Club Blooming
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Club Social, Cultural y Deportivo Blooming is a Bolivia
n football
club from Santa Cruz de la Sierra, formed on May 1, 1946. Its home colours are sky blue, white and navy. They play at the Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera
(38,000 seats). Its main rival is Oriente Petrolero
, also from Santa Cruz. When they face each other in the local derby also known as "clásico cruceño", it is considered one of the most important matches in Bolivian football due to the fanaticism and passion of its fans, as well as, the expectation and interest it generates in the rest of the country.
Hence, Blooming made the transition from amateur to professional football after defeating two other local teams in a short tournament. From that moment, the team earned the right to be a member of the Asociación Cruceña de Fútbol (ACF), a regional association which happened to be the highest football entity in the Santa Cruz department during that time.
In 1977, the Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano
was born. The league comprised sixteen traditional clubs from all across the country, among them Blooming. At the time the club appointed a new chairman, his name was Roberto “Tito” Paz, a well-known and respected businessman from Santa Cruz who would transform the team into a true powerhouse in the following years.
The manager at that time was Chilean native Raúl "El Mago" Pino. Under his directions he had a group of talented players including Silvio Rojas, Juan Carlos Sánchez
, Milton Melgar, Roly Paniagua, Rolando Coimbra and Miguel Ángel Noro among others. They all became great contributors in helping the club make history by finishing as runners-up in 1982 and 1983, and winning the first national championship in 1984; thanks to that glorious long range shot by Milton Melgar in injury time against Bolívar
in Cochabamba.
In Consequently, Blooming participated in the 1985 edition of Copa Libertadores
. That year Juan Carlos Sánchez wrote his name in the books of record of that tournament. During a home game against Deportivo Italia
from Venezuela, which Blooming won by a crushing 8-0 he scored six goals alone, and set a personal record unlikely to be broken in Libertadores. The team had a impressive run and advanced to the semi-finals stage undefeated. However, the dream of winning the most prestigious trophy in the continent vanished after finishing last in a group series against Argentine clubs Independiente
and Argentinos Juniors
, the last one claiming the title that year.
That would be Blooming’s best performance in a Conmebol
competition to date. The rest of the decade was a period characterized by regular seasons.
, Juan Manuel Peña, and Berthy Suárez
placed the club back among the elite in Bolivian football. In both seasons, 1990 and 1991, the team came close from winning the national championship by reaching semi-finals with Ramiro Blacutt as the manager; nonetheless, the academia cruceña lost to Bolívar and San José
respectively. In 1994 the team started the tournament strong. On January 19 of that year, Blooming defeated its biggest rival Oriente Petrolero by the largest margin in the derby
's history.
It was an unforgettable victory by 5-0 with goals scored by Hebert Arandia (2), Jaime Moreno (2) and Juan Carlos Chávez. However, the game wasn't played in full length because Oriente's supporters couldn't take the embarrassment. They knocked down the fence and entered the field on the 75th minute causing disturbs. Fortunately, the local authorities intervened on time and the game got suspended. Subsequently, it was resumed two days later at closed door. After such a colossal victory, Blooming stayed motivated throughout the season obtaining good results and making the playoffs, but ultimately they finished with a bitter third place behind La Paz's clubs The Strongest
and Bolívar, and missed another opportunity to take part in an international tournament.
During the second semester of 1994, Blooming began experiencing difficult times financially. The condition had severe implications in the players as they went on strike in several occasions. The evident lack of motivation was soon reflected on the field, as the team didn’t qualify to any of the two championship playoffs, and what is worse, it compromised its permanence in first division football due to a poor performance throughout the season. Entering 1995 the financial crisis exacerbated. Blooming no longer had the capacity to pay its players. Tired of the situation, most of them left the institution and signed for another team. Clearly the club had no other alternative, but to turn to its youth sector as the last resort to compete in the local tournament. Despite the tremendous effort exhibited by these youngsters, the team finished second-bottom of the league having to play a relegation series with the Copa Simón Bolívar’s runners-up. On November of that year in La Paz
, Blooming lost to Chaco Petrolero 6-5 on penalty kicks, after a 1-1 score during reglamentary time. Hence, the team was relegated for the first time since the league was founded in 1977.
The following year Blooming celebrated its 50th year anniversary playing in second division; however, a fresh board of directors with Juan Callaú in command, promised the supporters that the team would return to first division in 1997. The first step was to find a manager with a strong background, who was familiar with Bolivian football and had the willingness to undertake this pretentious project. That's how they determined to bring onboard Carlos Aragonés, a prominent manager who had won the national title with The Strongest a few years back. The club was also strengthened with great off-season acquisitions like young talented midfielder Limberg Gutiérrez, experienced striker Víctor Hugo Antelo
, Tahuichi right-back Renny Ribera
and other important players, which got on well with rest of the squad; forming a solid and consistent team that won the promotion in 1996 by defeating Club Universidad from Santa Cruz in the Copa Simón Bolívar
finals.
