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Gualberto Mojica
Personal information
Full name Gualberto Mojica Olmos
Date of birth (1984-10-07) 7 October 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Youth career
1993–2001 Tahuichi Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2003 Jorge Wilstermann 75 (10)
2004–2006 Blooming 101 (31)
2006–2007 CFR Cluj 11 (0)
2007 Paços Ferreira 4 (0)
2008–2010 Blooming 63 (9)
2009Oriente Petrolero (loan) 27 (3)
2011–2013 Oriente Petrolero 52 (24)
2013 Petrolul Ploiești 13 (2)
2013 Chongqing Lifan 10 (1)
2014–2015 Oriente Petrolero 57 (16)
2015–2016 Hajer Club 7 (0)
2016–2017 Oriente Petrolero 31 (2)
2017–2019 Guabirá 79 (17)
2021–2022 Oriente Petrolero 15 (1)
Total 544 (116)
International career
2004 Bolivia U23 4 (2)
2003–2014 Bolivia 31 (3)
Managerial career
2023 Leones del Torno
2023–2024 Guabirá (assistant)
2023 Guabirá (interim)
2023 Guabirá (interim)
2024 Guabirá
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gualberto Mojica Olmos (Spanish pronunciation: [ɡwalˈβeɾto moˈxika], born 7 October 1984) is a Bolivian football manager and former player who played as an attacking midfielder.[1][2]

Club career

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Mojica was one of the most promising prospects of the largely awarded Tahuichi Academy's class of '84. After an impressive performance in the Gothia Cup, winning the title with Tahuichi in 2001, he awoke the interest of Wilstermann, club for which he later signed in May 2001. After two years playing in Cochabamba, he was transferred to Blooming where his career took off.

At Blooming he soon became the team captain and one of the most notable players in the Bolivian League. In 2005, Mojica had a remarkable season; his great performances helped the team win its fourth national championship.

Following his successful spell with Blooming, he transferred to Romanian club CFR Cluj before moving to Portuguese side F.C. Paços de Ferreira not long after. From the beginning he struggled to gain a consistent first-team place, making only 15 league appearances combined during his European journey.

After a disappointing season overseas, he returned to Bolivia in January 2008, and again, signed with Blooming for a year. When the contract expired, Mojica demanded a considerable raise of salary and the club decided to dispense with his services. Thus, Mojica signed with local rival team Oriente Petrolero in January 2009. After a year with Oriente, Mojica returned to Blooming for his third stint.

In February 2013, Mojica returned to Romania, where he signed a contract for one-and-a-half-year with Petrolul Ploiești.[3] On 4 July 2013, he moved to China and signed a contract with China League One side Chongqing Lifan.[4]

Mojica subsequently had another three spells at Oriente Petrolero, where he retired at the age of 38 in 2022.

International career

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Mojica was the captain of the Bolivian Under-23 national team. In addition, he has been capped for the senior Bolivia national team on 31 occasions.[5] He represented his country in 10 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.[6]

Managerial career

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Mojica began his managerial career in 2023, in charge of Leones del Torno, before joining Guabirá as an assistant. On 2 August 2024, after two spells as an interim, he was named manager of the latter club.[7]

Honours

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Blooming
Petrolul Ploiesti

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Gualberto Mojica at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. ^ Gualberto Mojica at Soccerway
  3. ^ "Gualberto Mojica, ultimul venit în tabăra "lupilor"". FC Petrolul Ploiești. 17 February 2013. Archived from the original on 20 February 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
  4. ^ "力帆新援莫吉卡放豪言:我就是来帮球队冲超的!". sina.com. 5 July 2013. Archived from the original on 17 July 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  5. ^ Appearances for Bolivia National Team Archived 9 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine – RSSSF
  6. ^ Gualberto MojicaFIFA competition record (archived)
  7. ^ "Guabirá contrata a Gualberto Mojica como su nuevo DT" [Guabirá sign Gualberto Mojica as their new manager] (in Spanish). Los Tiempos. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
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