33·Legends
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Bolivia · 1969–86

Ovidio Messa

Stalwart CM, also CDM, CAM Right-footed playmakercreator
Rating
80
Caps
37
Goals
8
Life
1952–2017
Clubs
Club Petrolero, Chaco Petrolero, The Strongest
#24
Editorial rank of 33 for Bolivia
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The people's rank, live from duel votes

He wore Bolivia's number 10 at the 1975 Copa América and scored three times in four matches, in a career that began at Petrolero de Cochabamba in 1969 and ended with a knee injury in October 1986. Forty caps and nine goals for Bolivia, league titles with Chaco Petrolero in 1970, Bolívar in 1976 and The Strongest in 1986, gold at the 1970 Bolivarian Games, and a stadium in his home town of Yacuiba that carries his name. Career record: 37 caps and 8 goals for Bolivia; club career at Club Petrolero, Chaco Petrolero, The Strongest.

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Career record

1970–1970Club Petrolero
1971–1975Chaco Petrolero
1976–1980The Strongest
1980–1980Club Libertad
1981–1982Club Guaraní
1983–1983The Strongest
1984–1984Club Bolívar
1985–1986The Strongest
Bolivia37 caps, 8 goals

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One rank above: Máximo Alcócer at #23.

One rank below: Álvaro Peña at #25.

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