With the imminent return of Blooming to first division football, the club once again occupied a seat of honor among the best teams in Bolivia. In 1997, la academia made a successful comeback; in the Apertura the club finished first in its group; nevertheless it fell short from winning the title by getting knocked-out in semi-finals by Bolívar. In the Clausura Blooming qualified as second best in its group, but in the "Hexagonal Final" the team lost terrain and ended up third behind Bolívar and Oriente; therefore, being left out of another Copa Libertadores berth. The following year and after leaving all the frustrations behind, Blooming resumed its protagonism in the league. With the basis of that group of players, along with the arrival of other key figures such as Bolivian internationals Rubén Tufiño
and José Carlos Fernández, Blooming consolidated a squad that led the tournament from the beginning and culminated with the 1998 Clausura title. Later in the year they defeated Wistermann
in the championship finals by scores of 3-0 at home and 1-0 as visitors.
The city of Santa Cruz turned into a carnival parade in mid December. The fans were exceedingly cheerful and euphoric to see their team win the first national championship in fourteen years. Luckily for them, the reason to celebrate a new championship didn't drag on. The following year, Blooming won the 1999 Apertura with seven points ahead of the second. Later, they faced the Clausura winners to determined the champions of 1999. Remarkably, Blooming dominated the series over The Strongest by a similar scores of 3-2 on both games, and retained the trophy for another year.
As an important fact, Blooming is the first team from Santa Cruz
to win the title in consecutive seasons.
In 2001, Blooming began renovating its squad since some of the talented players that took part in the back-to-back championship run left the institution. Nevertheless, this situation was compensated with the arrival of other young promising footballers, like striker Diego Cabrera
. In the following years Blooming had modest participations in the league, maintaining a low profile and lacking ambition.
Finally in the 2005 Apertura, Blooming gave its fans a new reason to celebrate when they won the tournament with a young and rejuvenated team under the guidance of Gustavo Quinteros
. Blooming secured the title on December 8, in the last game with a victory over The Strongest by 3-2 in La Paz. Thus, the team finished first in the final group stage or "final six" with five points ahead of Bolívar. Players such as Joselito Vaca
, Gualberto Mojica
and Pedro Higa were fundamental in enlighting the road towards the title.
The following year, the victorious path extended for Blooming as the team obtained the 2006 Copa Aerosur. After a prosperous run with Blooming, Quinteros left the club to manage a first division team in Argentina. The board of directors then brought in his fellow countryman Abel Moralejo; however, he only took charge until the end of that year when the club decided to sack him out due to the squad's poor performance.
La academia started the following year with a new manager. He was Álvaro Peña
, a retired striker who played for Blooming in the late eighties. Nevertheless, after just a few months into the season he was replaced by Gustavo Quinteros, who returned to the institution after an unsuccessful stint in Argentina. Blooming began the 2008 season on a positive note. For the second time in its history the team won the Copa Aerosur. This was achieved in part due to an outstanding performance displayed by Hernán Boyero
, who finished as the topscorer in that short tournament with 8 goals; however, the team wasn't able to match the same success once the Apertura tournament commenced, and finished with a disappointing six place, despite having a competitive team including Anderson Gonzaga
, the tournament's topscorer with 16.
When the Clasura kicked-off, the team showed a considerable improvement and built up its confidence again. As result, Blooming qualify to the championship playoffs as the number one seed in its group. In semi-finals the club faced La Paz F.C.
, one of the most regular clubs in the league in recent years. In the first-leg, Blooming encountered a solid and fierce home team, and was defeated 1-2 in the always imposing and tough Estadio Hernando Siles
. Nevertheless, the players got their revenge and humiliated La Paz F.C. by a 5-0 score in the rematch played in Santa Cruz, making their way to the finals. Subsequently, they faced Aurora
for the 2008 Clausura title. Each team prevailed in their respective home games without a goal differential rule established, so in order to crown a new champion a third and decisive match was scheduled in Sucre. The game was played under harsh weather conditions, with the final score tied at 2 during regulation time. Unfortunately for Blooming, the penalty kicks favored Aurora (4-2) and they had to settle as runners-up.
The 2009 Clausura marked the consecration of the fifth title in Blooming's history. After qualifying third in its group, Blooming was matched up with Real Potosí
in quarer-finals. The celestes managed to eliminate its opponent after a 0-0 draw in their visit to Potosi, and a crucial 1-0 victory at home. In semi-finals they faced their fierce and eternal rival Oriente Petrolero. In the first-leg match Blooming succumbed by a 2-3 score, but in the second game the team overcame adversity and won 1-0 with a opportunistic finish by Damián Akerman
. Since the knock-out stage was subject to the away goals rule
, Blooming advanced to the finals. This time the team on the other end was Bolívar. On the first match Blooming struggled, but came victorious on its ground by a 1-0 score. In the second-leg match played in La Paz the team felt the pressure exerted by the locals on and off the field, however, Blooming gave the first thrust thanks to a brilliant goal netted by Roger Suárez
. Ultimately, Bolívar tied the game but the score (1-1) remained untouched through the end.
Ignacio A. García
Sebastián Molina Luis Fernando Machado
Players Out Wilder Zabala
Johnny Acosta Carlos Ortiz
* Naturalized
Bolivians
See also :Category:Club Blooming players.
