Pablo Daniel Escobar

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

This article is about the Paraguayan-born Bolivian forward. For other uses, see Pablo Escobar (disambiguation).

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Escobar and the second or maternal family name is Olivetti.
Pablo Escobar
together with Bolivian President Evo Morales. 2018
Personal information
Full name Pablo Daniel Escobar Olivetti
Date of birth (1979-02-23) 23 February 1979
Place of birth Asunción, Paraguay
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, Second striker
Youth career
1991–1998 Olimpia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2000 Olimpia 23 (1)
2000–2003 Gimnasia de Jujuy 34 (3)
2004 San José 38 (22)
2005–2008 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)
2011–2018 Strongest 277 (157)
National team
2008–2018 Bolivia 23 (6)
Teams managed
2019 The Strongest
2019–2020 Sol de América
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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.[7]

International goals
Scores and results list Bolivia's goal tally first.[8]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.2 September 2011Estadio Nacional de Lima, Lima, Peru Peru1–02–2Friendly
2.9 June 2012Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz, Bolivia Paraguay2–03–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.3–0
4.1 September 2016Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz, Bolivia Peru1–02–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.11 October 2016Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz, Bolivia Ecuador1–02–22018 FIFA World Cup qualification
6.2–0

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. Archived from the original on 8 April 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
  8. "Escobar, Pablo". National Football Teams. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
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