Pablo Daniel Escobar

This article is about the Paraguayan-born Bolivian forward. For other uses, see Pablo Escobar (disambiguation).
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Escobar and the second or maternal family name is Olivetti.
Pablo Escobar
Personal information
Full name Pablo Daniel Escobar Olivetti
Date of birth (1978-07-12) 12 July 1978
Place of birth Asunción, Paraguay
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Attacking midfielder
Second striker
Club information
Current team
 The Strongest
Number 10
Youth career
1991–1998 Olimpia Asunción
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2000 Olimpia Asunción 23 (1)
2000–2003 Gimnasia de Jujuy 34 (3)
2004 San José 38 (22)
2005–2008 The Strongest 96 (47)
2006 → Cerro Porteño (loan) 28 (4)
2008 → Ipatinga (loan) 11 (3)
2009 → Santo André (loan) 25 (3)
2010 → Mirassol (loan) 9 (4)
2010 Ponte Preta 21 (3)
2011 Botafogo (SP) 13 (0)
2011– The Strongest 146 (93)
National team‡
2008– Bolivia 21 (4)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 March 2012.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 September 2016

Pablo Daniel Escobar Olivetti (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpaβlo eskoˈβar], born 12 July 1978) 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]

References

  1. ↑ "Ipatinga contrata atacante boliviano" (in Portuguese). Futebol Total. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 27 August 2008.
  2. ↑ "Pablo Escobar é do Santo André" (in Portuguese). Diário do Grande ABC. 5 January 2009. Retrieved 5 January 2009.
  3. ↑ "Mirassol contrata atacante Pablo Escobar" (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 8 January 2010. Retrieved 20 January 2010.
  4. ↑ "Pablo Escobar continuará jugando en Brasil" (in Spanish). La Prensa. 20 December 2010. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
  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 Daniel Escobar – FIFA competition record
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