Víctor Hugo Andrada
(2009-10) Carlos Aragonés
(1989-90), (1998-00), (2003), (2010-11) Carlos Biasutto
(1992-93), (1994), (1995) Ramiro Blacutt (1981-82), (1986-87), (1990-91) Gustavo Quinteros
(2005-06), (2007-08) Raúl Pino (†) (1983-85), (1989), (1995) Wálter "Cata" Roque (1996-97) Ruben Saldaña Barba (†) (1978-79), (1980-81)
Bolivia
Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...
n football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
club from Santa Cruz de la Sierra, formed on May 1, 1946. Its home colours are sky blue, white and navy. They play at the Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera
Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera
Estadio Ramón "Tahuichi" Aguilera is a multi-purpose stadium in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. It is used mostly for football matches, on club level by Club Blooming, Oriente Petrolero, and Club Destroyers. The stadium has a capacity of 38,000 people and was built in 1939...
(38,000 seats). Its main rival is Oriente Petrolero
Oriente Petrolero
Club Deportivo Oriente Petrolero is a Bolivian football club based in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. Founded on November 5, 1955 in Santa Cruz, Bolivia by workers of the Bolivian oil company . They play at the 38,000-capacity Estadio Tahuichi Aguilera. Oriente have been Bolivian champions four times, Copa...
, also from Santa Cruz. When they face each other in the local derby also known as "clásico cruceño", it is considered one of the most important matches in Bolivian football due to the fanaticism and passion of its fans, as well as, the expectation and interest it generates in the rest of the country.
1946 to 1970s
On May 1, 1946 a group of young men led by Humberto Vaca Pereyra Montaño, agreed to establish a new football club after the rupture of a previous team they had put together called "Blue Sky". In their quest to find a name, they looked for inspiration in the city of Santa Cruz's flourishing youth; therefore, they decided to name the team officially as "Club Blooming". In the years following its foundation, Blooming became a very successful club in the amateur league winning several tournaments held in the region. By 1952, the board of directors determined that it was time to enhance the club's status.Hence, Blooming made the transition from amateur to professional football after defeating two other local teams in a short tournament. From that moment, the team earned the right to be a member of the Asociación Cruceña de Fútbol (ACF), a regional association which happened to be the highest football entity in the Santa Cruz department during that time.
In 1977, the Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano
Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano
-List of champions:*Torneo adecuacion was celebrate to adequate seasons to European style -Titles by team :-List of all-time topscorers:...
was born. The league comprised sixteen traditional clubs from all across the country, among them Blooming. At the time the club appointed a new chairman, his name was Roberto “Tito” Paz, a well-known and respected businessman from Santa Cruz who would transform the team into a true powerhouse in the following years.
1980s
After playing in first division for a few seasons, Blooming managed to solidify a team that became one of the finest in Bolivian football during the early 80’s.The manager at that time was Chilean native Raúl "El Mago" Pino. Under his directions he had a group of talented players including Silvio Rojas, Juan Carlos Sánchez
Juan Carlos Sánchez
Juan Carlos Sánchez is a former Argentine-Bolivian football striker who played most of his career in the Bolivian League.Sánchez started his career with Argentine club Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy in 1972...
, Milton Melgar, Roly Paniagua, Rolando Coimbra and Miguel Ángel Noro among others. They all became great contributors in helping the club make history by finishing as runners-up in 1982 and 1983, and winning the first national championship in 1984; thanks to that glorious long range shot by Milton Melgar in injury time against Bolívar
Club Bolívar
Club Bolívar, a football team from Bolivia, was founded in La Paz on April 12, 1925, with the name Atletico Bolívar Literario Musical later changed to "Club Atlético Bolívar"...
in Cochabamba.
In Consequently, Blooming participated in the 1985 edition of Copa Libertadores
Copa Libertadores 1985
The 1985 edition of Copa Libertadores was won by Argentinos Juniors, of Argentina for the first time, after defeating América de Cali of Colombia in a penalty shootout, following a playoff game after the two legged final finished level.-Group stage:...
. That year Juan Carlos Sánchez wrote his name in the books of record of that tournament. During a home game against Deportivo Italia
Deportivo Italia
Deportivo Petare Fútbol Club is a Venezuelan football club based in Caracas. Formed in 1948 as "Deportivo Italia F.C.", the club after fifty years merged with "Deportivo Chacao F.C." in 1998, and was called Deportivo Italchacao for eight years...
from Venezuela, which Blooming won by a crushing 8-0 he scored six goals alone, and set a personal record unlikely to be broken in Libertadores. The team had a impressive run and advanced to the semi-finals stage undefeated. However, the dream of winning the most prestigious trophy in the continent vanished after finishing last in a group series against Argentine clubs Independiente
Club Atlético Independiente
Club Atlético Independiente is an Argentine athletic, sports and social club, which has its headquarters and stadium in the city of Avellaneda, Buenos Aires Province. The club is best known for its football team, that plays in the Argentine Primera División....
and Argentinos Juniors
Argentinos Juniors
Asociación Atlética Argentinos Juniors is an Argentine football club based in La Paternal, Buenos Aires. Founded on August 15, 1904, the club was originally called the “Martyrs of Chicago”, in homage to the eight anarchists imprisoned or hanged after the 1886 Haymarket Riot in Chicago.-Early...
