Erwin Romero Escudero (born July 27, 1957) is a former Bolivian football player, who participated in 49 games for the Bolivia national team between 1977 and 1989[2]

Erwin Romero
Personal information
Full name Erwin Romero Escudero
Date of birth (1957-07-27) July 27, 1957 (age 66)
Place of birth Camiri, Bolivia
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1973–1976 Destroyers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1977–1979 Oriente Petrolero 75 (18)
1980 Quilmes 37 (6)
1981–1984 Bolívar 124 (75)
1985–1986 Real Santa Cruz 58 (15)
1986 Bucaramanga[1] 8 (1)
1987–1988 Oriente Petrolero 41 (13)
1989–1990 Blooming 18 (5)
1991 Orcobol 14 (3)
1992 Wilstermann 18 (5)
Total 393 (141)
International career
1977–1989 Bolivia 48 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nicknamed Chichi, Romero was a gifted midfield playmaker noted for his vision and ball control. Some of the clubs he played for include Oriente Petrolero, Quilmes, Blooming and Bolívar. Romero played for Bolivia in four World Cup qualifying campaigns- 1978, 1982, 1986 and 1990 as well as the 1979[3] and 1983[4] Copa América tournaments.

He is one of the national league's all-time top 10 scorers with 134 goals in 348 appearances between 1977 and 1992.[5]

International goals edit

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 25 January 1981 Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz, Bolivia   Czechoslovakia 2-0 2–1 Friendly
2. 21 August 1983 Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz, Bolivia   Peru 1-0 1–1 1983 Copa América
- 3 February 1985 Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz, Bolivia   East Germany 2-0 2-1 Unofficial match
3. 21 April 1985 Estadio Ramón Aguilera, Santa Cruz, Bolivia   Venezuela 3-1 4–1 Friendly
4. 4-1

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