Julio César Baldivieso

{{Infobox football biography

| name= Julio César Baldivieso

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| fullname = Julio César Baldivieso Rico

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1971|12|2}}

| birth_place = Cochabamba, Bolivia

| height = 1.80m

| currentclub = Always Ready (manager)

| position = Attacking midfielder

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| years1 = 1987–1991

| years2 = 1992–1994

| years3 = 1994–1997

| years4 = 1996

| years5 = 1997–1998

| years6 = 1999

| years7 = 1999

| years8 = 2000

| years9 = 2001

| years10 = 2001–2002

| years11 = 2002

| years12 = 2002–2003

| years13 = 2003

| years14 = 2003–2004

| years15 = 2004

| years16 = 2005

| years17 = 2006

| years18 = 2007–2008

| clubs1 = Wilstermann

| clubs2 = Bolívar

| clubs3 = Newell's Old Boys

| clubs4 = → Bolívar (loan)

| clubs5 = Yokohama Marinos

| clubs6 = Wilstermann

| clubs7 = Barcelona SC

| clubs8 = Bolívar

| clubs9 = Cobreloa

| clubs10 = Al-Nassr

| clubs11 = Aurora

| clubs12 = Al-Nassr

| clubs13 = Aurora

| clubs14 = Al-Wakra

| clubs15 = Caracas

| clubs16 = Deportivo Quevedo

| clubs17 = The Strongest

| clubs18 = Aurora

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| caps3 = 23

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| caps5 = 54

| caps6 =

| caps7 = 17

| caps8 = 14

| caps9 = 12

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| caps16 = 10

| caps17 = 6

| caps18 = 11

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| goals8 = 8

| goals9 = 3

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| goals16 = 2

| goals17 = 2

| goals18 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 1991–2005

| nationalteam1 = Bolivia

| nationalcaps1 = 85

| nationalgoals1 = 15

| manageryears1 = 2008–2009

| manageryears2 = 2011

| manageryears3 = 2012

| manageryears4 = 2012

| manageryears5 = 2013

| manageryears6 = 2013–2014

| manageryears7 = 2014

| manageryears8 = 2015

| manageryears9 = 2015–2016

| manageryears10 = 2017

| manageryears11 = 2017–2018

| manageryears12 = 2019

| manageryears13 = 2019

| manageryears14 = 2020

| manageryears15 = 2021

| manageryears16 = 2022

| manageryears17 = 2022

| manageryears18 = 2024

| manageryears19 = 2025

| manageryears20 = 2025–

| managerclubs1 = Aurora

| managerclubs2 = Aurora

| managerclubs3 = Real Potosí

| managerclubs4 = Aurora

| managerclubs5 = Nacional Potosí

| managerclubs6 = San José

| managerclubs7 = Wilstermann

| managerclubs8 = Universitario de Sucre

| managerclubs9 = Bolivia

| managerclubs10 = Carabobo

| managerclubs11 = Palestine

| managerclubs12 = Always Ready

| managerclubs13 = Aurora (assistant)

| managerclubs14 = Aurora

| managerclubs15 = Atlético Palmaflor

| managerclubs16 = Royal Pari

| managerclubs17 = Always Ready

| managerclubs18 = GV San José

| managerclubs19 = San Antonio Bulo Bulo

| managerclubs20 = Always Ready

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Julio César Baldivieso Rico (born 2 December 1971) is a Bolivian football coach and former player who played as an attacking midfielder. He is the current manager of Always Ready.

Baldivieso played for the Bolivia national team at the 1994 World Cup and in several Copa Américas.{{fact|date=November 2023}}

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 Newell's Old Boys from Rosario, where he played until the winter of 97. Subsequently, he joined J1 League club Yokohama Marinos for a couple of years. Towards the end of his career he returned to Bolivia and played for The Strongest, and later made his final run with Aurora on and off the field as he also managed the team.{{fact|date=November 2023}}

Throughout his career, Baldivieso also played in 46 Copa Libertadores games altogether for three different teams and scored 11 goals.[https://www.rsssf.org/players/players-in-copalib.html rsssf: Copa Libertadores statistics]

=International=

Baldivieso made his debut for Bolivia on 14 June 1991 in a friendly match, losing 1–0 against Paraguay in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. 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 Peru in Tacna.{{fact|date=November 2023}}

