Throughout 1970 and 1980, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, second largest city in Bolivia, hosted the Tahuichi Football Academy, one of the academies of the world's most popular soccer. Tahuichi work was difficult because many problems in the country from military coups to extreme poverty. However, this sports school made history by winning the World Championship in 1978 and 1982. But in time, the academy provided several players to the Bolivia national football team. In the 1990's, curiously Tahuichi was the core of the country team, which finished second in World Cup Elimination Round South America. In that case, the republics of Latin America was witnessing a "miracle Olympic" as the national team, led by Marco Antonio Etcheverry, also known as El Diablo (the devil), beat Brazil (2-0) and become national heroes. It was the first time the Brazilian had lost in World Cup qualifying since 1963. Bolivia was almost unbeatable in 1993 and early 1994.Without doubt, Mr. Etcheverry, former member of the Academy Tahuichi Aguilera - is the most famous soccer player of the century Bolivia 20. Other popular idols are Milton Coimbra and Erwin "Platini" Sanchez.At the XV World Cup in Los Angeles (California) between June 17 and July 17, 1994, the Bolivian team since 21. This was the third World Cup Bolivia. Accepted two invitations to compete in 1930 and 1950.Country Profile: BoliviaThis landlocked nation is surrounded by five republics: Brazil, Peru, Chile, Argentina and Paraguay. Economically, it is the poorest nation in the Americas, except Haiti. However, this Spanish-speaking country is a place with immense economic resources. It is home to at least nine million people, indigenous people represent the majority of the population. It has two capitals: La Paz (administrative) and Sucre (judicial). Moreover, Bolivia is the birthplace of José Gamarra Zorrilla, the most prominent advocate of South American Olympic Movement.Since independence in 1825, this resource-rich South American nation has been one of the most unstable in Western Hemisphere. According to Guinness World Records, Bolivia has had a record of 191 attempts coups.Tahuichi Aguilera Soccer Academy - A remarkable ExampleApart win the World Championship (1978 and 1982), Tahuichi has received several honors, including the South American Championship (Argentina, 1978), the Sun Bowl International (USA, 1980), the Pan American Tournament (Brazil, 1981), the International Tournament (Spain, 1984), the Gothia Cup (Sweden, 1984-85, 1988-90 , 1993, 1995 - 97, 1999, 2001), and the Helsinki Cup (Finland, 1988-1989, 1995). Besides this, the Bolivian Academy has won many international events in the Netherlands, Denmark and the United Kingdom.From 1979 to late 2000, several players competed for Bolivia Tahuichi. In 1985, the Spanish-speaking nation was one of 16 countries to participate in the FIFA U-16 Cup of the People's Republic of China. On July 31, 1985, the men's soccer, under the direction of Marco Etcheverry - a born player, tied with the host country 1-1 in the Workers Stadium in Beijing, before a crowd of 80,000 fans. Finally, the South American republic placed 13 th in the universal event.Two years later, after winning the South American tournament in Peru in 1986, the Under-16 Soccer Championship to qualify for the second World Cup , which was conducted in four Canadian cities (Montreal, Toronto, San Juan and St. Johns) in July 1987. During that tournament, Luis Hector Cristaldo Ruiz Diaz, who was born in Argentina, and Etcheverry were the best players Bolivia.Tahuichi Aguilera came to the attention of the world outside South America until 1978, when they won the World Championship in Argentina. However, it was once again in the public eye in June 1994 when the national team ever - who finished second in the 1994 World Cup Qualifying - with many of his best players, including Jaime Moreno, Roly Paniagua, Alvaro Peña, and Joselito Vaca. Surprisingly, Bolivia has gone from being one of the two worst teams in South America, along with Venezuela, to be among the 24 best teams in the world. A notable example in the history of football.