, the last one claiming the title that year.
That would be Blooming’s best performance in a Conmebol
CONMEBOL
The South American Football Confederation , commonly known as CONMEBOL , is the continental governing body of association football in South America and it is one of FIFA's six continental confederations...
competition to date. The rest of the decade was a period characterized by regular seasons.
1990s
Entering this decade, Blooming regained that winning spirit that got lost towards the end of the 80’s. A new generation of players including Jaime MorenoJaime Moreno
Jaime Moreno Morales is a former Bolivian footballer now serving as Youth Academy Technical Training Coach for D.C. United in Major League Soccer, and as the head coach of D.C. United's U-23 side....
, Juan Manuel Peña, and Berthy Suárez
Berthy Suárez
Juan Berthy Suárez is a retired Bolivian football striker.His former clubs are Blooming, Guabirá, MLS team D.C. United, The Strongest and Oriente Petrolero...
placed the club back among the elite in Bolivian football. In both seasons, 1990 and 1991, the team came close from winning the national championship by reaching semi-finals with Ramiro Blacutt as the manager; nonetheless, the academia cruceña lost to Bolívar and San José
Club San José
Club Deportivo San José is a football club from Oruro, Bolivia.Founded in 1942, they won the 1st division in 1955 , 1995 and Clausura 2007...
respectively. In 1994 the team started the tournament strong. On January 19 of that year, Blooming defeated its biggest rival Oriente Petrolero by the largest margin in the derby
Local derby
In many countries the term local derby, or simply just derby means a sporting fixture between two, generally local, rivals, particularly in association football...
's history.
It was an unforgettable victory by 5-0 with goals scored by Hebert Arandia (2), Jaime Moreno (2) and Juan Carlos Chávez. However, the game wasn't played in full length because Oriente's supporters couldn't take the embarrassment. They knocked down the fence and entered the field on the 75th minute causing disturbs. Fortunately, the local authorities intervened on time and the game got suspended. Subsequently, it was resumed two days later at closed door. After such a colossal victory, Blooming stayed motivated throughout the season obtaining good results and making the playoffs, but ultimately they finished with a bitter third place behind La Paz's clubs The Strongest
The Strongest
The Strongest is a Bolivian football club based in La Paz founded on April 8, 1908. Their team colours are yellow and black. Although they have a home ground, the Rafael Mendoza Castellón , they play most of their games at the Estadio Hernando Siles, Bolivia's national ground...
and Bolívar, and missed another opportunity to take part in an international tournament.
During the second semester of 1994, Blooming began experiencing difficult times financially. The condition had severe implications in the players as they went on strike in several occasions. The evident lack of motivation was soon reflected on the field, as the team didn’t qualify to any of the two championship playoffs, and what is worse, it compromised its permanence in first division football due to a poor performance throughout the season. Entering 1995 the financial crisis exacerbated. Blooming no longer had the capacity to pay its players. Tired of the situation, most of them left the institution and signed for another team. Clearly the club had no other alternative, but to turn to its youth sector as the last resort to compete in the local tournament. Despite the tremendous effort exhibited by these youngsters, the team finished second-bottom of the league having to play a relegation series with the Copa Simón Bolívar’s runners-up. On November of that year in La Paz
La Paz
Nuestra Señora de La Paz is the administrative capital of Bolivia, as well as the departmental capital of the La Paz Department, and the second largest city in the country after Santa Cruz de la Sierra...
, Blooming lost to Chaco Petrolero 6-5 on penalty kicks, after a 1-1 score during reglamentary time. Hence, the team was relegated for the first time since the league was founded in 1977.
The following year Blooming celebrated its 50th year anniversary playing in second division; however, a fresh board of directors with Juan Callaú in command, promised the supporters that the team would return to first division in 1997. The first step was to find a manager with a strong background, who was familiar with Bolivian football and had the willingness to undertake this pretentious project. That's how they determined to bring onboard Carlos Aragonés, a prominent manager who had won the national title with The Strongest a few years back. The club was also strengthened with great off-season acquisitions like young talented midfielder Limberg Gutiérrez, experienced striker Víctor Hugo Antelo
Víctor Hugo Antelo
Víctor Hugo Antelo, nicknamed "Tucho" is a retired Bolivian football striker, and the all time topscorer in the Bolivian League with 350 goals scored in 18 seasons.-Club career:...
, Tahuichi right-back Renny Ribera
Renny Ribera
Renny Ribera Vaca is a retired Bolivian football right defender. He initiated his career playing for the prestigious Tahuichi football youth academy. At professional level he played for Blooming, The Strongest and Real Potosí. He was also part of the Bolivian national team during Héctor Veira's...
and other important players, which got on well with rest of the squad; forming a solid and consistent team that won the promotion in 1996 by defeating Club Universidad from Santa Cruz in the Copa Simón Bolívar
Bolivian Football Regional Leagues
The 3rd tier in the Bolivian Football pyramid consists of 9 regional leagues , the number of participants varies depending on the department, It usually has between 8 and 12 teams...
finals.
