Edivaldo Rojas Hermoza (born 17 November 1985), sometimes known as Bolívia, is a Bolivian footballer who plays for Club San José as a forward.

Edivaldo Hermoza
Edivaldo Hermoza before a Thai Premier League game in 2013
Personal information
Full name Edivaldo Rojas Hermoza
Date of birth (1985-11-17) 17 November 1985 (age 38)
Place of birth Cuiabá, Brazil
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
2003 Atlético Paranaense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2008 Atlético Paranaense 2 (0)
2005Ferroviária (loan) 0 (0)
2005–2006Figueirense (loan) 2 (0)
2006Rio Preto (loan) 0 (0)
2006–2007Caldense (loan) 0 (0)
2008Guaratinguetá (loan) 0 (0)
2008–2012 Naval 106 (15)
2012–2014 Muangthong United 12 (5)
2013Shonan Bellmare (loan) 3 (0)
2014–2015 Moreirense 13 (1)
2015–2016 Jorge Wilstermann 30 (6)
2016–2018 Sport Boys 88 (12)
2019 San José 12 (1)
2020–2021 Nueva Concepción 23 (2)
International career
2011–2013 Bolivia 11 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 September 2019

Club career edit

Born in Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, to a Brazilian father and a Bolivian mother,[1] Bolívia started his career at Clube Atlético Paranaense, signing a five-year contract with the club in August 2003.[2] He made his Série A debut on 18 August 2004, against Figueirense Futebol Clube as a substitute.[3]

On 1 April 2005, Bolívia was loaned to Associação Ferroviária de Esportes until the end of the São Paulo State League third division season. On 19 May, he joined Figueirense Futebol Clube of the top flight until the end of the campaign; on 1 February 2006 the loan was extended until 31 December but in March, he was loaned to Rio Preto Esporte Clube in the São Paulo second level.

Bolívia returned to Atlético in June 2006, and on 1 August he left for Associação Atlética Caldense in a nine-month loan. He scored 11 goals in the Minas Gerais Cup,[4] but only found the net once in the Minas Gerais State League.[5][6] After his return, he signed a new contract running until 30 April 2010, but appeared rarely for the side, being loaned for the fifth and last time in December 2007, now to Guaratinguetá Futebol, helping the team finish first in the group stage of the 2008 edition of the São Paulo State League and scoring once.[7]

In July 2008, Bolívia was signed by Portuguese club Associação Naval 1º de Maio.[8] In 2010–11, whilst changing his shirt name from Bolívia to Edivaldo – his given name was also spelled Edvaldo (without i) in some official documents – he only missed one game and netted four times, but the Figueira da Foz side were relegated from the Primeira Liga after six years.[9]

After a brief spell in Asia with Muangthong United F.C. and Shonan Bellmare,[10][11] Bolívia returned to the Portuguese top tier on 20 June 2014 by agreeing to a one-year deal with newly promoted Moreirense FC.[12] He moved back to his country shortly after, going on to represent C.D. Jorge Wilstermann, Sport Boys Warnes[13] and Club San José[14] and winning the 2016 Clausura tournament with Wilstermann.[15]

International career edit

In April 2011, Edivaldo received a call-up from the Bolivia national team, being made eligible shortly after all the documentation issues had been resolved.[citation needed] He made his debut on 4 June against Paraguay, in the first leg of the year's Copa Paz del Chaco played in Santa Cruz de la Sierra (0–2 loss),[16] and also appeared in the second match three days later (0–0).[17]

Edivaldo scored the opening goal of the 2011 Copa América, in a 1–1 draw against hosts Argentina.[18] He represented his country in four FIFA World Cup qualification matches.[19]

International goals edit

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 1 July 2011 Estadio Ciudad de La Plata, La Plata, Argentina   Argentina 1–0 1–1 2011 Copa América[18]

Honours edit

Muangthong United

Jorge Wilstermann

References edit

  1. ^ "Edivaldo Rojas ya tiene nacionalidad boliviana" [Edivaldo Rojas already has Bolivian nationality]. La Razón (in Spanish). 9 June 2011. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
  2. ^ "Bid acumulativo Série A / 2005" [Cumulative bid Série A / 2005] (in Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. 8 November 2005. Archived from the original on 29 May 2006. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
  3. ^ "Figueirense 1–1 Atlético Paranaense" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. 18 August 2004. Retrieved 11 June 2011.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ Dias, Vítor Rodrigo (28 January 2007). "Minas Gerais Cup 2006". RSSSF Brasil. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
  5. ^ "Artilharia" [Top scorers] (in Portuguese). Minas Gerais Football Federation. 6 May 2007. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
  6. ^ "Campeonato Mineiro 2007 – Módulo I – Ipatinga 3X1 Caldense" [Minas Gerais State League 2007 – Module I – Ipatinga 3X1 Caldense] (in Portuguese). Minas Gerais Football Federation. 28 January 2007. Archived from the original on 24 August 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
  7. ^ 2008 Archived 4 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine; at Futebol Paulista (in Portuguese)
  8. ^ "Naval 1º Maio: Bolívia assinou por quatro anos" [Naval 1º Maio: Bolívia signed for four years] (in Portuguese). Futebol 365. 8 July 2008. Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
  9. ^ "Naval perde em Leiria e desce de divisão" [Naval lose in Leiria and drop a division] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 8 May 2011. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  10. ^ Lera Aguilera, Víctor Hugo (20 February 2013). "Edivaldo está ilusionado" [Edivaldo is hungry]. El Día (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  11. ^ a b Sempértegui, Rafael (13 July 2015). "Edivaldo Rojas: 'Estaba pendiente jugar en el país'" [Edivaldo Rojas: 'I owed this country playing in it']. La Razón (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  12. ^ "Edivaldo Bolívia reforça Moreirense" [Edivaldo Bolívia bolsters Moreirense]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 20 June 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  13. ^ "El Toro anunció la contratación de dos refuerzos de renombre" [The Bull announced signing of two renowned additions] (in Spanish). Late!. 19 June 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  14. ^ Arana, Guido Alejandro (1 January 2019). "San José refuerza las bandas, el medio y potencia el ataque" [San José strengthen flanks, midfield and bolster offence]. Diez (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 9 October 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  15. ^ Siles, Ramiro (15 May 2016). "Wilstermann es virtual campeón del torneo Clausura de la Liga" [Wilstermann are the League's Clausura tournament's virtual champions]. La Razón (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  16. ^ "Importante triunfo para nuevo comienzo" [Important win in fresh start] (in Spanish). Paraguayan Football Association. 5 June 2011. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
  17. ^ "Albirrojo por "100-pre"" [Albirrojo centurion] (in Spanish). Paraguayan Football Association. 8 June 2011. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
  18. ^ a b "Sergio Agüero saves Argentina's blushes in Copa América opener". The Guardian. 2 July 2011. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
  19. ^ Edivaldo HermozaFIFA competition record (archived)
  20. ^ Ugarte, Henry (22 May 2016). "¡Wilstermann campeón!" [Wilstermann champions!]. Los Tiempos (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 November 2019.

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