Pablo Escobar (footballer, born 1979)

Pablo Escobar
Personal information
Full name	Pablo Daniel Escobar Olivetti
Date of birth	23 February 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth	Asunción, Paraguay
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder; Second striker
Team information
Current team	The Strongest
Number	10
Youth career
1991–1998	Olimpia Asunción
Senior career*
Years	Team
1999–2000	Olimpia Asunción
2000–2003	Gimnasia de Jujuy
2004	San José
2005–2008	The Strongest
2006	→ Cerro Porteño (loan)
2008	→ Ipatinga (loan)
2009	→ Santo André (loan)
2010	→ Mirassol (loan)
2010	Ponte Preta
2011	Botafogo
2011–	The Strongest
International career‡
2008–	Bolivia
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 March 2012; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 February 2017

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Pablo Daniel Escobar Olivetti (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpaβlo eskoˈβaɾ], born 23 February 1979) is a Paraguayan-born Bolivian footballer that currently plays for Bolivian Primera División club The Strongest as an attacking midfielder or second striker.

Club career

Escobar started his career in the youth divisions of Olimpia, and eventually made his way to the first team although he spent more time playing for the reserves. In 2000, he was signed by the Argentine side Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy, and after three years with the club, he relocated to Bolivia to play for San José in 2004. His good conditions rewarded him with a transfer to The Strongest the following season. He also had a brief stint in Cerro Porteño in 2006 before returning to The Strongest for a second spell.

On 28 August 2008, he joined Brazilian club Ipatinga.^[1] Escobar joined Santo André of Brazil on 5 January 2009.^[2] He joined Mirassol in January 2010.^[3] After about a year, he signed a 3-year contract with Paulista (Brazilian) side Botafogo-SP.^[4]

International career

In August 2008, Escobar received Bolivian citizenship in order to play for the Bolivia national football team.^[5] Between 2008 and 2015 Escobar made 20 appearances for Bolivia, netting 3 goals,^[6] 14 of those in FIFA World Cup qualification matches.^[7]

International goals

Scores and results list Bolivia's goal tally first.^[8]

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	2 September 2011	Estadio Nacional de Lima, Lima, Peru	Peru	1–0	2–2	Friendly
2.	9 June 2012	Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz, Bolivia	Paraguay	2–0	3–1	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.	9 June 2012	Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz, Bolivia	Paraguay	3–0	3–1	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
4.	1 September 2016	Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz, Bolivia	Peru	1–0	2–0	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.	11 October 2016	Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz, Bolivia	Ecuador	1–0	2–2	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
6.	11 October 2016	Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz, Bolivia	Ecuador	2–0	2–2	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

References

^ "Ipatinga contrata atacante boliviano" (in Portuguese). Futebol Total. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 27 August 2008. ^{[dead link]}
^ "Pablo Escobar é do Santo André" (in Portuguese). Diário do Grande ABC. 5 January 2009. Archived from the original on 8 April 2009. Retrieved 5 January 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Mirassol contrata atacante Pablo Escobar" (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 8 January 2010. Retrieved 20 January 2010.
^ "Pablo Escobar continuará jugando en Brasil" (in Spanish). La Prensa. 20 December 2010. Retrieved 20 December 2010.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Ya es boliviano" (in Spanish). Futbol a lo grande. 15 August 2008. Retrieved 20 August 2008.
^ Appearances for Bolivia National Team - RSSSF
^ Pablo Escobar – FIFA competition record (archived)
^ "Escobar, Pablo". National Football Teams. Retrieved 8 February 2017.

External links

Pablo Escobar at National-Football-Teams.com
Pablo Escobar at Soccerway

[ipatinga-1] "Ipatinga contrata atacante boliviano" (in Portuguese). Futebol Total. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 27 August 2008. ^{[dead link]}

[santoandre-2] "Pablo Escobar é do Santo André" (in Portuguese). Diário do Grande ABC. 5 January 2009. Archived from the original on 8 April 2009. Retrieved 5 January 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[mirassol-3] "Mirassol contrata atacante Pablo Escobar" (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 8 January 2010. Retrieved 20 January 2010.

[Botafogo-4] "Pablo Escobar continuará jugando en Brasil" (in Spanish). La Prensa. 20 December 2010. Retrieved 20 December 2010.^{[permanent dead link]}

[bolivia-5] "Ya es boliviano" (in Spanish). Futbol a lo grande. 15 August 2008. Retrieved 20 August 2008.

[6] Appearances for Bolivia National Team - RSSSF

[7] Pablo Escobar – FIFA competition record (archived)

[NFT-8] "Escobar, Pablo". National Football Teams. Retrieved 8 February 2017.

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