=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 Aurora 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 referee 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.[http://www.diario26.com/tras-el-polemico-debut-baldivieso-y-su-hijo-se-van-del-aurora-de-bolivia-93224.html Tras el polémico debut, Baldivieso y su hijo se van del Aurora de Bolivia] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160808091727/http://www.diario26.com/tras-el-polemico-debut-baldivieso-y-su-hijo-se-van-del-aurora-de-bolivia-93224.html |date=8 August 2016 }} diario26.com {{in lang|es}}[http://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/internacional/noticias/2009/07/24/dt-baldivieso-dejo-al-aurora-donde-hizo-debutar-a-su-hijo-de-12-anos DT Baldivieso dejó al Aurora donde hizo debutar a su hijo de 12 años] mediotiempo.com {{in lang|es}} On 20 May 2011 Baldivieso returned to Aurora for his second spell.[http://www.lostiempos.com/diario/actualidad/deportes/20110420/julio-cesar-baldivieso-asume-en-aurora_122339_244710.html Julio César Baldivieso asume en Aurora] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110423091812/http://www.lostiempos.com/diario/actualidad/deportes/20110420/julio-cesar-baldivieso-asume-en-aurora_122339_244710.html |date=23 April 2011 }} lostiempos.com {{in lang|es}} Later in his career he also managed Real Potosí,[https://archive.today/20160719225114/http://www.elpotosi.net/2012/0211/47.php Baldivieso quiere un título con Real Potosí] elpotosi.net {{in lang|es}} Nacional Potosí,[http://www.late.com.bo/julio-cesar-baldivieso-sera-el-nuevo-tecnico-de-nacional-potosi/ Julio César Baldivieso será el nuevo técnico de Nacional Potosí] late.com.bo {{in lang|es}} San José,{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20160304213943/http://lapatriaenlinea.com/?nota=167419 Julio César Baldivieso es el nuevo entrenador de San José]}} lapatriaenlinea.com {{in lang|es}} Wilstermann[http://www.erbol.com.bo/noticia/deportes/29052014/julio_baldivieso_es_el_nuevo_entrenador_de_wilstermann Julio Baldivieso es el nuevo entrenador de Wilstermann] erbol.com.bo {{in lang|es}} and Universitario de Sucre.[http://www.eldiario.net/noticias/2014/2014_12/nt141224/deportes.php?n=96&-baldivieso-es-nuevo-dt-de-universitario Baldivieso es nuevo DT de Universitario] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160917231426/http://www.eldiario.net/noticias/2014/2014_12/nt141224/deportes.php?n=96&-baldivieso-es-nuevo-dt-de-universitario |date=17 September 2016 }} eldiario.net {{in lang|es}} On 28 August 2015 Baldivieso was officially presented as the manager for the Bolivia national team.[http://diez.bo/futbol/2015/08/28/baldivieso-fue-presentado-como-nuevo-entrenador-verde-6439 Baldivieso fue presentado como entrenador de Bolivia] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150829210030/http://diez.bo/futbol/2015/08/28/baldivieso-fue-presentado-como-nuevo-entrenador-verde-6439 |date=29 August 2015 }} eldeber.com.bo {{in lang|es}}[http://www.la-razon.com/marcas/futbol/Baldivieso-Seleccion-Boliviana-Futbol-eliminatorias_0_2334366645.html Baldivieso ya es técnico de la selección; encarará las eliminatorias] la-razon.com {{in lang|es}}

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 Palestine.{{Cite web | url=https://www.footballpalestine.com/2017/12/10-facts-who-is-julio-cesar-baldivieso.html | title=10 Facts: Who is Julio Cesar Baldivieso? | date=20 December 2017 }} He was released in April 2018 due to a series of controversies related between him and Saudi officials.{{Cite news | url=https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/palestinians/.premium-palestinian-team-on-losing-side-after-game-of-political-soccer-1.6073958 | title=How a Saudi Royal and a Bolivian Coach Led to the Downfall of Palestinian National Soccer | newspaper=Haaretz }}

