La Paz took Argentina apart 6-1 on 1 April 2009 and three of the goals were his, seven years after a season of 49 league goals that IFFHS rated the best in any top division in the world. He left Bolívar with 133 goals, second in the club's history, and added the 2002 Bolivian title, back-to-back Mexican championships with UNAM in the 2004 Clausura and Apertura, and 20 goals in 48 caps for Bolivia. Career record: 48 caps and 20 goals for Bolivia; club career at Club Bolívar, Pumas UNAM, Correcaminos UAT.
| 1997–1997 | Club Mariscal Braun |
| 1998–1998 | Deportivo Municipal de La Paz |
| 1999–2003 | Club Bolívar |
| 2003–2006 | Pumas UNAM |
| 2006–2006 | San Lorenzo de Almagro |
| 2007–2007 | Internacional de Bogotá |
| 2008–2008 | Club Bolívar |
| 2009–2010 | Correcaminos UAT |
| 2010–2010 | Al-Arabi SC |
| 2011–2011 | CD San José |
| 2013–2014 | Sport Boys Warnes |
| Bolivia | 48 caps, 20 goals |
Bolivia legends whose careers overlapped Botero's
One rank above: Jaime Moreno at #7.
One rank below: Milton Melgar at #9.
Bolivia's editorial top five: Marco Etcheverry · Erwin Sánchez · Julio César Baldivieso · Víctor Agustín Ugarte · Marcelo Moreno Martins.