Yimvert Berroterán

Yimvert Berroterán
Personal information
Date of birth (2008-05-04)4 May 2008
Place of birth Caracas, Venezuela
Date of death 26 June 2026(2026-06-26) (aged 18)
Place of death La Guaira, Venezuela
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Forward[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2025–2026 Universidad Central 4 (0)
International career
2024 Venezuela U15 4 (2)
2025 Venezuela U17 17 (3)
2026 Venezuela U20 3 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Venezuela
South American U-17 Championship
Third place2025 Colombia
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Yimvert Berroterán (4 May 2008 – 26 June 2026) was a Venezuelan footballer who played as a forward.

Club career

Berroterán made his debut for Universidad Central on 20 April 2025, in a 2–0 win against Rayo Zuliano. He later played three matches during the 2026 season.[2]

International career

In March 2025, Berroterán was called up to Venezuela's under-17 team for the 2025 South American U-17 Championship. He scored twice during the tournament, in the opening match against Bolivia,[3][4] and in the third-place match against Chile.[5] He was later included in Venezuela's 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup squad on 1 November,[6] and played three matches as they topped their group, beating England in the process.[7] In total, he scored three goals in 17 matches for the under-17s.[8]

In June 2026, he played three matches for Venezuela's under-20 national team at the 2026 Maurice Revello Tournament.[9][10]

Death

Following the 2026 Venezuela earthquakes, Berroterán was found dead on 26 June 2026, at the age of 18,[7][11] alongside his partner.[10][12]

Honours

Venezuela U17

References

  1. ↑ "Diego Claut y Yimvert Berroterán anotaron por los venezolanos" [Diego Claut and Yimvert Berroteran scored for the Venezuelans]. FDP Radio (in Spanish). 28 March 2025. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
  2. ↑ Yimvert Berroterán at WorldFootball.net
  3. ↑ "Sub-17 de Venezuela perdió 2-3 con Bolivia" [Venezuela's Under-17 team lost 2-3 in a friendly match against Bolivia.]. Balonazos (in Spanish). 20 April 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
  4. ↑ "La Vinotinto inicia con pie derecho y vence 2-0 a Bolivia en Sudamericano Sub-17" [La Vinotinto starts off on the right foot and beats Bolivia 2-0 in the South American U-17 Championship]. NotiZulia (in Spanish). 30 March 2025. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
  5. ↑ "La Roja cayó con Venezuela y no pudo subir al podio en el Sudamericano Sub 17" [La Roja lost to Venezuela and failed to reach the podium at the South American Under-17 Championship]. ESPN Deportes (in Spanish). 12 April 2025. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
  6. ↑ "Esta es la convocatoria de la #VinotintoSub17 para el Mundial de Catar" [This is the squad list for the #VinotintoSub17 team for the Qatar World Cup.] (in Spanish). Venezuelan Football Federation. 1 November 2025. Retrieved 26 June 2026 – via Instagram.
  7. 1 2 Hopkins, Jessica (26 June 2026). "Soccer player Yimvert Berroterán dies in Venezuelan earthquakes". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
  8. ↑ "Encontraron muerto a Yimvert Berroterán, el jugador venezolano de 18 años que buscaban desesperadamente tras los terremotos". Radio Mitre (in Spanish). 26 June 2026. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
  9. ↑ "Festival International Espoirs Football Tournoi Maurice Revello Toulon". www.tournoimauricerevello.com. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
  10. 1 2 Lopesino, Juan (26 June 2026). "Luto en el fútbol venezolano: encuentran muerto a Yimvert Berroterán" [Mourning in Venezuelan football: Yimvert Berroterán found dead]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 June 2026.
  11. ↑ "Luto en el fútbol de Venezuela: encuentran muerto a Yimvert Berroterán, joya de la Sub 20, tras el terremoto" [Mourning in Venezuelan football: Yimvert Berroterán, a rising star of the Under-20 team, found dead after the earthquake]. El País (in Spanish). 26 June 2026. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
  12. ↑ Jiménez, Ronald José (26 June 2026). "Falleció Yimvert Berroterán, juvenil Vinotinto" [Yimvert Berroterán, a young Vinotinto player, has passed away.]. Líder en deportes (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 June 2026.
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