Joaquín Botero
{{Short description|Bolivian footballer (born 1977)}}
{{family name hatnote|Botero|Vaca|lang=Spanish}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Joaquín Botero
| image =
| caption =
| fullname = Joaquín Botero Vaca
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1977|12|10|df=y}}
| birth_place = La Paz, Bolivia
| height = 1.71 m
| position = Striker
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 1997
| clubs1 = Mariscal Braun
| caps1 = 22
| goals1 = 18
| years2 = 1998
| clubs2 = Deportivo Municipal
| caps2 = 24
| goals2 = 18
| years3 = 1999–2003
| clubs3 = Bolívar
| caps3 = 132
| goals3 = 111
| years4 = 2003–2006
| clubs4 = UNAM
| caps4 = 81
| goals4 = 21
| years5 = 2006
| clubs5 = San Lorenzo de Almagro
| caps5 = 2
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2007
| clubs6 = Deportivo Táchira
| caps6 = 5
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2008
| clubs7 = Bolívar
| caps7 = 25
| goals7 = 11
| years8 = 2009–2010
| clubs8 = Correcaminos UAT
| caps8 = 28
| goals8 = 10
| years9 = 2010
| clubs9 = → Al Arabi (loan)
| caps9 = 4
| goals9 = 3
| years10 = 2011
| clubs10 = San José
| caps10 = 16
| goals10 = 8
| years11 = 2013–2014
| clubs11 = Sport Boys
| caps11 = 20
| goals11 = 5
| totalcaps = 350
| totalgoals = 198
| nationalyears1 = 1999–2009
| nationalteam1 = Bolivia
| nationalcaps1 = 48
| nationalgoals1 = 20
}}
Joaquín Botero Vaca (born 10 December 1977) is a Bolivian former professional footballer who played as a striker.{{cite web |title=¿Qué fue de Botero, el goleador de Bolivia sobre Argentina?(What happened to Botero, Bolivia's scorer over Argentina?) |url=https://www.goal.com/es/noticias/que-fue-de-botero-el-goleador-de-bolivia-sobre-argentina/1myg16x5nfhjc1e0b4trwy9ez3 |website=Goal - www.goal.com |publisher=Goal |access-date=7 June 2022 |location=Spain |language=Spanish |date=1 April 2020}}
He is the second all-time top goalscorer for the Bolivia national team with 20 goals and was the top goalscorer in world football in the 2002 season, with 49 goals scored for Club Bolívar.[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/worldtops.html rsssf: World league topscorers]
Club career
Botero not only played in Bolivia's football league, he also played abroad, in the football leagues of Mexico, Argentina and Venezuela.{{cite web |author1=Geovanni Guzmán |title=¿Qué fue de Joaquín Botero? El goleador boliviano de Pumas (What happened to Joaquin Botero? The Bolivian striker for Pumas) |url=https://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/liga-mx/que-fue-de-joaquin-botero-el-goleador-boliviano-de-pumas |website=MedioTiempo - www.mediotiempo.com |publisher=MeddioTiempo |access-date=7 June 2022 |location=Mexico City, Mexico |language=Spanish |date=19 December 2020}}
After scoring 133 goals for Club Bolívar and becoming the club's second highest goalscorer of all time behind Luis Fernando Salinas,[https://web.archive.org/web/20090222125448/http://www.geocities.com/bolivarweb/goleadores.html Bolívar all time topscorers] he left the club to play abroad.
Botero's first foreign club was the Mexican team Pumas. In his first season with Pumas, the 2003 Apertura, he scored three goals in 17 games. After scoring another three in nine games in the 2004 Clausura, Botero broke out in the 2004 Apertura, registering 11 goals in 19 games.
In 2006, he joined San Lorenzo de Almagro of the Primera División de Argentina and in 2007 he played for Deportivo Táchira of Venezuela. After an unsuccessful stint in both clubs, Botero returned to Bolívar as a free agent in 2008.
He joined the Mexican team Correcaminos UAT for the Clausura 2009 season, marking his return to Mexico.{{cite web |title=Botero en el Correcaminos (Botero in the team "Correcaminos") |url=https://www.opinion.com.bo/articulo/deportes/botero-en-el-correcaminos/20081227192420300997.html |website=Diario Opinión - www.opinion.com.bo |publisher=Opinión |access-date=7 June 2022 |location=Santa Cruz, Bolivia |language=Spanish |date=27 December 2008}}
In January 2010, he was loaned out to Al Arabi Kuwait for $170,000. He made four appearances and scored three goals.
In 2011, Botero returned to his country to play for San José and Sport Boys Warnes; in the latter, he was the author of two goals that allowed promotion of the team to the First Division of Bolivia for the first time. In this team, he played until his retirement in 2014.
For six years and after his retirement, Botero decided to dedicate himself to personal activities and projects. However, in 2020 he announced his return to the fields, playing for Club Universidad San Francisco de Asís of the Primera A de Potosí in Tupiza, Bolivia.
International career
Since 1999, Botero was a regular player for the Bolivia national team, including participation in the 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup, in which he played in all three of Bolivia's group stage matches, the 2001 Copa América and the 2004 Copa América.
