Name Carlos Trucco Years Team Role Football player | 1977–1981 Union de Santa Fe Height 1.80 m 1981–1984 Velez Sarsfield | |
Full name Carlos Leonel Trucco Medina Date of birth (1957-08-08) 8 August 1957 (age 58) | ||
La Magia de la Copa América con Carlos Trucco
Carlos Leonel Trucco Medina (born August 8, 1957 in Córdoba, Argentina) is a Bolivian former football goalkeeper who played 51 games for the Bolivia national team between 1989 and 1997.
Despite being born in Argentina, Trucco was the starting goalkeeper of Bolivia national football team during 1994 FIFA World Cup. He played all 3 group games and conceded 4 goals.
Trucco started his club career in Argentina where he played for Unión de Santa Fe, Vélez Sársfield and Estudiantes de Río Cuarto.
In 1985, he moved to Bolivia where he played for Club Destroyers and Bolívar.
He also played for Deportivo Cali in Colombia and Pachuca in Mexico.
After he retired from playing, Trucco became a football coach. He has managed Veracruz and San Luis in Mexico and Wilstermann in Bolivia, and was appointed manager of the Bolivia national football team in 2001.
