Luis Galarza

Luis Galarza
Personal information
Full name	Luis Esteban Galarza Mayereger
Date of birth	26 December 1950
Place of birth	Asunción, Paraguay
Date of death	27 July 2024 (aged 73)
Place of death	Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team
1971–1987	The Strongest
1987–1988	Always Ready
1989–1990	Bolívar
1991	San José
1992–1993	Jorge Wilstermann
1994	Independiente Petrolero
1995–1996	Blooming
International career
1977–1989	Bolivia
Managerial career
1997	The Strongest
1998–2000	Real Potosí
2001	Bolívar
2001–2003	Real Potosí
2003–2004	The Strongest
2004	Blooming
2005	Oriente Petrolero
2006–2007	Aurora
2009	Jorge Wilstermann
?–2024	Always Ready (goalkeeping coach)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Luis Esteban Galarza Mayereger (26 December 1950 – 27 July 2024) was a Bolivian football coach and player who played as a goalkeeper.^[1]

Born in Paraguay, Galarza played in 17 matches for the Bolivia national team from 1977 to 1989.^[2] He was also part of Bolivia's squad for the 1987 Copa América tournament.^[3]

His sons Sergio and Luis Eduardo were also footballers and goalkeepers, his older half-brother, Ramón Mayeregger, played for Paraguay at the 1958 FIFA World Cup, and another brother, Arturo Galarza [es], also played for the Bolivian national team.^[4] Luis Galarza died in Santa Cruz de la Sierra on 27 July 2024, at the age of 73.^[5]

References

^ "Luis Galarza". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
^ "Luis Galarza". National Football Teams. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
^ "Copa América 1987". RSSSF. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
^ Barraza, Jorge (11 March 2020). "Una historia para la historia". El Universo. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
^ "Fallece Luis Esteban Galarza, leyenda y dueño del arco del fútbol boliviano". Los Tiempos. Retrieved 27 July 2024.

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