On 1 April 2009, Botero scored a hat-trick for Bolivia in a historic 6–1 victory over Argentina in a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier,{{Cite web|title=Dismal Argentina are hit for six in Bolivia|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/football/04/02/worldcup.argentina/|date=1 April 2009|website=CNN|access-date=16 May 2020}}{{Cite news|date=1 April 2009|title=Maradona's Argentina hit for six|work=BBC|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/7978041.stm|access-date=16 May 2020}} Argentina's first loss under the recently appointed manager, Diego Maradona. On 15 May 2009, Botero surprisingly announced the end of his era with the national team, putting as an excuse that his motivation "was not there anymore."{{Cite web|title=No hay vuelta atrás|url=http://www.eldeber.com.bo/2009/2009-05-16/vernotaahora.php?id=090516105426|date=20 May 2009|website=eldeber.com.bo|language=es|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090520151215/http://www.eldeber.com.bo/2009/2009-05-16/vernotaahora.php?id=090516105426|archive-date=20 May 2009|access-date=16 May 2020}}
In his ten years playing for Bolivia, Botero earned a total of 48 caps and scored 20 goals, becoming the highest scorer in the national team's history, before being surpassed by Marcelo Moreno in 2020.[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/bol-recintlp.html Bolivia – Record International Players] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090609165828/http://rsssf.com/miscellaneous/bol-recintlp.html |date=9 June 2009 }}
Botero represented his country in 30 FIFA World Cup qualification matches, scoring 16 goals.{{FIFA player|178069}}
Career statistics
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year{{Cite web |last=Mamrud |first=Roberto |title=Joaquín Botero - Goals in International Matches |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/botero-intlg.html |access-date=24 January 2022 |website=RSSSF}} | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="9"|Bolivia
|1999 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2000 | 6 | 3 | |
| 2001 | 7 | 3 | |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 4 | 4 | |
| 2004 | 10 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 9 | 5 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 3 | |
| colspan="2"|Total | 48 | 20 |
:Scores and results list Bolivia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Botero goal.
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=center| 1.
| rowspan=3 | 5 March 2000 | rowspan=9 | Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz, Bolivia | rowspan=3 | {{fb|HAI}} | align=center| 5-1 | align=center rowspan=3 | 9–2 | rowspan=3 | Friendly | |
| align=center| 2. | align=center| 8-2 | |||||
| align=center| 3. | align=center| 9-2 | |||||
| align=center| 4. | 25 April 2001 | {{fb|ARG}} | align=center| 3–1 | align=center| 3–3 | rowspan=3|2002 World Cup qualification | |
| align=center| 5.
| rowspan=2 | 3 June 2001 | rowspan=2 | {{fb|VEN}} | align=center| 2-0 | align=center rowspan=2 | 5–0 | |||
| align=center| 6. | align=center| 4-0 | |||||
| align=center| 7.
| rowspan=3 | 10 September 2003 | rowspan=3 | {{fb|COL}} | align=center| 2-0 | align=center rowspan=3 | 4–0 | rowspan=4 | 2006 World Cup qualification | ||
| align=center| 8. | align=center| 3-0 | |||||
| align=center| 9. | align=center| 4-0 | |||||
| align=center| 10. | 18 November 2003 | Estadio José Romero, Maracaibo, Venezuela | {{fb|VEN}} | align=center| 0-1 | align=center| 2–1 | |
| align=center| 11. | 6 July 2004 | Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru | {{fb|PER}} | align=center| 0-1 | align=center| 2–2 | 2004 Copa América |
| align=center| 12. | 9 October 2004 | rowspan=3|Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz, Bolivia | {{fb|PER}} | align=center| 1–0 | align=center| 1–0 | 2006 World Cup qualification |
| align=center| 13.
| rowspan=2 | 18 June 2008 | rowspan=2 | {{fb|PAR}} | align=center| 1-0 | align=center rowspan=2 | 4–2 | rowspan=8|2010 World Cup qualification | ||
| align=center| 14. | align=center| 3-1 | |||||
| align=center| 15. | 6 September 2008 | Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador | {{fb|ECU}} | align=center| 1-1 | align=center| 3–1 | |
| align=center| 16.
| rowspan=2 | 11 October 2008 | rowspan=5 | Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz, Bolivia | rowspan=2 | {{fb|PER}} | align=center| 1-0 | align=center rowspan=2 | 3–0 | ||
| align=center| 17. | align=center| 2-0 | |||||
| align=center| 18.
| rowspan=3 | 1 April 2009 | rowspan=3 | {{fb|ARG}} | align=center| 2-1 | align=center rowspan=3 | 6–1 | |||
| align=center| 19. | align=center| 4-1 | |||||
| align=center| 20. | align=center| 5-1 |
Honours
Bolívar
UNAM
- Primera División de México: 2004 (C), 2004 (A)
Individual
- Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano: 2002 Topscorer (49 goals)
- Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano: World's Best Top Division Goal Scorer of the Year (49 goals)
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{NFT player|843}}
- {{Soccerway|joaquin-botero/24883}}
{{Navboxes
|title= Joaquín Botero Vaca international tournaments
|list1=
{{Bolivia squad 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup}}
{{Bolivia Squad Copa América 2001}}
{{Bolivia Squad Copa América 2004}}
}}
{{LFPB topscorers}}
{{IFFHS World's Best Top Division Goal Scorer}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Botero, Joaquin}}
Category:Footballers from La Paz
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Bolivian men's footballers
Category:Bolivia men's international footballers
Category:1999 FIFA Confederations Cup players
Category:2001 Copa América players
Category:2004 Copa América players
Category:Club Universidad Nacional footballers
Category:San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers
Category:Deportivo Táchira F.C. players
Category:Correcaminos UAT footballers
Category:Al-Arabi SC (Kuwait) players
Category:Club San José players
Category:Bolivian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Venezuela
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Kuwait
Category:Kuwait Premier League players
Category:Bolivian expatriate sportspeople in Kuwait
Category:Bolivian expatriate sportspeople in Venezuela