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Club Cultural y Deportivo Jorge Wilstermann, known simply as Wilstermann, is a Bolivian
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club from the city of
Cochabamba Cochabamba (; ) is a city and municipality in central Bolivia in a valley in the Andes mountain range. It is the capital (political), capital of the Cochabamba Department and the list of cities in Bolivia, fourth largest city in Bolivia, with ...
, founded on 24 November 1949 by a group of workers of Lloyd Aereo Boliviano. It is named after Bolivian aviator
Jorge Wilstermann Jorge Wilstermann Camacho (; 23 April 1910 – 17 January 1936) was the first Bolivian commercial pilot. The son of a mechanic who worked for Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano, Wilstermann took an interest in aviation, and became Bolivia's first civilian ...
. Wilstermann is one of the three most frequent winners of the Primera Division de Bolivia and the first Bolivian team to qualify to the
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semi-finals.


History

On November 24, 1949, a group of employees of
Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano (LAB), internationally known as LAB Bolivian Airlines, was the flag carrier and principal airline of Bolivia from 1925 until it ceased operations in 2010. It was the second oldest airline in South America after Avianca, a ...
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,
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, César Sánchez,
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,
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, Renán López, Alfredo Soria,
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,
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,
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, and
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. 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
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in 1960. Their initial match pitted them against
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of
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. The Uruguayans defeated Wilstermann 7–1 in
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, although the Bolivians drew their home game 1–1. In 1960, Wilstermann won its third consecutive national title, an achievement that has not been equalled by any other Bolivian club. In the 1961 Copa competition, Wilster played to a tie against Santa Fe, Colombia, winning 3–2 in Cochabamba and losing 1–0 in
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. The governing body decided to draw lots to determine which team would advance to the next round. "The draw was a fraud. After many years we learned that the full intention of the
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, which at that time was based in Bogota, was to eliminate Wilstermann and promote Santa Fe to the semi-finals," claimed then Wilster club chairman, the late Jorge Rojas. The unsubstantiated story was that both of the pieces of paper that were put in the hat had Wilstermann's name. The team that was drawn was eliminated. "The Confederation official of that process confessed that he had been forced to proceed in this manner," recalled Rojas.


Second golden era

Wilstermann enjoyed a second "golden era" in the 1970s under the chairmanship of
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. The Wilstermann team again won the national championships in 1972 and 1973. "They were spectacular years. Wilstermann had that mystique of a winning team: they did not like to lose ever, even less to a visiting side. Besides they were always on the attack and even achieved a historic 2–2 tie with River Plate in
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," recalls Antonio Yanez, organization leader since 1975. 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,
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ian Milton Teodoro Joana, and
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ans 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
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, Wilstermann enjoyed its third "golden age", winning national titles in 1980 and 1981. 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 Técnico Universitario, Ambato and
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. To seal their qualification for the second round, Wilstermann beat
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4–1 in the match tiebreaker in a memorable match at the stadium
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in
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, Bolivia. In the second phase, Wilstermann faced the formidable rosters of
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of Colombia and
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of Brazil. They first tied the Colombian side 1–1 in Cochabamba, but fell 1–0 in Cali. The team from Rio de Janeiro defeated Wilster 2–1 at home, as well as in Maracanã, 4–1. While these results were disappointing, Wilstermann had accomplished what no Bolivian team had before. The Wilstermann sides of this era were highlighted by players such as Roger Pérez, Carlos Trigo,
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, Carlos Arias, Eduardo Navarro, Jhonny Villarroel, Freddy Vargas, César Enriquez,
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, Gastón Taborga and Freddy Salguero.


Honours


National

*
Bolivian Primera División The División de Fútbol Profesional is the top-flight professional football league in Bolivia. In 2017 it replaced the "Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano" (; ). Since 1950, a total of 16 clubs have been crowned champions of the Bolivian foot ...
** Winners (15): 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1967, 1972, 1973, 1980, 1981, 2000, 2006-ST, 2010-A, 2016-C, 2018-A, 2019-C


Regional

* Primera "A" (AFC) ** Winners (16): 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 2011, 2011-12


Record in CONMEBOL competitions

*
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: 15 appearances ::Best – Semi-finals in 1981 *
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: 2 appearances ::2007 – First round ::2014 – First round *
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: 0 appearances *
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: 1 appearance ::1998 – Quarter-finals


Current squad

''As of 15 January 2025.''


In


Out on loan


Reserves and academy


Coaching staff


Managers

* Jorge Venegas (1986) *
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(Jan 1997–??) * Dalcio Giovagnoli (1998) *
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(July 1, 1999 – June 30, 2000) * Dalcio Giovagnoli (2002–03) * Luis Manuel Blanco (2004) * Mauricio Soria (July 1, 2006 – April 9, 2007) *
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(Jan 1, 2007 – June 30, 2007) * Mauricio Soria (April 16, 2008 – April 21, 2009) * Eduardo Villegas (Jan 1, 2009 – Oct 30, 2009) *
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(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) *
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(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) *
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(June 3, 2014 – Dec 21, 2014) * Juan Manuel Llop (Jan 5, 2015 – Dec 23, 2015) *
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(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) *
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(Jun 2, 2019 – Jan 1, 2021) * Mauricio Soria (Jan 4, 2021 – April 26, 2021) *
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(April 29, 2021 – Sep 24, 2021) *
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(Jan 3, 2022 – April 16, 2022) * Álvaro Peña (June 7, 2022 – August 4, 2022) *
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(August 8, 2022 – January 3, 2023) *
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(January 5, 2023 – January 23, 2023) *
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(2023–2024) *
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(2024) * Eduardo Villegas (2024) *
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{{Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano Association football clubs established in 1949
Wilstermann Club Cultural y Deportivo Jorge Wilstermann, known simply as Wilstermann, is a Bolivian football club from the city of Cochabamba, founded on 24 November 1949 by a group of workers of Lloyd Aereo Boliviano. It is named after Bolivian aviator Jor ...
1949 establishments in Bolivia