player · international archive · 1983–1993

José Milton Melgar

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b. 1959midfielder

Bolivia

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Archive goals

for Bolivia · 1 from the spot

Matches scored in

every one opens its match page below

Tournaments

most in the FIFA World Cup qualification (4)

Career span

1983–1993

first 1983-08-31 · last 1993-08-22

Counted from the international goal archive — every scorer-credited goal in the matches it covers, 1916 to today. A record of covered matches, not a complete career count; own goals never join a scorer's tally.

José Milton Melgar Soruco is a retired Bolivian football midfielder. In 2006, he was appointed by the Bolivian Government under President Evo Morales as Minister of Sports, but he resigned a year later. He currently runs his own youth football academy in his hometown. — Wikipedia

identity matched to Wikidata · last verified 2026-09-18

In the line-ups

3 appearances in recorded line-ups · 1994

The archive holds 3 team sheets naming José Milton Melgar in Bolivia's starting line-up, from 1994-06-17 to 1994-06-27.

3 appearances in the starting line-ups the archive holds — not a career total. Our line-up coverage is partial, so a match he played that we hold no sheet for is simply not counted here.

A different player of the same name scored for Bolivia (0 goals, 1993) — José Melgar · Bolivia

International goals in our archive

5 goals across 4 scoring matches · 2 tournaments · 1983–1993

Date	Opponent	Result	Minutes	Competition	Venue
1993-08-22	Venezuela	W7–0(h)	58' 90'	FIFA World Cup qualification	La Paz
1993-08-08	Uruguay	W3–1(h)	86'	FIFA World Cup qualification	La Paz
1989-08-20	Peru	W2–1(h)	45' (pen)	FIFA World Cup qualification	La Paz
1983-08-31	Colombia	D2–2(a)	78'	Copa América	Bogotá

José Milton Melgar

In the line-ups

International goals in our archive

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