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Carlos Borja
Personal information
Full name	Carlos Fernando Borja Bolvar
Date of birth	December 25, 1956 (age 55)
Place of birth	Cochabamba, Bolivia
Playing position	Midfielder
Youth career
	Bolvar
Senior career*
National team
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 2008.; Appearances (Goals).;

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Borja and the second or maternal family name is Bolvar.

Carlos Fernando Borja Bolvar (born December 25, 1956 in Cochabamba) is a retired Bolivian football midfielder. He was capped 88 times and scored one international goal for the Bolivia national team between 1979 and 1995, including three matches at the 1994 FIFA World Cup.^[1] He scored his only goal for Bolivia in a friendly match on June 23, 1987 in Montevideo against Uruguay (2-1 loss).

At club level Borja was a one club man playing his entire club career for Bolvar, where he won eleven Bolivian league titles. He played in more than 530 games, and scored 129 league goals for Bolvar making him the 3rd highest goalscorer in the history of the club.^[2] He also played in 87 Copa Libertadores games scoring 11 goals for La Academia. He is remembered as one of the most important players in the history of the club.^[3]

He has become a well-known politician and has served in the management of sports for Bolivia, following his retirement. His time of politics included a house of representatives position at one point in time.

[edit] Club titles

Season	Club	Title
1978	Bolvar	Bolivian League Championship
1982	Bolvar	Bolivian League Championship
1983	Bolvar	Bolivian League Championship
1985	Bolvar	Bolivian League Championship
1987	Bolvar	Bolivian League Championship
1988	Bolvar	Bolivian League Championship
1991	Bolvar	Bolivian League Championship
1992	Bolvar	Bolivian League Championship
1994	Bolvar	Bolivian League Championship
1996	Bolvar	Bolivian League Championship
1997	Bolvar	Bolivian League Championship

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[0] rsssf: Bolivia record international footballers

[1] Bolvar topscorers

[2] Web Cindario: Idols

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Persondata
Name	Borja, Carlos
Alternative names
Short description	Bolivian footballer
Date of birth	December 25, 1956
Place of birth	Cochabamba, Bolivia
Date of death
Place of death