On 31 January 2019, Baldivieso was appointed as the manager of Club Always Ready.[http://www.lostiempos.com/deportes/futbol/20190131/baldivieso-es-nuevo-entrenador-always-ready Baldivieso es el nuevo entrenador de Always Ready], lostiempos.com, 31 January 2019 On 23 September 2019, Baldi returned to Aurora as a sporting advisor because he couldn't appear as a coach in the official matches, after he already led Club Always Ready in the current 2019 Bolivian Primera División season and, according to the rules, a head coach cannot lead to two clubs in the same contest.[http://www.late.com.bo/baldivieso-se-suma-a-aurora/ Baldivieso se suma a Aurora], late.com.bo, 24 September 2019 He announced in December 2019, that he would leave the club because it wasn't the same for him to lead from the stands.[https://www.reduno.com.bo/nota/julio-cesar-baldivieso-dejara-aurora--201912402019 Julio César Baldivieso dejará Aurora], reduno.com.bo, 4 December 2019 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.[http://www.late.com.bo/francisco-arguello-es-el-nuevo-tecnico-de-aurora/ Francisco Argüello es el nuevo técnico de Aurora], late.com.bo, 18 December 2019

Career statistics

Source: {{NFT player|id=868|access-date=}}

colspan=3 \| Club performance ! colspan=2 \| League ! colspan=2 \| Cup ! colspan=2 \| League Cup ! colspan=2 \| Total
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Season ! Club ! League ! Apps	Goals ! Apps	Goals ! Apps	Goals ! Apps	Goals
colspan=3 \|Argentina ! colspan=2 \| League ! colspan=2 \| Cup ! colspan=2 \| League Cup ! colspan=2 \| Total
1994/95	rowspan="2"\|Newell's Old Boys	rowspan="2"\|Primera División	12	4					12	4
1995/96	11	1					11	1
colspan=3 \|Bolivia ! colspan=2 \| League ! colspan=2 \| Cup ! colspan=2 \| League Cup ! colspan=2 \| Total
1996	Bolívar	Liga Profesional
colspan=3 \|Japan ! colspan=2 \| League ! colspan=2 \| Emperor's Cup ! colspan=2 \| J.League Cup ! colspan=2 \| Total
1997	rowspan="2"\|Yokohama Marinos	rowspan="2"\|J1 League	22	9	2	0	5	1	29	10
1998	32	10	1	0	3	1	36	11
colspan=3 \|Bolivia ! colspan=2 \| League ! colspan=2 \| Cup ! colspan=2 \| League Cup ! colspan=2 \| Total
1999	Jorge Wilstermann	Liga Profesional
colspan=3 \|Ecuador ! colspan=2 \| League ! colspan=2 \| Cup ! colspan=2 \| League Cup ! colspan=2 \| Total
1999	Barcelona	Serie A	17	4					17	4
colspan=3 \|Bolivia ! colspan=2 \| League ! colspan=2 \| Cup ! colspan=2 \| League Cup ! colspan=2 \| Total
2000	Bolívar	Liga Profesional	14	8					14	8
colspan=3 \|Chile ! colspan=2 \| League ! colspan=2 \| Copa Chile ! colspan=2 \| League Cup ! colspan=2 \| Total
2001	Cobreloa	Primera División	12	3					12	3
colspan=3 \|Saudi Arabia ! colspan=2 \| League ! colspan=2 \| Crown Prince Cup ! colspan=2 \| League Cup ! colspan=2 \| Total
2001/02	rowspan="2"\|Al-Nassr	rowspan="2"\|Professional League
2002/03
colspan=3 \|Bolivia ! colspan=2 \| League ! colspan=2 \| Cup ! colspan=2 \| League Cup ! colspan=2 \| Total
2003	Aurora	Liga Profesional	9	3					9	3
colspan=3 \|Qatar ! colspan=2 \| League ! colspan=2 \| Emir Cup ! colspan=2 \| Sheikh Jassem Cup ! colspan=2 \| Total
2003/04	Al-Wakrah	Stars League
colspan=3 \|Bolivia ! colspan=2 \| League ! colspan=2 \| Cup ! colspan=2 \| League Cup ! colspan=2 \| Total
2004	Aurora	Liga Profesional	7	0					7	0
colspan=3 \|Venezuela ! colspan=2 \| League ! colspan=2 \| Copa Venezuela ! colspan=2 \| League Cup ! colspan=2 \| Total
2004/05	rowspan="2"\|Caracas	rowspan="2"\|Primera División
2005/06
colspan=3 \|Bolivia ! colspan=2 \| League ! colspan=2 \| Cup ! colspan=2 \| League Cup ! colspan=2 \| Total
2006	The Strongest	Liga Profesional	6	2					6	2
2007	Bolívar	Liga Profesional	1	0					1	0
2008	Aurora	Liga Profesional	11	0					11	0
rowspan=8\| Country	colspan=2\| Argentina !23\|\|5\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|23\|\|5
colspan=2\|Bolivia !48\|\|13\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|48\|\|13
colspan=2\|Japan !54\|\|19\|\|3\|\|0\|\|8\|\|2\|\|65\|\|21
colspan=2\|Ecuador !17\|\|4\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|17\|\|4
colspan=2\|Chile !12\|\|3\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|12\|\|3
colspan=2\|Saudi Arabia !\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|
colspan=2\|Qatar !\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|
colspan=2\|Venezuela !\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|
colspan=3\|Total !154\|\|44\|\|3\|\|0\|\|8\|\|2\|\|165\|\|46

