Abdúl Aramayo
Bolivian footballer (1934–2020)
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Abdúl Aramayo (4 September 1934 – 2 September 2020)[1] was a Bolivian footballer who played as a midfielder.[2][3] He was part of Bolivia's squad that won the 1963 South American Championship on home soil.[4]
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 4 September 1934 | |||||||||||||
| Date of death | 2 September 2020 (aged 86) | |||||||||||||
| Place of death | La Paz, Bolivia | |||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| Ferroviario La Paz | ||||||||||||||
| 1954–1964 | Chaco Petrolero | |||||||||||||
| 1965–1967 | Bolívar | |||||||||||||
| 1968 | The Strongest | |||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 1959–1963 | Bolivia | 10 | (0) | |||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||
| Bolívar | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
International career
Aramayo was part of Bolivia's squad for the 1959 South American Championship in Argentina.[5]
He played five games during the tournament, the game against Argentina on 11 March being his first cap with Bolivia.[citation needed]
During the game against Brazil on 21 March, Argentinian journalists, who came to see Garrincha, were so impressed by Aramayo's performance that they nicknamed him the "Bolivian Garrincha".[6]
His sixth cap was on 15 July 1961 against Uruguay for the 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification.
Aramayo was again selected in Bolivia's squad for the 1963 South American Championship and played four games during the tournament[7] as Bolivia won the competition on home soil, its first and only Copa America to date.
During the tournament, the game against Paraguay on 24 March was his last cap with Bolivia.[citation needed]
