Luis Liendo (footballer, born 1949)

Luis Ignacio Liendo Moreno[1] (born 18 April 1949) is an Argentine-Bolivian former footballer who played as a midfielder. He played in three matches for the Bolivia national football team from in 1975.[2] He was also part of Bolivia's squad for the 1975 Copa América tournament.[3]

Luis Liendo
Personal information
Full name Luis Ignacio Liendo Moreno
Date of birth (1949-04-18) 18 April 1949 (age 77)
Place of birth Córdoba, Argentina
Position Midfielder
Youth career
Instituto
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Instituto
Platense
–1969 Instituto
1970–1974 Chaco Petrolero
1974–1975 The Strongest
1975–1976 Bolívar
1976 Audax Italiano 26 (0)
1977–1979 Deportes La Serena
International career
1975 Bolivia 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Personal life

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Born in Córdoba, Argentina, Liendo came to Bolivia in 1970 and naturalized Bolivian in 1974. Playing in Chile, he married Mirtha Asbún and they had three children. His sons Luis Jr.[6][8] and Omar became footballers.[1]

Honours

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Chaco Petrolero

The Strongest

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Ayllón, Jaime (14 September 2012). "'No veo que el fútbol boliviano haya cambiado'". La Razón (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  2. "Luis Liendo". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  3. "Copa América 1975". RSSSF. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Luis Liendo - Ex futbolista argentino naturalizado boliviano - El elegido on YouTube
  5. "Luis Liendo, jugador de Audax Italiano". AudaxItaliano.app (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  6. 1 2 "Entrevista: Luis Liendo". PeloterosCM. 12 January 2009. Retrieved 5 July 2026. Mi padre jugó 5 años en Deportes La Serena y en ese momento nací yo
  7. "Club Deportes La Serena 1979, con Luis Liendo , central Boliviano" (in Spanish). Clásicos del Fútbol. 18 December 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  8. "Destacan en Chile a Liendo, a quien identifican como el "chileno" que juega en el Universitario de Bolivia". Los Tiempos (in Spanish). 16 August 2010. Retrieved 30 September 2023.