With the imminent return of Blooming to first division football, the club once again occupied a seat of honor among the best teams in Bolivia. In 1997, la academia made a successful comeback; in the Apertura the club finished first in its group; nevertheless it fell short from winning the title by getting knocked-out in semi-finals by Bolívar. In the Clausura Blooming qualified as second best in its group, but in the "Hexagonal Final" the team lost terrain and ended up third behind Bolívar and Oriente; therefore, being left out of another Copa Libertadores berth. The following year and after leaving all the frustrations behind, Blooming resumed its protagonism in the league. With the basis of that group of players, along with the arrival of other key figures such as Bolivian internationals Rubén Tufiño
Rubén Tufiño
Rubén Darío Tufiño Schwenk is a former Bolivian football midfielder who played in the Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano for important clubs, as well as, the Bolivian national team.-Club career:...
and José Carlos Fernández, Blooming consolidated a squad that led the tournament from the beginning and culminated with the 1998 Clausura title. Later in the year they defeated Wistermann
Club Jorge Wilstermann
Club Jorge Wilstermann is a Bolivian football club from the city of Cochabamba. It is named after Bolivian aviator Jorge Wilstermann.- History :...
in the championship finals by scores of 3-0 at home and 1-0 as visitors.
The city of Santa Cruz turned into a carnival parade in mid December. The fans were exceedingly cheerful and euphoric to see their team win the first national championship in fourteen years. Luckily for them, the reason to celebrate a new championship didn't drag on. The following year, Blooming won the 1999 Apertura with seven points ahead of the second. Later, they faced the Clausura winners to determined the champions of 1999. Remarkably, Blooming dominated the series over The Strongest by a similar scores of 3-2 on both games, and retained the trophy for another year.
As an important fact, Blooming is the first team from Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Santa Cruz de la Sierra, commonly known as Santa Cruz, is the capital of the Santa Cruz department in eastern Bolivia and the largest city in the country...
to win the title in consecutive seasons.
2000 to present day
Diego Cabrera
Diego Aroldo Cabrera Flores is a Bolivian football striker. He currently plays for Deportes Tolima in the Fútbol Profesional Colombiano....
. In the following years Blooming had modest participations in the league, maintaining a low profile and lacking ambition.
Finally in the 2005 Apertura, Blooming gave its fans a new reason to celebrate when they won the tournament with a young and rejuvenated team under the guidance of Gustavo Quinteros
Gustavo Quinteros
Gustavo Domingo Quinteros Desabato is a former Argentine - Bolivian football defender and the current manager for Bolivia.-Club career:...
. Blooming secured the title on December 8, in the last game with a victory over The Strongest by 3-2 in La Paz. Thus, the team finished first in the final group stage or "final six" with five points ahead of Bolívar. Players such as Joselito Vaca
Joselito Vaca
Joselito Vaca Velasco is a Bolivian footballer. He currently plays as an attacking midfielder for Oriente Petrolero in the Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano.-Club career:...
, Gualberto Mojica
Gualberto Mojica
Gualberto Mojica Olmos is a Bolivian football midfielder. He is currently playing for Oriente Petrolero.-Club career:...
and Pedro Higa were fundamental in enlighting the road towards the title.
The following year, the victorious path extended for Blooming as the team obtained the 2006 Copa Aerosur. After a prosperous run with Blooming, Quinteros left the club to manage a first division team in Argentina. The board of directors then brought in his fellow countryman Abel Moralejo; however, he only took charge until the end of that year when the club decided to sack him out due to the squad's poor performance.
La academia started the following year with a new manager. He was Álvaro Peña
Álvaro Peña
Álvaro Guillermo Peña is a former football striker from Bolivia. He played 43 international matches and scored 4 goals for the Bolivia national team He made one appearance in the 1994 FIFA World Cup....
, a retired striker who played for Blooming in the late eighties. Nevertheless, after just a few months into the season he was replaced by Gustavo Quinteros, who returned to the institution after an unsuccessful stint in Argentina. Blooming began the 2008 season on a positive note. For the second time in its history the team won the Copa Aerosur. This was achieved in part due to an outstanding performance displayed by Hernán Boyero
Hernán Boyero
Hernán Eduardo Boyero is an Argentine football striker currently playing for Blooming in the Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano.-Club career:...
, who finished as the topscorer in that short tournament with 8 goals; however, the team wasn't able to match the same success once the Apertura tournament commenced, and finished with a disappointing six place, despite having a competitive team including Anderson Gonzaga
Anderson Gonzaga
Anderson Aparecido Gonzaga Martíns is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for Albirex Niigata in the J. League Division 1.In 2007, he arrived in Santa Cruz to play for Club Destroyers...
, the tournament's topscorer with 16.
When the Clasura kicked-off, the team showed a considerable improvement and built up its confidence again. As result, Blooming qualify to the championship playoffs as the number one seed in its group. In semi-finals the club faced La Paz F.C.
La Paz F.C.
La Paz Fútbol Club, also known as La Paz F.C., is a professional football team from La Paz, currently playing in the Bolivian First Division Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano. Formerly known as Atlético González, the team gained promotion to the First Division in 2003 .-History:La Paz F.C...
