Pánfilo Escobar
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pánfilo Eugenio Escobar Amarilla | ||
| Date of birth | 7 September 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Luque, Paraguay | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | River Plate | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2000 | Guaraní | 7 | (0) |
| 2001 | Sportivo Luqueño | 28 | (4) |
| 2002-2003 | Nacional | 35 | (9) |
| 2004 | → Blooming (loan) | 27 | (4) |
| 2005-2006 | Nacional | 26 | (1) |
| 2007 | General Caballero | 0 | (0) |
| 2007 | Deportes Quindío | 1 | (0) |
| 2008 | Técnico Universitario | 20 | (1) |
| 2009-2010 | Sportivo Trinidense | 0 | (0) |
| 2011 | General Díaz | 0 | (0) |
| 2011- | River Plate | ||
| National team | |||
| 2001 | Paraguay | 3 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Pánfilo Eugenio Escobar Amarilla (born 7 September 1974 in Luque) is a Paraguayan football defender who currently plays for River Plate. He has played professionally in Paraguay, Bolivia, Colombia and Ecuador.
Career
Club
Escobar started his career in 2000 at Guaraní before playing for Sportivo Luqueño. In 2003 he was transferred to Club Nacional from Asunción where he saw limited playing time, thus he moved to Bolivian club Blooming on a loan in 2004.[1] The following year, he returned to Nacional and played there until the end of the 2006 season. Later, he went abroad to play for Deportes Quindío in Colombia and Técnico Universitario in Ecuador.[2] After an short stint with General Díaz of the Liga Paraguaya: Segunda División, joined in June 2011 to Club River Plate (Asunción).[3]
International
In 2001, Escobar earned 3 caps for the Paraguayan national team.[4] He was also a member of the squad that participated in Copa América 2001.
Notes
- ↑ "Pánfilo Escobar se queda en Blooming de Bolivia" [Pánfilo Escobar stays with Blooming of Bolivia] (in Spanish). ABC Digital. 30 January 2004.
- ↑ BDFA profile (Spanish)
- ↑ Pagina del Club River Plate
- ↑ Pánfilo Escobar at National-Football-Teams.com
| ||||||||
