Pablo Escobar (footballer, born 1979) explained

Pablo Escobar
Fullname:Pablo Daniel Escobar Olivetti
Birth Date:1979 2, df=yes
Birth Place:Asunción, Paraguay
Currentclub:Bolivia U-17 (head coach)
Position:Attacking midfielder, second striker
Youthyears1:1991–1998
Youthclubs1:Olimpia
Years1:1999–2000
Clubs1:Olimpia
Caps1:23
Goals1:1
Years2:2000–2003
Clubs2:Gimnasia de Jujuy
Caps2:34
Goals2:3
Years3:2004
Clubs3:San José
Caps3:38
Goals3:22
Years4:2005–2008
Clubs4:The Strongest
Caps4:96
Goals4:47
Years5:2006
Clubs5:Cerro Porteño (loan)
Caps5:28
Goals5:4
Years6:2008
Clubs6:Ipatinga (loan)
Caps6:11
Goals6:3
Years7:2009
Clubs7:Santo André (loan)
Caps7:25
Goals7:3
Years8:2010
Clubs8:Mirassol (loan)
Caps8:9
Goals8:4
Years9:2010
Caps9:21
Goals9:3
Years10:2011
Caps10:13
Goals10:0
Years11:2011–2018
Clubs11:The Strongest
Caps11:277
Goals11:157
Nationalyears1:2008–2018
Nationalteam1:Bolivia
Nationalcaps1:23
Nationalgoals1:6
Manageryears1:2019
Managerclubs1:The Strongest
Manageryears2:2019–2020
Managerclubs2:Sol de América
Manageryears3:2020–2023
Managerclubs3:Bolivia (assistant)
Manageryears4:2021–2023
Managerclubs4:Bolivia U20
Manageryears5:2022
Managerclubs5:Bolivia (interim)
Manageryears6:2023–
Managerclubs6:Bolivia U17

Pablo Daniel Escobar Olivetti (pronounced as /es/, born 23 February 1979) is a football coach and former player who played as an attacking midfielder or second striker. He is the current head coach of the Bolivia national under-20 team.

Born in Paraguay, Escobar represented Bolivia at international level.

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 2017 Escobar made 25 appearances for Bolivia, netting 6 goals.[6] 19 of his appearances were in FIFA World Cup qualification matches.

International goals

Scores and results list Bolivia's goal tally first.[7]

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ipatinga contrata atacante boliviano . 27 August 2008 . 28 August 2008 . Futebol Total . pt .
  2. Web site: Pablo Escobar é do Santo André . 5 January 2009 . 5 January 2009 . Diário do Grande ABC . pt . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090408211353/http://esportes.dgabc.com.br/default.asp?pt=secao&pg=detalhe&c=2&id=5105762&titulo=Pablo+Escobar+e+do+Santo+Andre . 8 April 2009 .
  3. Web site: Mirassol contrata atacante Pablo Escobar . 20 January 2010 . 8 January 2010 . Futebol Interior . pt .
  4. Web site: Pablo Escobar continuará jugando en Brasil . 20 December 2010 . 20 December 2010 . La Prensa . es .
  5. Web site: Ya es boliviano . 20 August 2008 . 15 August 2008 . Futbol a lo grande . es .
  6. https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/bol-recintlp.html Appearances for Bolivia National Team
  7. Web site: Escobar, Pablo. National Football Teams. 8 February 2017.