, one of the most regular clubs in the league in recent years. In the first-leg, Blooming encountered a solid and fierce home team, and was defeated 1-2 in the always imposing and tough Estadio Hernando Siles
Estadio Hernando Siles
Estadio Hernando Siles is a sports stadium in La Paz, Bolivia. It is the country's largest sports complex with a capacity of 42,000 seated spectators and is named after Hernando Siles Reyes, the 31st President of Bolivia...
. Nevertheless, the players got their revenge and humiliated La Paz F.C. by a 5-0 score in the rematch played in Santa Cruz, making their way to the finals. Subsequently, they faced Aurora
Club Aurora
Club Aurora is a football club from Cochabamba, Bolivia.The club was founded May 27, 1935, and they play their home games at the Estadio Felix Capriles.-National Honours:...
for the 2008 Clausura title. Each team prevailed in their respective home games without a goal differential rule established, so in order to crown a new champion a third and decisive match was scheduled in Sucre. The game was played under harsh weather conditions, with the final score tied at 2 during regulation time. Unfortunately for Blooming, the penalty kicks favored Aurora (4-2) and they had to settle as runners-up.
The 2009 Clausura marked the consecration of the fifth title in Blooming's history. After qualifying third in its group, Blooming was matched up with Real Potosí
Club Bamin Real Potosí
Club Bamin Real Potosí is a Bolivian football club based in Potosí. Founded on 20 October 1941, it currently plays in Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano, holding home games at Estadio Victor Agustín Ugarte, with a 32,000-seat capacity.-History:...
in quarer-finals. The celestes managed to eliminate its opponent after a 0-0 draw in their visit to Potosi, and a crucial 1-0 victory at home. In semi-finals they faced their fierce and eternal rival Oriente Petrolero. In the first-leg match Blooming succumbed by a 2-3 score, but in the second game the team overcame adversity and won 1-0 with a opportunistic finish by Damián Akerman
Damián Akerman
Damián Emilio Akerman is an Argentine football striker who currently plays for Deportivo Morón in the Primera B Metropolitana....
. Since the knock-out stage was subject to the away goals rule
Away goals rule
The away goals rule is a method of breaking ties in association football and other sports when teams play each other twice, once at each team's home ground. By the away goals rule, the team that has scored more goals "away from home" will win if scores are otherwise equal...
, Blooming advanced to the finals. This time the team on the other end was Bolívar. On the first match Blooming struggled, but came victorious on its ground by a 1-0 score. In the second-leg match played in La Paz the team felt the pressure exerted by the locals on and off the field, however, Blooming gave the first thrust thanks to a brilliant goal netted by Roger Suárez
Roger Suárez
Roger Suárez Sandoval is a Bolivian football striker who currently plays for San José in Bolivia....
. Ultimately, Bolívar tied the game but the score (1-1) remained untouched through the end.
National Honors
- First Division - Professional EraLiga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano-List of champions:*Torneo adecuacion was celebrate to adequate seasons to European style -Titles by team :-List of all-time topscorers:...
: 5
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- 1984, 1998, 1999, 2005-A, 2009-C
- Runners-up (3): 1982, 1983, 2008-C
- First Division - Semiprofessional EraLiga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano-List of champions:*Torneo adecuacion was celebrate to adequate seasons to European style -Titles by team :-List of all-time topscorers:...
: 11
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- 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1957, 1958, 1959
- Runners-up (1): 1953
- Second Division, Copa Simón Bolívar: 1
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- 1996
- Copa AerosurAerosur CupThe Aerosur Cup is a Bolivian football tournament held in the La Paz, Cochabamba and Santa Cruz, sponsored by Aerosur airline. The original idea was to make AeroSur Cup a tournament for the winning teams from previous seasons in the whole country of , this idea changed...
: 2
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- 2006, 2008
- Copa BoliviaCopa BoliviaLa Copa Bolivia is a knockout cup competition in Bolivian football, run by and named after The Football Association.-History:La Copa Bolivia was first held in 1976, and is the oldest association football competition in the Bolivia...
: 2
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- 1983, 1987
- Runners-up (1): (1998)
Performance in CONMEBOL competitions
- Copa Libertadores: 7 appearances
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- Best: Semi-Finals in 1985
- 1983 - First Round
- 1984 - First Round
- 1985 - Semi-Finals
- 1999 - First Round
- 2000 - First Round
- 2007 - Preliminary Round
- 2010 - First Round
- Copa SudamericanaCopa SudamericanaThe Copa Bridgestone Sudamericana de Clubes , known simply as the Copa Sudamericana , is an annual international club football competition organized by the CONMEBOL since 2002. It is the second most prestigious club competition in South American football. CONCACAF clubs were invited between 2004...
: 2 appearances
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- Best: First Round in 2009
- 2008 - Preliminary Round
- 2009 - First Round
- Recopa SudamericanaRecopa SudamericanaThe Recopa Sudamericana is an annual football match-up between the reigning champions of the previous year's Copa Libertadores and the Copa Sudamericana, South America's premier club competitions....
