Milton Coimbra

Milton Coimbra Sulzer (born May 4, 1975, in Santa Cruz de la Sierra) is a Bolivian retired football striker. He was a journeyman footballer playing for nine clubs in seven countries.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Coimbra and the second or maternal family name is Sulzer.
Milton Coimbra
Personal information
Full name Milton "Buffalo" Coimbra Sulzer
Date of birth (1975-05-04) 4 May 1975
Place of birth Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1996 Oriente Petrolero 27 (13)
1996–1997 → Lanús (loan) 14 (0)
1997–2002 Oriente Petrolero 196 (109)
2002–2003 Puebla 44 (10)
2004 Correcaminos UAT 10 (2)
2004 Ras Al Khaima 0 (0)
2005 Ionikos 26 (5)
2006 Beijing Guoan 12 (0)
2007 O'Higgins 12 (3)
2007 Oriente Petrolero 11 (1)
2008 Guabirá 12 (6)
2009 Oriente Petrolero 9 (0)
National team
1996–2005 Bolivia 43 (7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Nicknamed "Buffalo", his career began with Oriente Petrolero, where he played from 1995 to 2002 with a short interval at the Argentine club Lanús. Coimbra then went to Mexico, where he played for Puebla F.C. (2002–2003) and Correcaminos UAT (2004), before moving to Ras Al Khaima in the United Arab Emirates (2004), then to the Greek team Ionikos (2005) and later to the Chinese side Beijing Guoan (2006). During early 2007, he joined the Chilean club O'Higgins along with fellow countryman José Alfredo Castillo, but after a few games he returned to Oriente for the remainder of the year. In 2008, he was loaned to Guabirá. The team was relegated to the second division and he left after the season came to an end. During his fourth spell with Oriente during the 2009 Apertura tournament, Coimbra surprisingly announced his withdrawal from professional football at the age of 34.[1]

International career

He played for the Bolivian national team between 1996 and 2005, scoring 7 goals in 43 games.[2] He represented his country in 17 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.[3]

References
  1. "Milton Coimbra abandona el fútbol y deja Oriente sorpresivamente"
  2. "Bolivia - Record International Players" Archived 2009-06-11 at WebCite at rsssf
  3. Milton Coimbra – FIFA competition record


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