Carlos Leonel Trucco Medina (born 11 August 1957) is a former football goalkeeper who played 51 games for the Bolivia national team between 1989 and 1997. Despite being born in Argentina, Trucco was the starting goalkeeper of

Bolivia national football team The Bolivia national football team (), nicknamed ''La Verde'', has represented Bolivia in men's international Association football, football since 1926. Organized by the Bolivian Football Federation, Federación Boliviana de Fútbol (), it is o ...

during

1994 FIFA World Cup The 1994 FIFA World Cup was the 15th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national soccer teams. It was hosted by the United States and took place from June 17 to July 17, 1994, at nine venues across the country. The United States w ...

. He played all 3 group games and conceded 4 goals. Trucco started his club career in

Argentina Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourt ...

where he played for

Unión de Santa Fe Club Atlético Unión (; mostly known as Unión de Santa Fe ) is a sports club from Santa Fe, Argentina, Santa Fe, the capital city of the Santa Fe Province, in Argentina. The club was founded on 15 April 1907. Unión is mostly known for its asso ...

, Vélez Sársfield and

Estudiantes de Río Cuarto Asociación Atlética Estudiantes (usually known as Estudiantes de Río Cuarto) is an Argentinian sports club located in the city of Río Cuarto, Córdoba Province. Although many sports are practised at the club, it is mostly known for its footb ...

. In 1985, he moved to Bolivia where he played for Club Destroyers and Bolívar. He also played for

Deportivo Cali Asociación Deportivo Cali, best known as Deportivo Cali, is a Colombian sports club based in Cali, most notable for its football team, which currently competes in the Categoría Primera A. Deportivo Cali is one of the most successful football t ...

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and

Pachuca Pachuca (; ), formally known as Pachuca de Soto, is the capital and largest city of the east-central Mexico, Mexican States of Mexico, state of Hidalgo (state), Hidalgo, located in the south-central part of the state. Pachuca Municipality, Pach ...

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. After he retired from playing, Trucco became a football coach. He has managed

Veracruz Veracruz, formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entit ...

and San Luis in Mexico and Wilstermann in Bolivia, and was appointed manager of the

in 2001.

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1957 births Living people Footballers from Córdoba, Argentina Men's association football goalkeepers Bolivian men's footballers 20th-century Bolivian sportsmen Bolivian expatriate men's footballers Bolivia men's international footballers Argentine men's footballers 1995 Copa América players 1997 Copa América players 1994 FIFA World Cup players Club Destroyers players Oriente Petrolero players Club Bolívar players Unión de Santa Fe footballers Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield footballers Deportivo Cali footballers Cruz Azul footballers C.F. Pachuca players Bolivian Primera División players Argentine Primera División players Categoría Primera A players Liga MX players Expatriate men's footballers in Colombia Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Bolivian expatriate sportspeople in Colombia Bolivian expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Argentine football managers Bolivian football managers Bolivia national football team managers C.D. Veracruz managers C.F. Pachuca managers Argentine emigrants to Bolivia Naturalized citizens of Bolivia Estudiantes de Río Cuarto footballers Bolivian expatriate football managers Argentine expatriate football managers 20th-century Argentine sportsmen {{Bolivia-footy-goalkeeper-stub