: 0 appearances
- Copa MerconorteCopa MerconorteThe Copa Merconorte was an international football competition played from 1998 to 2001 by clubs from Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and later the United States, Costa Rica and Mexico...
: 1 appearance
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- 2001 - Group Stage
Current squad
Winter Transfers
Players In Edgardo DíazEdgardo Díaz (Argentine footballer)
Edgardo Javier Díaz Del Valle is a Argentine footballer currently playing for Blooming in the Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano....
Ignacio A. García
Ignacio A. García
Ignacio Awad García Justiniano is a Bolivian football defender who currently plays for Blooming....
Sebastián Molina Luis Fernando Machado
Luis Fernando Machado
Luis Fernando Machado Pinto is a Uruguayan footballer currently playing for Blooming of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano....
Players Out Wilder Zabala
Wilder Zabala
Wilder Zabala is a Bolivian international footballer who plays for Blooming, as a defender.-Career:Zabala has played for Real Potosí, Blooming and Oriente Petrolero....
Johnny Acosta Carlos Ortiz
Carlos Ortiz
For the Cuban wrestler with the same name see Carlos Julian OrtízCarlos Ortiz is a Puerto Rican who was a three time world boxing champion, twice in the lightweight division and once in the Jr. Welterweights....
Notable former players
| Víctor Hugo Andrada Víctor Hugo Andrada Víctor Hugo Andrada nicknamed "Copito" is a former Argentine - Bolivian football midfielder from the 1980s and 90s... * (1986–89) Horacio Raúl Baldessari* (1978–79), (1984), (1989) Hernán Boyero Hernán Boyero Hernán Eduardo Boyero is an Argentine football striker currently playing for Blooming in the Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano.-Club career:... (2007–09), (2010-) Claudio Chena (1988–89) César Couceiro César Couceiro César Hugo Couceiro is a former Argentine football defender. In his native country he played for senior clubs such as Huracán, Nueva Chicago and Atlanta... (1998-00), (2001) Juan Carlos Sánchez Juan Carlos Sánchez Juan Carlos Sánchez is a former Argentine-Bolivian football striker who played most of his career in the Bolivian League.Sánchez started his career with Argentine club Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy in 1972... * (1981–85), (1987) Alejandro Schiapparelli (2007–08) René Domingo Taritolay* (1977–78) Lorgio Álvarez Lorgio Álvarez Lorgio Álvarez Roca is a Bolivian footballer. He currently plays for Bolivar in the Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano.... (1995-02), (2009–10) Víctor Hugo Antelo Víctor Hugo Antelo Víctor Hugo Antelo, nicknamed "Tucho" is a retired Bolivian football striker, and the all time topscorer in the Bolivian League with 350 goals scored in 18 seasons.-Club career:... (1990), (1991), (1997-00) Carlos Arias (1998-02), (2004), (2006–07) Diego Cabrera Diego Cabrera Diego Aroldo Cabrera Flores is a Bolivian football striker. He currently plays for Deportes Tolima in the Fútbol Profesional Colombiano.... (2000–02) José Alfredo Castillo José Alfredo Castillo José Alfredo Castillo Parada, nicknamed "El Pícaro" is a Bolivian football striker who is currently playing for Bolívar in the Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano on a loan from Mexican club Estudiantes Tecos.... (2010) Rolando Coimbra (1984–88) José Carlos Fernández (1998–99), (2008) Erwin Frey (1958–79) Alejandro Gómez Jesús Alejandro Gómez Jesús Alejandro Gómez Lanza , is a Bolivian footballer who currently plays and captains for Bolivian club Blooming. At club level, he also played for Wilstermann and San José... (1997-04), (2006), (2008-) Limberg Gutiérrez (1996-00), (2002), (2007), (2011-) Raúl Gutierrez Raúl Gutierrez Raúl Gutierrez Sagredo is a retired Bolivian football midfielder. He currently works in Blooming's youth sector as one of the managers.-Club career:... (1995-04), (2006), (2008) Sergio Jáuregui Sergio Jáuregui Sergio Antonio Jáuregui Landivar is a Bolivian football defender who plays for San José in the Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano.Jáuregui began playing professionally for Blooming in 2002... (2002–05), (2007–10) |
Raúl Justiniano (1998-01), (2004) Milton Melgar (1979–85), (1991), (1997) Gualberto Mojica Gualberto Mojica Gualberto Mojica Olmos is a Bolivian football midfielder. He is currently playing for Oriente Petrolero.-Club career:... (2004–06), (2008), (2010) Jaime Moreno Jaime Moreno Jaime Moreno Morales is a former Bolivian footballer now serving as Youth Academy Technical Training Coach for D.C. United in Major League Soccer, and as the head coach of D.C. United's U-23 side.... (1991–94) Miguel Ángel Noro (1981–89) Roly Paniagua (1983–89), (1992–94), (1998) Álvaro Peña Álvaro Peña Álvaro Guillermo Peña is a former football striker from Bolivia. He played 43 international matches and scored 4 goals for the Bolivia national team He made one appearance in the 1994 FIFA World Cup.... (1987–89) Juan Manuel Peña (1990–93) Mario Pinedo Mario Pinedo Mario Daniel Pinedo Chore is a retired Bolivian football midfielder. He played for the Bolivia national football team in the 1994 FIFA World Cup. He has played for Oriente Petrolero, The Strongest, Blooming and Real Santa Cruz.