerial career. In 2000, he made his official debut as manager with Oriente Petrolero. Later in the year he also managed Blooming. In October 2002 he assumed his duties as the U-17 and U-20 national teams, but his stint was unsuccessful.
Honours
| Season | Club | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Blooming | Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano |
| 1990 | Oriente Petrolero | Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano |
| 1993 | The Strongest | Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano |
References
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- ↑ Escuela de Fútbol Milton Melgar Template:Webarchive Template:In lang
- ↑ José Milton Melgar - International Appearances - RSSSF
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