His free kick in the 26th minute against Pachuca on 17 December 2008 put Liga de Quito into the Club World Cup final, four days before Wayne Rooney settled it for Manchester United. Chucho had already taken the 2008 Copa Libertadores with that side, the only Ecuadorian club to win it, and two Ecuadorian league titles in 2003 and 2007, with twelve caps for Ecuador along the way. Career record: 11 caps and 0 goals for Ecuador; club career at Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito, Club Social y Deportivo Macará, Barcelona S.C..
| 2002–2008 | Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito |
| 2005–2006 | Club Social y Deportivo Macará |
| 2009–2009 | Santos |
| 2009–2011 | S.C. Internacional |
| 2010–2010 | Barcelona S.C. |
| 2011–2012 | Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito |
| 2012–2012 | Atlas |
| 2013–2013 | San Martín de San Juan |
| 2014–2014 | Chivas USA |
| 2015–2015 | C.D. Cuenca |
| Ecuador | 11 caps, 0 goals |
Ecuador legends whose careers overlapped Bolaños's
One rank above: José Gavica at #30.
One rank below: Luis Capurro at #32.
Ecuador's editorial top five: Alberto Spencer · Antonio Valencia · Willian Pacho · Álex Aguinaga · Enner Valencia.