Marco Antonio Etcheverry Vargas (born September 26, 1970 in Santa Cruz de la Sierra) is a former Bolivian football (soccer) midfielder, considered as one of the best Bolivian players of all time,^[1] and is the current manager of Bolivian club Oriente Petrolero.

[edit] Career

Etcheverry, nicknamed El Diablo, joined D.C. United of Major League Soccer in its inaugural season of 1996, and led the team to three MLS Cups and was named MLS MVP in 1998. In eight years with the team, Etcheverry played 191 league games, scoring 34 goals and registering 101 assists (the games and assists are DC records). He retired at the end of the 2003 season. In 2005, he was named to the MLS All-Time Best XI.

Etcheverry was trained at Bolivia's Tahuichi Academy, after which he played professionally with Bolivian sides (Destroyers, Bolivar, Oriente Petrolero), Spain (Albacete), Chile (Colo-Colo), Colombia (América de Cali) and Ecuador (Barcelona, Emelec).

On September 23, 2006, Etcheverry was honored at a home game against the New York Red Bulls. During halftime he was put up on the "D.C. United Tradition of Excellence" sign in the stadium. The only other person on that wall is John Harkes. After all of this Etcheverry walked over to the La Barra Brava part of the stadium and did his trademark clap in front of them, he would do after every game win or lose.

On October 20, 2007, Etcheverry was honored with a tribute match at RFK Stadium, prior to United's regular-season finale versus Columbus. Etcheverry is the first United player to be so honored. Etcheverry, playing with teammates from the club's 1997 MLS Cup winning side, defeated Hollywood United (a collection of former players and actors), 2–1, with Etcheverry drawing and scoring the winning penalty in the final minute.

[edit] International Career

Etcheverry compiled 71 caps and scored 13 goals for the Bolivian national team between 1989 and 2003.^[2] He played for them in the 1994 World Cup, where he is remembered most for getting sent off just minutes after entering the tournament's opening game against Germany. However, he was a critical part of Bolivia's qualifying campaign for that tournament, scoring an especially vital goal to help Bolivia beat Brazil.^[3]

The Bolivian Congress awarded him with the Medal of Merit, for his sport achievements, in April 2006, shortly after his retirement, and in a match between players of the Bolivia national team and the Friends of America team of players of the Americas.

[edit] Coaching career

On 6 October 2009, Etcheverry was announced as the new Oriente Petrolero coach, replacing Pablo Sánchez.^[4]

[edit] Club titles

Season	Club	Title
1996	D.C. United	MLS Cup
1996	D.C. United	U.S. Open Cup
1997	D.C. United	MLS Cup
1997	Barcelona	Ecuadorian League Championship
1998	D.C. United	CONCACAF Champions' Cup
1998	D.C. United	Copa Interamericana
1999	D.C. United	MLS Cup
2001	Oriente Petrolero	Bolivian League Championship

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• International statistics at rsssf
• Career details at National Football Teams
• (Spanish) Futbol Factory profile^{[dead link]}

Marco Etcheverry international tournaments v • d • e Bolivia squad – 1989 Copa América 1 Galarza • 2 Arías • 3 Borja • 4 Etcheverry • 5 Ferrufino • 6 Fontana • 7 García • 8 Martínez • 9 Melgar • 10 Paniagua • 11 Á. Peña • 12 Barrero • 13 Rimba • 14 Roca • 15 Saldías • 16 Salinas • 17 Sánchez • 18 Takeo • 19 Villegas • 20 Castillo • Coach: Habberger v • d • e Bolivia squad – 1991 Copa América 1 Barrero • 2 Rimba • 3 Jiguchi • 4 Saldías • 5 Ferrufino • 6 Rivero • 7 Borja • 8 Melgar • 9 Suárez • 10 Etcheverry • 11 Moreno • 12 M. Soria • 13 J. Peña • 14 Medrano • 15 Soruco • 16 Sánchez • 17 Chávez • 18 Molina • 19 Á. Peña • 20 R. Castillo • 21 Baldivieso • 22 Aragón • Coach: Blacutt v • d • e Bolivia squad – 1993 Copa América 1 Rojas • 2 J. Peña • 3 Sandy • 4 Rimba • 5 Quinteros • 6 Borja • 7 Villarroel • 8 Melgar • 9 Á. Peña • 10 Etcheverry • 11 Moreno • 12 Torrico • 13 Soruco • 14 Ríos • 15 Pérez • 16 Cristaldo • 17 Ramallo • 18 Noro • 19 I. Castillo • 20 R. Castillo • 21 Sánchez • 22 Baldivieso • Coach: Azkargorta v • d • e Bolivia squad – 1994 FIFA World Cup 1 Trucco • 2 J. Peña • 3 Sandy • 4 Rimba • 5 Quinteros • 6 Borja • 7 Pinedo • 8 Melgar • 9 A. Peña • 10 Etcheverry • 11 Moreno • 12 Rojas • 13 Soruco • 14 Ramos • 15 Soria • 16 Cristaldo • 17 O. Sánchez • 18 Ramallo • 19 Torrico • 20 Castillo • 21 E. Sánchez • 22 Baldivieso • Coach: Azkargorta v • d • e Bolivia squad – 1995 Copa América 1 Trucco • 2 Castillo • 3 Sandy • 4 Rimba • 5 J. Peña • 6 Cristaldo • 7 Angola • 8 Melgar • 9 A. Peña • 10 Etcheverry • 11 Mercado • 12 Torrico • 13 Sánchez • 14 Ramos • 15 Quinteros • 16 Ruiz • 17 Suárez • 18 Borja • 19 Arteaga • 20 Baldivieso • 21 Medeiros • 22 Soria • Coach: López Habas v • d • e Bolivia squad – 1997 Copa América Runners-up 1 Trucco • 2 Peña • 3 Sandy • 4 Rimba • 5 Ó. Sánchez • 6 V. Soria • 7 S. Castillo • 8 Melgar • 9 Moreno • 10 Etcheverry • 11 Gutiérrez • 12 M. Soria • 13 Jiguchi • 14 Tufiño • 15 Blanco • 16 Cristaldo • 17 Méndez • 18 Coimbra • 19 I. Castillo • 20 R. Castillo • 21 E. Sánchez • 22 Baldivieso • Coach: López Habas v • d • e Bolivia squad – 1999 Copa América 1 Fernández • 2 J. Peña • 3 Sandy • 4 Rimba • 5 Ó. Sánchez • 6 Ochoaizpur • 7 Gutiérrez • 8 Tufiño • 9 Moreno • 10 Etcheverry • 11 Coimbra • 12 Galarza • 13 Liendo • 14 Lozano • 15 Cristaldo • 16 Soria • 17 Justiniano • 18 Quinteros • 19 Castillo • 20 Ribera • 21 E. Sánchez • 22 Antelo • Coach: Veira v • d • e Bolivia squad – 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup 1 Fernández • 2 Peña • 3 Arana • 4 Álvarez • 5 O.Sánchez • 6 Cristaldo • 7 Gutiérrez • 8 Tufiño • 9 Moreno • 10 Etcheverry • 11 Galindo • 12 Galarza • 13 Botero • 14 E.Sánchez • 15 Menacho • 16 Soria • 17 Justiniano • 18 Quinteros • 19 Castillo • 20 Ribera • Coach: Veira