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Vicente Arze

Vicente Arze
Personal information
Full name Vicente Arze Camacho
Date of birth (1985-11-22) November 22, 1985 (age 38)
Place of birth Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1998–1999 Blooming
2000–2004 Newell's Old Boys
2004–2007 Mercer Bears
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Vancouver Whitecaps 44 (1)
2009 → Whitecaps Residency (loan) 2 (0)
2009–2010 Aurora 29 (3)
2010–2012 Diósgyőr 37 (2)
2012–2014 Charleroi 4 (0)
2012–2013 → Esteghlal (loan) 7 (2)
2014 Hoverla Uzhhorod 3 (0)
2015–2017 Blooming
2018–2019 Royal Pari
International career
2013–2014 Bolivia U20
2013–2014 Bolivia 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 August 2018

Vicente Arze Camacho (born November 22, 1985, in Santa Cruz de la Sierra) is a Bolivian footballer.[1]

Career

Youth and College

Arze attended the Franco School in his hometown of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, and as a teenager was part of the youth systems of famed clubs Blooming and Newell's Old Boys. He moved to Macon, Georgia, in 2004 to play college soccer at Mercer University, eventually graduating with a degree in business and marketing in May 2008.

Professional

A talented attacking midfielder who can play on flank, Arze was selected in the second round (25th overall) of the 2008 MLS Supplemental Draft by the Kansas City Wizards on January 24, 2008. He signed a two-year contract with the Whitecaps in early 2008, and played his first professional game was April 12 against Montreal Impact.

On October 2, 2008, he is nominated for Rookie of the Year (award).[2] On December 16, 2008, the Vancouver Whitecaps announced the re-signing of Arze for the 2009 season.[3]

Arze ended his contract with the Whitecaps at the end of the 2009 season.[4]

On 10 December 2012, Arze was loaned out by Charleroi to Esteghlal.[5] He made his debut on 14 December in a 4–0 win over Saipa in a Hazfi Cup match which he scored the last goal.

He returned to Blooming in January 2015[6] after a spell in Ukraine with Hoverla Uzhhorod.[7]

International

Arze was part of the Bolivia U-20 squad that played in the 2003 South American U-20 championships in Uruguay. The tournament acted as the qualifiers for the 2003 U-20 World Cup finals in the United Arab Emirates. He was called up to the senior team in December 2012 just after he signed with Esteghlal.

Personal

Arze's parents are Vicente Arze sr. and Maggie Camacho. He also has a stepbrother named Jean-Pierre Arze. The midfielder comes from an accomplished sporting family. His mother is a Bolivian national champion in bowling, while his uncle Monin Camacho is a South American Rally Car champion. His cousin Diego Camacho played in the men's singles tennis tournament at the 2000 Sydney Olympics .

Honors

Vancouver Whitecaps

Esteghlal

References

  1. ^ Vicente Arze stats
  2. ^ "Arze nominated for Rookie of the Year". Archived from the original on 2008-10-17. Retrieved 2008-10-05.
  3. ^ "Whitecaps exercise three player options". Archived from the original on 2012-02-15. Retrieved 2012-01-04.
  4. ^ "Goodbye, Gbeke, we're gonna miss ya". Archived from the original on 2010-06-06. Retrieved 2009-10-23.
  5. ^ "Vicente Arze loaned to Esteghlal Teheran" (in French). sporting-charleroi.be. 2012-12-11. Archived from the original on 2016-11-10. Retrieved 2013-01-11.
  6. ^ Vicente Arze es refuerzo de Blooming para este año - Erbol (in Spanish)
  7. ^ Arze vive en Ucrania, pero lejos de los disturbios - La Razón (in Spanish)
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