C.D. Jorge Wilstermann

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Jorge Wilstermann
Club Jorge Wilstermann.svg
Full nameClub Cultural y Deportivo Jorge Wilstermann
Nickname(s)Aviador [1]
Rojo
Wilster
Hércules
FoundedNovember 24, 1949;75 years ago (1949-11-24)
Ground Estadio Félix Capriles,
Cochabamba, Bolivia
Capacity32,000 [2]
ChairmanOmar Mustafá
Manager Humberto Viviani
League División Profesional
2024 División Profesional, 9th of 16
Website http://www.wilstermann.com.bo/

Club Cultural y Deportivo Jorge Wilstermann, known simply as Wilstermann, is a Bolivian football club from the city of Cochabamba, founded on 24 November 1949 by a group of workers of Lloyd Aereo Boliviano. It is named after Bolivian aviator Jorge Wilstermann. Wilstermann is one of the three most frequent winners of the Primera Division de Bolivia and the first Bolivian team to qualify to the Copa Libertadores semi-finals.

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History

On November 24, 1949, [3] a group of employees of Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano met to form a football club that would be identified with the company and become the pride of its workers. After two hours of debate, they founded the club with the name "San Jose de la Banda" in tribute to the area and the airport in Cochabamba. They proceeded to the election of the board, and appointed Justo Mancilla as club president. After some debate, blue and white were chosen as the team colors.

After the death of the company's first commercial pilot in Bolivia, Jorge Wilstermann, the name of the club was changed. In 1953, Captain Walter Lemma, manager of the company and partner of the deceased, suggested that both the airport and the team bear the name of the pilot, who had been very dear to the institution.

After the club's foundation, the leaders entered it in Cochabamba's Football Association (AFC) to compete in the second division. Wilstermann had no clear rival for first place and its good campaign forced it to seek to move into the AFC championship, which was played in La Paz and Oruro between teams from those cities.

When Dr. Jorge Rojas was appointed Wilstermann's chairman, he changed its colors to red and blue. "I chose those colors because they mean force, ferocity, and total dedication in the field", he stated. It was also the only team in the country which used those colors.

Golden ages

First golden era

Wilstermann's first national title came in 1958. This was the first in the club's "golden age", highlighted by star players such as Walter Zamorano, Mario Zabalaga, José Carlos Trigo, César Sánchez, Máximo Alcócer, Ausberto García, Renán López, Alfredo Soria, Rómulo Cortez, Wilfredo Villarroel, José Trujillo, and José Rocabado. At that time, Wilstermann was the only team in Bolivia that played with five forwards, which shattered defenses.

In 1959, Wilstermann repeated as national champions, earning the honor to be the representative Bolivian side in the first edition of the Copa Libertadores de América in 1960. Their initial match pitted them against Peñarol of Uruguay. The Uruguayans defeated Wilstermann 7–1 in Montevideo, although the Bolivians drew their home game 1–1. In 1960, Wilstermann won its third consecutive national title, an achievement that has not been equalled by any other Bolivian club.

In the 1961 Copa competition, Wilster played to a tie against Santa Fe, Colombia, winning 3–2 in Cochabamba and losing 1–0 in Colombia. The governing body decided to draw lots to determine which team would advance to the next round. "The draw was a fraud. After many years we learned that the full intention of the South American Football Confederation, which at that time was based in Bogota, was to eliminate Wilstermann and promote Santa Fe to the semi-finals," claimed then Wilster club chairman, the late Jorge Rojas. The unsubstantiated story was that both of the pieces of paper that were put in the hat had Wilstermann's name. The team that was drawn was eliminated. "The Confederation official of that process confessed that he had been forced to proceed in this manner," recalled Rojas.

Second golden era

Wilstermann enjoyed a second "golden era" in the 1970s under the chairmanship of Alfredo Salazar. The Wilstermann team again won the national championships in 1972 and 1973. "They were spectacular years. Wilstermann had that mystique of a winning team: they did not like to lose ever, even less to a visiting side. Besides they were always on the attack and even achieved a historic 2–2 tie with River Plate in Buenos Aires," recalls Antonio Yanez, organization leader since 1975.

The Wilstermann sides of this era were highlighted by players such as Rene Bilbao, Hugo Pérez, Jaime Olivera, Juan José Ponce, Limbert Cabrera Rivero, Freddy Vargas, Juan Carlos Sánchez, Hugo Franco, Carlos Canelas, Alberto Navarro, Brazilian Milton Teodoro Joana, and Chileans Juan Abel Ganga and Víctor Hugo Bravo.

Third golden era

Following a period of club organizational turmoil and the founding of the professional football league of Bolivia, the Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano, Wilstermann enjoyed its third "golden age", winning national titles in 1980 and 1981.

