Abdúl Aramayo (4 September 1934 – 2 September 2020) was a Bolivian

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. He was part of Bolivia's squad that won the

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on home soil.

International career

Aramayo was part of

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for the 1959 South American Championship in Argentina. He played 5 games during the

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, the game against

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on 11 March being his first cap with Bolivia. During the game against

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on 21 March, Argentinian journalists, who came to see

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, were so impressed by Aramayo's performance that they nicknamed him the "Bolivian Garrincha". His sixth cap was on 15 July 1961 against

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for the

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. Aramayo was again selected in Bolivia's

for the

and played 4 games during the tournament as Bolivia won the competition on home soil, its first and only

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to date. During the tournament, the game against

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on 24 March was his last cap with Bolivia.

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* 1934 births 2020 deaths Bolivian men's footballers 20th-century Bolivian sportsmen Bolivia men's international footballers Place of birth missing Men's association football midfielders Chaco Petrolero players Club Bolívar players Club Always Ready players {{Bolivia-footy-midfielder-stub