-References:... (1990–92) Renny Ribera Renny Ribera Renny Ribera Vaca is a retired Bolivian football right defender. He initiated his career playing for the prestigious Tahuichi football youth academy. At professional level he played for Blooming, The Strongest and Real Potosí. He was also part of the Bolivian national team during Héctor Veira's... (1996-02), (2004–05) Silvio Rojas (1979–87) Modesto Soruco (1986–97) Berthy Suárez Berthy Suárez Juan Berthy Suárez is a retired Bolivian football striker.His former clubs are Blooming, Guabirá, MLS team D.C. United, The Strongest and Oriente Petrolero... (1990–94) Rubén Tufiño Rubén Tufiño Rubén Darío Tufiño Schwenk is a former Bolivian football midfielder who played in the Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano for important clubs, as well as, the Bolivian national team.-Club career:... (1997–99), (2001), (2006) Joselito Vaca Joselito Vaca Joselito Vaca Velasco is a Bolivian footballer. He currently plays as an attacking midfielder for Oriente Petrolero in the Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano.-Club career:... (2005–08) Anderson Gonzaga Anderson Gonzaga Anderson Aparecido Gonzaga Martíns is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for Albirex Niigata in the J. League Division 1.In 2007, he arrived in Santa Cruz to play for Club Destroyers... (2008) Jimmy Blandón Jimmy Blandón Jimmy Roberto Blandón Quiñónez is a former Ecuadorian football midfielder. He played in 30 matches for Ecuador between 1997 and 2000... (1999-00) Javier KlimowiczJavier Klimowicz Javier Hernán Klimowicz Laganá is a naturalized Ecuadorian football goalkeeper, who plays for Emelec.... (2002–03) Julio César Balerio (1990–92) |
Naturalization
Naturalization is the acquisition of citizenship and nationality by somebody who was not a citizen of that country at the time of birth....
Bolivians
See also :Category:Club Blooming players.
Notable former managers
Víctor Hugo AndradaVíctor Hugo Andrada
Víctor Hugo Andrada nicknamed "Copito" is a former Argentine - Bolivian football midfielder from the 1980s and 90s...
(2009-10) Carlos Aragonés
Carlos Aragonés
Carlos Aragonés Espinoza is a former Bolivian football midfielder, who is Bolivian national team's third-placed all-time goalscorer. He played for several top-level clubs of Bolivia and Brazil. Aragonés was Bolivia's national team head coach in 2001...
(1989-90), (1998-00), (2003), (2010-11) Carlos Biasutto
Carlos Biasutto
Carlos Biasutto is a former Argentine football goalkeeper and manager.-Playing career:Biasutto joined the youth team of Atlanta in 1963 and made his official league debut on 12 September 1965 in a 1-1 home draw against Huracán...
(1992-93), (1994), (1995) Ramiro Blacutt (1981-82), (1986-87), (1990-91)
Gustavo QuinterosGustavo Quinteros
Gustavo Domingo Quinteros Desabato is a former Argentine - Bolivian football defender and the current manager for Bolivia.-Club career:...
(2005-06), (2007-08) Raúl Pino (†) (1983-85), (1989), (1995) Wálter "Cata" Roque (1996-97) Ruben Saldaña Barba (†) (1978-79), (1980-81)
Top goalscorers in Bolivian first division
| Year | Player | Goals | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Horacio Raúl Baldessari | 31 | |
| 1981 | Juan Carlos Sánchez Juan Carlos Sánchez Juan Carlos Sánchez is a former Argentine-Bolivian football striker who played most of his career in the Bolivian League.Sánchez started his career with Argentine club Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy in 1972... |
30 | |
| 1983 | Juan Carlos Sánchez Juan Carlos Sánchez Juan Carlos Sánchez is a former Argentine-Bolivian football striker who played most of his career in the Bolivian League.Sánchez started his career with Argentine club Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy in 1972... |
30 | |
| 1997 | Víctor Hugo Antelo Víctor Hugo Antelo Víctor Hugo Antelo, nicknamed "Tucho" is a retired Bolivian football striker, and the all time topscorer in the Bolivian League with 350 goals scored in 18 seasons.-Club career:... |
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| 1998 | Víctor Hugo Antelo Víctor Hugo Antelo Víctor Hugo Antelo, nicknamed "Tucho" is a retired Bolivian football striker, and the all time topscorer in the Bolivian League with 350 goals scored in 18 seasons.-Club career:... |
31 | |
| 1999 | Víctor Hugo Antelo Víctor Hugo Antelo Víctor Hugo Antelo, nicknamed "Tucho" is a retired Bolivian football striker, and the all time topscorer in the Bolivian League with 350 goals scored in 18 seasons.-Club career:... |
31 | |
| 2008 (A) | Anderson Gonzaga Anderson Gonzaga Anderson Aparecido Gonzaga Martíns is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for Albirex Niigata in the J. League Division 1.In 2007, he arrived in Santa Cruz to play for Club Destroyers... |
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