José Milton Melgar Soruco (born September 20, 1959) 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.^[1]

Playing career

International

Melgar was capped 89 times and scored 6 international goals for Bolivia between 1980 and 1997.^[2] His tally of 89 caps was a national record until January 31, 2002, when it was broken by Marco Sandy who obtained his 90th cap in a friendly match against Brazil. Melgar played all three matches at the 1994 FIFA World Cup,^[3] and his club at that time was The Strongest.

International Goals
#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	31 August 1983	Estadio El Campín, Bogotá, Colombia	Colombia	2–1	2–2	Copa América
2.	20 August 1989	Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz, Bolivia	Peru	1–1	2–1	World Cup Qualifier
3.	8 August 1993	Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz, Bolivia	Uruguay	3–0	3–1	World Cup Qualifier
4.	22 August 1993	Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz, Bolivia	Venezuela	2–0	7–0	World Cup Qualifier
5.	22 August 1993	Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz, Bolivia	Venezuela	7–0	7–0	World Cup Qualifier
6.	14 May 1995	Estadio Félix Capriles, Cochabamba, Bolivia	Paraguay	1–1	1–1	Friendly

Managerial career

Following his retirement, Melgar pursued a managerial career. In 2000, he made his official debut as manager with Oriente Petrolero. Later in the year he also managed Blooming. In October 2002 he assumed his duties as the U-17 and U-20 national teams, but his stint was unsuccessful.

Club titles

References

External links

• José Milton Melgar at National-Football-Teams.com