Erwin Romero

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Erwin Romero
Personal information
Full name Erwin Romero Escudero
Date of birth (1957-07-27) July 27, 1957 (age 65)
Place of birth Camiri, Bolivia
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1973–1976 Destroyers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1977–1979 Oriente Petrolero 75 (18)
1980 Quilmes 37 (6)
1981–1984 Bolívar 124 (75)
1985–1986 Real Santa Cruz 58 (15)
1986 Bucaramanga [1] 8 (1)
1987–1988 Oriente Petrolero 41 (13)
1989–1990 Blooming 18 (5)
1991 Orcobol 14 (3)
1992 Wilstermann 18 (5)
Total393(141)
International career
1977–1989 Bolivia 48 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Erwin Romero Escudero (born July 27, 1957) is a former Bolivian football player, who participated in 49 games for the Bolivia national team between 1977 and 1989 [2]

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Nicknamed Chichi, Romero was a gifted midfield playmaker noted for his vision and ball control. Some of the clubs he played for include Oriente Petrolero, Quilmes, Blooming and Bolívar. Romero played for Bolivia in four World Cup qualifying campaigns- 1978, 1982, 1986 and 1990 as well as the 1979 [3] and 1983 [4] Copa América tournaments.

He is one of the national league's all-time top 10 scorers with 134 goals in 348 appearances between 1977 and 1992. [5]

International goals

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.25 January 1981 Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz, Bolivia Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 2-02–1Friendly
2.21 August 1983Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz, BoliviaFlag of Peru (state).svg  Peru 1-01–1 1983 Copa América
-3 February 1985Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz, BoliviaFlag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 2-02-1Unofficial match
3.21 April 1985 Estadio Ramón Aguilera, Santa Cruz, Bolivia Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela 3-14–1Friendly
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