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Bolivia · 1973–2014

Erwin Romero

Stalwart LM, also LB, CAM Right-footed dribblercreator
Rating
82
Caps
49
Goals
5
Life
1957
Clubs
Oriente Petrolero, Club Bolívar, Real Santa Cruz
#6
Editorial rank of 33 for Bolivia
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The people's rank, live from duel votes

Bolivians knew him first as Chichi and then simply as El Maestro, a midfielder who scored 134 goals in 348 domestic league matches after turning professional with Destroyers at fifteen in 1973. CONMEBOL named him Bolivia's greatest footballer of all time in 2014, and he won the Bolivian championship twice with Bolívar, in 1982 and 1983, alongside 49 appearances for Bolivia between 1977 and 1989. Career record: 49 caps and 5 goals for Bolivia; club career at Oriente Petrolero, Club Bolívar, Real Santa Cruz.

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Career record

1973–1976Club Destroyers
1977–1979Oriente Petrolero
1980–1980Quilmes Atlético Club
1981–1984Club Bolívar
1985–1986Real Santa Cruz
1986–1986Atlético Bucaramanga
1987–1988Oriente Petrolero
1989–1990Club Blooming
1992–1992C.D. Jorge Wilstermann
Bolivia49 caps, 5 goals

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Around Romero in the almanac

One rank above: Marcelo Moreno Martins at #5.

One rank below: Jaime Moreno at #7.

Bolivia's editorial top five: Marco Etcheverry · Erwin Sánchez · Julio César Baldivieso · Víctor Agustín Ugarte · Marcelo Moreno Martins.