Joaquín Botero Vaca (born 10 December 1977) is a Bolivian former professional footballer who played as a striker.
He joined the Mexican team Correcaminos UAT for the Clausura 2009 season, marking his return to Mexico.
[3] In 2011, Botero returned to his country to play for San José and Sport Boys Warnes; in the latter, he was the author of two goals that allowed promotion of the team to the First Division of Bolivia for the first time.
On 15 May 2009, Botero surprisingly announced the end of his era with the national team, putting as an excuse that his motivation "was not there anymore.
"[8][1] In his ten years playing for Bolivia, Botero earned a total of 48 caps and scored 20 goals, becoming the highest scorer in the national team's history, before being surpassed by Marcelo Moreno in 2020.