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Pánfilo Escobar
Paraguayan footballer (born 1974)
Pánfilo Eugenio Escobar Amarilla (born 7 September 1974, in Luque) is a Paraguayan football former defender who last played for River Plate. He played professionally in Paraguay, Bolivia, Colombia and Ecuador.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pánfilo Eugenio Escobar Amarilla | ||
| Date of birth | (1974-09-07) 7 September 1974 (age 49) | ||
| Place of birth | Luque, Paraguay | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| 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 | ||
| International career | |||
| 2001 | Paraguay | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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 a 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 Paraguay national team.[4] He was also a member of the squad that participated in Copa América 2001.
- "Pánfilo Escobar se queda en Blooming de Bolivia" [Pánfilo Escobar stays with Blooming of Bolivia] (in Spanish). ABC Digital. 30 January 2004.
- BDFA profile (in Spanish)
- "Pagina del Club River Plate". Archived from the original on 15 October 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
- Pánfilo Escobar at National-Football-Teams.com
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