C.D. Jorge Wilstermann
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| Full name | Club Deportivo Jorge Wilstermann | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Aviador Rojo Wilster Hércules | ||
| Founded | November 24, 1949 | ||
| Ground | Estadio Félix Capriles, Cochabamba, Bolivia | ||
| Capacity | 32,000[1] | ||
| Chairman | Omar Mustafá | ||
| Manager | Christian Díaz | ||
| League | División Profesional | ||
| 2023 | División Profesional, 7th of 17 | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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Club Deportivo Jorge Wilstermann, known simply as Wilstermann, is a Bolivian
History
On November 24, 1949,[2] 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
In the 1961 Copa competition, Wilster played to a tie against
Second golden era
Wilstermann enjoyed a second "golden era" in the 1970s under the chairmanship of
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, Chilean's 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
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
In the second phase, Wilstermann faced the formidable rosters of
Achievements
National honours
- First Division – Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano/División de Fútbol Profesional Era: 15
- 1957*, 1958*, 1959*, 1960, 1967, 1972, 1973 (* Torneo Nacional), 1980, 1981, 2000,
- Runners-up (7): 1965, 1974,
- Copa Bolivia: 3
- Copa Aerosur: 2
Record in CONMEBOL competitions
- Copa Libertadores: 15 appearances
- Best – Semi-finals in 1981
- Copa Sudamericana: 2 appearances
- 2007 – First round
- 2014 – First round
- Recopa Sudamericana: 0 appearances
- Copa CONMEBOL: 1 appearance
- 1998 – Quarter-finals
Current squad
As of 15 January, 2024. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Summer 2024
In
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Out
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Out on loan
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Reserves and academy
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Coaching staff
| Position | Staff |
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| Manager |  Christian Díaz
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| Assistant First Team Coach |  Yokey Conejos
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| First Team Fitness Coach | Vicente Carballo
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| Goalkeeper Coach | Jhilvan Carcela
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| Medical Director | Luis Montaño
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| Medical Team | Antonio Valdivia
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| Medical Team | Alejandro Prieto
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| First Team Props | Donald García
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Managers
Jorge Venegas (1986)
Rubén Darío Insúa (Jan 1997–??)- Dalcio Giovagnoli (1998)
- Jorge Habegger (July 1, 1999 – June 30, 2000)
- Dalcio Giovagnoli (2002–03)
- Luis Manuel Blanco (2004)
Mauricio Soria (July 1, 2006 – April 9, 2007)- Rubén Darío Insúa (Jan 1, 2007 – June 30, 2007)
- Mauricio Soria (April 16, 2008 – April 21, 2009)
- Eduardo Villegas (Jan 1, 2009 – Oct 30, 2009)
- Marcelo Neveleff (Jan 14, 2011 – April 16, 2012)
- Claudio Chacior (April 2011 – April 12)
- Mauricio Soria (May 2012 – Dec 12)
- Victor Hugo Andrada(Jan 1, 2013 – Sept 30, 2013)
- Néstor Clausen (July 1, 2013 – Dec 31, 2013)
- Marcelo Carballo (Dec 2013)
- Manuel Alfaro(Jan 1, 2014 – March 25, 2014)
- Marcelo Carballo (March 26, 2013 – May 25, 2014)
- Julio César Baldivieso (June 3, 2014 – Dec 21, 2014)
- Juan Manuel Llop (Jan 5, 2015 – Dec 23, 2015)
- Julio Alberto Zamora(Jan 2, 2016 – Dec 06, 2016)
Roberto Mosquera (Jan 5, 2017 – Nov 6, 2017)- Álvaro Peña (Nov 10, 2017 – Dic 19, 2018)
- Miguel Angel Portugal(Jan 2, 2019 – April 21, 2019)
- Christian Díaz (Jun 2, 2019 – Jan 1, 2021)
- Mauricio Soria (Jan 4, 2021 – April 26, 2021)
- Diego Cagna (April 29, 2021 – Sep 24, 2021)
- Miguel Ponce (Jan 3, 2022 – April 16, 2022)
- Álvaro Peña (June 7, 2022 – August 4, 2022)
- Alberto Illanes (August 8, 2022 – January 3, 2023)
- Andrés Marinangeli (January 5, 2023 – January 23, 2023)
- Christian Díaz (January 23, 2023 – ...)
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ Vanauskas, Laura (1999). An Encyclopedia of Football in Bolivia – 1914 to 1998. Heart Books – Belgium. p. 192.
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External links
- Official website (in Spanish)
- Club Deportivo Jorge Wilstermann on Facebook
- Club Deportivo Jorge Wilstermann on Twitter
- Fan site
- Fan site