Miguel Rimba

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Miguel Rimba

| image =

| fullname = Miguel Ángel Rimba Alvis

| height = 1.78 m

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1967|11|1}}

| birth_place = Riberalta, Bolivia

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| position = Right Defender

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1988–1998

| years2 = 1998–1999

| years3 = 1999–2000

| years4 = 2001–2002

| years5 = 2003

| clubs1 = Bolívar

| clubs2 = Atlético Tucumán

| clubs3 = Oriente Petrolero

| clubs4 = Real Santa Cruz

| clubs5 = Aurora

| caps1 = 302

| caps2 = 13

| caps3 = 57

| caps4 = 17

| caps5 = 6

| goals1 = 4

| goals2 = 0

| goals3 = 0

| goals4 = 1

| goals5 = 0

| totalcaps = 395

| totalgoals = 5

| nationalyears1 = 1989–2000

| nationalteam1 = Bolivia

| nationalcaps1 = 80

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| pcupdate = April 2008

}}

Miguel Ángel Rimba Alvis (born November 1, 1967, in Riberalta) is a former Bolivian football defender. He played 80 international matches for the Bolivia national team.[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/bol-recintlp.html rsssf: Bolivia record international footballers] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090609165828/http://rsssf.com/miscellaneous/bol-recintlp.html |date=2009-06-09 }}

Career

Rimba made three appearances in the 1994 FIFA World Cup and was part of the squad that reached the final of the Copa América in 1997.[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/97safull.html rsssf: Copa América 1997] He made his debut on May 25, 89 in a friendly match against Paraguay in Cochabamba.

He played the majority of his club career for Bolívar where he won six Bolivian league titles (1988, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997).

Towards the end of his career he played in Argentina with Atlético Tucumán, he then had short spells with Oriente Petrolero, Real Santa Cruz and Aurora before his retirement in 2003.

Over the course of his career he had 63 Copa Libertadores appearances and scored a goal.

Honours

=Club=

Bolívar (6)
Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano: 1988, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997

References

External links

[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/rimba-intl.html International statistics] at rsssf
{{BDFA|25434|Miguel Angel Rimba}}
{{NFT player|13623}}
[https://www.rsssf.org/players/players-in-copalib.html rsssf.com]

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Category:1967 births

Category:Living people

Category:People from Vaca Díez Province

Category:Bolivian men's footballers

Category:20th-century Bolivian sportsmen

Category:Bolivia men's international footballers

Category:Bolivian expatriate men's footballers

Category:1994 FIFA World Cup players