During this period, the team looked to achieve something sought unsuccessfully by many Bolivian football clubs before: qualifying for the second phase of the Copa Libertadores de America. In opening Copa round play, Wilster beat good teams Técnico Universitario, Ambato and Barcelona SC. To seal their qualification for the second round, Wilstermann beat The Strongest 4–1 in the match tiebreaker in a memorable match at the stadium Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia.[ citation needed ]

In the second phase, Wilstermann faced the formidable rosters of Deportivo Cali of Colombia and Flamengo of Brazil. They first tied the Colombian side 1–1 in Cochabamba, but fell 1–0 in Cali. The team from Rio de Janeiro defeated Wilster 2–1 at home, as well as in Maracanã, 4–1. While these results were disappointing, Wilstermann had accomplished what no Bolivian team had before. The Wilstermann sides of this era were highlighted by players such as Roger Pérez, Carlos Trigo, Víctor Villalón, Carlos Arias, Eduardo Navarro, Jhonny Villarroel, Freddy Vargas, César Enriquez, Jairzinho, Gastón Taborga and Freddy Salguero.

Honours

National

Regional

Record in CONMEBOL competitions

Best – Semi-finals in 1981
2007 – First round
2014 – First round
1998 – Quarter-finals

Current squad

As of 15 January 2025.Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Bolivia.svg  BOL Lucas Salinas U23
3 MF Flag of Bolivia.svg  BOL Alejandro Chumacero
4 DF Flag of Bolivia.svg  BOL Francisco Rodríguez
5 DF Flag of Uruguay.svg  URU Gonzalo Castillo
6 DF Flag of Bolivia.svg  BOL Nicolás Villarroel U17
7 MF Flag of Paraguay.svg  PAR Alex Cáceres
9 MF Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Cristian Chávez (captain)
14 DF Flag of Bolivia.svg  BOL Edwin Tumiri U19
15 MF Flag of Bolivia.svg  BOL Cristhian Machado (vice-captain)
17 DF Flag of Bolivia.svg  BOL Luis Rodríguez U20
18 FW Flag of Bolivia.svg  BOL Martín Barron
No.Pos.NationPlayer
20 MF Flag of Bolivia.svg  BOL Andrés Guillermo U18
23 MF Flag of Bolivia.svg  BOL Andy Velasquez U17
24 MF Flag of Bolivia.svg  BOL Gabriel Montaño U18
25 DF Flag of Bolivia.svg  BOL Robson Dos Santos
26 MF Flag of Bolivia.svg  BOL Alfredo Aliaga U17
27 DF Flag of Bolivia.svg  BOL Rafael Corrales U20
28 FW Flag of Bolivia.svg  BOL Rodrigo Soto U23
29 MF Flag of Bolivia.svg  BOL Sergio Adrián
30 FW Flag of Bolivia.svg  BOL Aaron Andersen U18
33 GK Flag of Bolivia.svg  BOL Santiago Zotes U20

In

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
No.Pos.NationPlayer

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
8 MF Flag of Bolivia.svg  BOL Josué Mamani(transfer to Real Tomayapo)
9 FW Flag of Bolivia.svg  BOL Adrián Peña(transfer to ...)
10 FW Flag of Paraguay.svg  PAR Héctor Bobadilla(transfer to Always Ready)
No.Pos.NationPlayer
11 FW Flag of Bolivia.svg  BOL Makerlo Tellez(transfer to Phnom Penh Crown)
13 GK Flag of Paraguay.svg  PAR Arnaldo Giménez (transfer to ...)
19 MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Adrian Pacheco(transfer to Blooming)

Reserves and academy

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
12 GK Flag of Bolivia.svg  BOL Mateo Olivera U18
44 DF Flag of Bolivia.svg  BOL Leonel Pozo U19
34 DF Flag of Bolivia.svg  BOL Claudio Ancieta U23
48 MF Flag of Bolivia.svg  BOL Ian Rodriguez U17
50 MF Flag of Bolivia.svg  BOL Diego Vargas U20
No.Pos.NationPlayer
22 MF Flag of Bolivia.svg  BOL Edward Zenteno U18
35 MF Flag of Bolivia.svg  BOL Adriel Guillermo U17
38 FW Flag of Bolivia.svg  BOL Israel Rocabado U18
- MF Flag of Bolivia.svg  BOL Marcos Goytia U18

Coaching staff

PositionStaff
Manager Flag of Bolivia.svg Humberto Viviani
Assistant First Team Coach Flag of Bolivia.svg Willington Ortiz
First Team Fitness Coach Flag of Bolivia.svg Alan Caballero
Goalkeeper Coach Flag of Bolivia.svg Mauricio Adorno
Medical Director Flag of Bolivia.svg Luis Montaño
Medical Team Flag of Bolivia.svg Antonio Valdivia
Medical Team Flag of Bolivia.svg Alejandro Prieto
First Team Props Flag of Bolivia.svg Donald García

Managers

References

  1. Opinión (ed.). "8 clubes de la Liga y sus más de 21 apodos "con historia"" . Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  2. "Football stadiums of the world – Stadium List South America | Football stadiums of the world". Archived from the original on 2017-06-22. Retrieved 2008-06-13.
  3. Vanauskas, Laura (1999). An Encyclopedia of Football in Bolivia – 1914 to 1998. Heart Books – Belgium. p. 192.{{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)