=National team=

{{cite web|title=Julio César Baldivieso – International Appearances|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/baldivieso-intlg.html|website=RSSSF}}

Year	Apps	Goals
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! colspan=3 \| Bolivia national team
1991	5	0
1992	0	0
1993	15	0
1994	14	1
1995	8	1
1996	12	3
1997	9	2
1998	0	0
1999	0	0
2000	7	2
2001	8	5
2002	0	0
2003	3	1
2004	2	0
2005	2	0
Total\|\|85\|\|15

=International goals=

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style=" text-align:center; font-size:95%;" width="90%" !colspan=7\|International Goals
1.	26 March 1994	Dallas, United States	{{fb\|USA}}	0–1	2–2	Friendly
2.	18 June 1995	Valera, Venezuela	{{fb\|VEN}}	1–3	1–3	Friendly
3.	11 February 1996	Lima, Peru	{{fb\|PER}}	?–?	1–3	Friendly
4.	24 April 1996	Buenos Aires, Argentina	{{fb\|ARG}}	3–1	2–1	World Cup Qualifier
5.	7 July 1996	La Paz, Bolivia	{{fb\|VEN}}	3–0	6–1	World Cup Qualifier
6.	15 June 1997	La Paz, Bolivia	{{fb\|PER}}	2–0	2–0	Copa América
7.	18 June 1997	La Paz, Bolivia	{{fb\|URU}}	1–0	1–0	Copa América
8.	5 March 2000	La Paz, Bolivia	{{fb\|HAI}}	3–0	9–2	Friendly
9.	28 June 2000	San Cristóbal, Venezuela	{{fb\|VEN}}	2–2	4–2	World Cup Qualifier
10.	3 June 2001	La Paz, Bolivia	{{fb\|VEN}}	1–0	5–0	World Cup Qualifier
11.	3 June 2001	La Paz, Bolivia	{{fb\|VEN}}	5–0	5–0	World Cup Qualifier
12.	14 August 2001	Santiago, Chile	{{fb\|CHI}}	0–1	2–2	World Cup Qualifier
13.	7 November 2001	La Paz, Bolivia	{{fb\|BRA}}	2–1	3–1	World Cup Qualifier
14.	7 November 2001	La Paz, Bolivia	{{fb\|BRA}}	3–1	3–1	World Cup Qualifier
15.	10 September 2003	La Paz, Bolivia	{{fb\|COL}}	1–0	4–0	World Cup Qualifier

=Managerial statistics=

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rowspan=2\|Team !rowspan=2\|From !rowspan=2\|To !colspan=8\|Record
{{Tooltip\|G\|Games managed}} !{{Tooltip\|W\|Games won}} !{{Tooltip\|D\|Games drawn}} !{{Tooltip\|L\|Games lost}} !{{Tooltip\|GF\|Goals for}} !{{Tooltip\|GA\|Goals against}} !{{Tooltip\|GD\|Goal difference}} !{{Tooltip\|Win %\|Winning percentage}}
Palestine \| 19 December 2017 \| 22 April 2018 {{WDL\|2\|0\|1\|1\|for=0\|against=1\|diff=yes}}
colspan=3\|Career totals {{WDLtot\|2\|0\|1\|1\|for=0\|against=1\|diff=yes}}

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|+ Managerial record by team and tenure

rowspan=2|Team

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Palestine

| 19 December 2017

| 22 April 2018

colspan=3|Career totals

Personal

His son Mauricio Baldivieso is the youngest player to have played in a professional football match.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8163533.stm BBC Sport: Bolivian boy sets football record]

References

External links

{{NFT player|868}}
{{J.League player}}
[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/baldivieso-intlg.html RSSSF statistics]
[http://www.boliviagol.com/jugadores.php?jugador=28&torneo=3 Profile]. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708082513/http://www.boliviagol.com/jugadores.php?jugador=28&torneo=3 |date=8 July 2011 }}. BoliviaGol.com {{in lang|es}}.

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