The largest Bolivian club, Club Bolivar, has joined the City Football Group family as its first partner club.
Founded in 1925 and headquartered in the highest capital in the world, La Paz, Club Bolivar has 29 national league titles, more than any Bolivian football club.
As a CFG partner club, Club Bolivar will have access to a wide range of expertise, proprietary technology, best practices and strategic consultancy developed by the City Football Group over the past seven years through its multi-club structure.
More specifically, Club Bolivar may request advice on scouting and training methodologies, youth academy development strategies, sports science and more.
Club Bolivar will also be given access to CFG’s proprietary football data and insights platform, including several tools and dashboards to allow Club Bolivar to further deepen its understanding of the performance of its teams and players.
On the business side, CFG will help Club Bolivar increase its partnership revenue, build world-class facilities, promote improvements across the league and support the development of its top executives.
Ferran Soriano, City Football Group CEO, said: “We are delighted to increase our global presence through this important collaboration with Club Bolivar, the City Football Group’s first partner club.”
“This long-term contract is the first of its kind and will allow Club Bolivar to take advantage and use the wide range of experience in the football industry developed by the City Football Group.”
“In addition to supporting Clube Bolivar’s ambitions, we have the opportunity to learn. Our work in Bolivia will certainly strengthen our knowledge and network in South American football. “
“Club Bolivar is the largest and best club in Bolivia with a rich and successful history. We are excited about Marcelo’s vision for the Club and look forward to working together and working hard to help Clube Bolívar achieve very ambitious goals in the near future. “
Marcelo Claure, Bolívar’s president, said: “Today, a dream comes true. Club Bolivar joins the City Football Group family as a partner club, consolidating a long-term project to develop world-class football, corporate and infrastructure standards that will allow Club Bolivar to become even bigger. “
“We will use the experience and advice that the CFG brings to continue our goal of making Bolívar one of the top clubs in Latin America.”
“Led by our newly appointed Sporting Director, Javier Recio, and now supported by the advice and experience of the City Football Group consultant, Bolivian Rodrigo Marion, Club Bolivar aims to build a strong organization and develop players to help the nation qualify To the world cup.”
“This agreement will allow Clube Bolivar to draw on the significant experience and knowledge of the City Football Group to help it realize its ambition to develop leaders on and off the field and give Bolivian children the opportunity to make their dreams come true.”
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