Gerardo Yecerotte

Gerardo César Yecerotte Soruco (born August 28, 1985 in Orán, Salta Province) is an Argentine-bolivian football striker that currently plays for Club Bolivar in the Israeli Premier League. He was a naturalized Bolivian because his mother was born in Bolivia.[1] He also has participated in FIFA World Cup qualifiers for 2010.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Yecerotte and the second or maternal family name is Soruco.
Gerardo Yecerotte
Personal information
Full name Gerardo César Yecerotte Soruco
Date of birth (1985-08-28) August 28, 1985
Place of birth Orán, Salta Province, Argentina
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Bolivar
Number 11
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2012 Real Potosí 162 (35)
2012– Bolivar 88 (13)
International career‡
2009–2012 Bolivia 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 August 2015
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of April 28, 2012

Club career

Yecerotte began his career with Independiente de Hipólito Yrigoyen, a club of his natal province, with the club, Yecerotte played the Torneo Argentino C during 2004 and 2005.

In 2006, he went to test to Bolivia. After of training with La Paz and not be hired, the coach Félix Berdera, led to Yecerotte to Real Potosí, and he made his debut in the Primera División Boliviana. In 2007, he was proclaimed champion with his club of Torneo Apertura Boliviano 2007, being this his first professional title in his career.

International career

In 2009, he was naturalized bolivian due to his mother was born in Bolivia and he made his debut with the Bolivia national football team for the World Cup qualifiers.

Due to his naturalization, Yecerotte made his debut against Venezuela national football team on 6 June 2009. He scored his first goal for the national team against Ecuador national football team, in a 3-1 home loss in Estadio Hernando Siles.

International goals
DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
9 September 2009Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz, Bolivia Ecuador1–33–1FIFA World Cup qualifier

References
  1. Diario Salta Archived 2011-07-10 at the Wayback Machine, Un salteño en la Selección Boliviana.
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