Víctor Hugo Antelo
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Víctor Hugo Antelo, nicknamed "Tucho" (born November 2, 1964 in Santa Cruz de la Sierra
) is a retired Bolivia
n football striker
, and the all time topscorer in the Bolivian League
with 350 goals scored in 18 seasons.
at age 18. During his professional career he also played for Blooming
, Real Santa Cruz
, Bolivar
, The Strongest
, and San José
. Even though he spent most of his career in Bolivia
, he made a short spell in Japan
ese football with Fujita Kogyo
in 1990.
Among his achievements, he has won the title of topscorer in the Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano
7 times. Moreover, between May 17 and September 6 of 1998, he scored 18 goals in 12 consecutive matches, and therefore broke the record of most consecutives games finding the net, previously set by Juan Carlos Sánchez
, who coincidentally comes second behind Antelo in the list of all time topscorers. In addition, he has scored a total of 21 goals in 46 Copa Libertadores games.
and had a successful season. As result, the club obtained its third national championship, the first in eleven years. Later, Antelo would managed other first division clubs; among them, Blooming
, The Strongest
, Bolivar
, Guabirá
and recently Destroyers
in second division; however, he wasn't able to match the success once achieved with Oriente.
As a manager Oriente Petrolero
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...
) is a retired Bolivia
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 striker
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...
, and the all time topscorer in the Bolivian League
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:...
with 350 goals scored in 18 seasons.
Club career
He began playing for amateur club Universidad. In 1983, he jumped to professional football when he signed for Oriente PetroleroOriente 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...
at age 18. During his professional career he also played for Blooming
Club Blooming
Club Social, Cultural y Deportivo Blooming is a Bolivian 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 . Its main rival is Oriente Petrolero, also from Santa Cruz...
, Real Santa Cruz
Real Santa Cruz
Club Real Santa Cruz is a football club from Santa Cruz, Bolivia currently playing at Santa Cruz Primera A, one of the second division regional leagues....
, Bolivar
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"...
, 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 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...
. Even though he spent most of his career in Bolivia
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...
, he made a short spell in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese football with Fujita Kogyo
Shonan Bellmare
are a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in the J. League Division 2. The team is located in Hiratsuka, in the west of Kanagawa Prefecture; their home stadium is Hiratsuka Athletics Stadium in Hiratsuka. The name Bellmare is derived from the Latin "bellum" for "war" and "mare"...
in 1990.
Among his achievements, he has won the title of topscorer in 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:...
7 times. Moreover, between May 17 and September 6 of 1998, he scored 18 goals in 12 consecutive matches, and therefore broke the record of most consecutives games finding the net, previously set by 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...
, who coincidentally comes second behind Antelo in the list of all time topscorers. In addition, he has scored a total of 21 goals in 46 Copa Libertadores games.
International career
In spite of proving his natural talent as a topscorer, Antelo was rarely considered by Bolivian national team managers throughout his career. He only earned 11 caps for Bolivia netting 2 goals.| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 25.01.1993 | Madras, India |  FC Lokomotiv MoscowFC Lokomotiv Moscow The following years were rather successful as Lokomotiv were consistent in the national championships. However, performances after World War II suffered and actually in the space of five year Lokomotiv were relegated to the Soviet First League twice. In 1951, Lokomotiv came second and eventually... |
1–2 | Loss | Friendly match |
| 2. | 28.04.1999 | Cochabamba, Bolivia | 1–1 | Draw | Friendly match |
Managerial career
After retiring as a player in 2000, "Tucho" pursued a coching career. The following year, he took over Oriente PetroleroOriente 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...
and had a successful season. As result, the club obtained its third national championship, the first in eleven years. Later, Antelo would managed other first division clubs; among them, Blooming
Club Blooming
Club Social, Cultural y Deportivo Blooming is a Bolivian 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 . Its main rival is Oriente Petrolero, also from Santa Cruz...
, 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...
, Bolivar
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"...
, Guabirá
Guabirá
Club Deportivo Guabirá is a Bolivian football club from Montero that currently plays in the Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano. Their home ground is the Estadio Gilberto Parada....
and recently Destroyers
Club Destroyers
Club Destroyers is a football club from Santa Cruz, Bolivia currently playing in both the Nacional B second division and in Santa Cruz Primera A, one of the third division regional leagues....
in second division; however, he wasn't able to match the success once achieved with Oriente.
Club
As a player BolívarClub 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"...
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- Liga de Fútbol Profesional BolivianoLiga 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:...
: 1992, 1994 BloomingClub BloomingClub Social, Cultural y Deportivo Blooming is a Bolivian 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 . Its main rival is Oriente Petrolero, also from Santa Cruz... - Liga de Fútbol Profesional BolivianoLiga 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:...
: 1998, 1999
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As a manager 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...
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: 2001
- Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano
Individual
Oriente PetroleroOriente 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...
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- Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano TopscorerLiga 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:...
: 1984 (38 goals) - Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano TopscorerLiga 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:...
: 1985 (37 goals) Real Santa CruzReal Santa CruzClub Real Santa Cruz is a football club from Santa Cruz, Bolivia currently playing at Santa Cruz Primera A, one of the second division regional leagues.... - Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano TopscorerLiga 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:...
: 1989 (22 goals) San JoséClub San JoséClub Deportivo San José is a football club from Oruro, Bolivia.Founded in 1942, they won the 1st division in 1955 , 1995 and Clausura 2007... - Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano TopscorerLiga 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:...
: 1993 (20 goals) BloomingClub BloomingClub Social, Cultural y Deportivo Blooming is a Bolivian 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 . Its main rival is Oriente Petrolero, also from Santa Cruz... - Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano TopscorerLiga 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:...
: 1997 (24 goals) - Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano TopscorerLiga 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:...
: 1998 (31 goals) - Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano TopscorerLiga 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:...
: 1999 (31 goals)
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