Carlos Augusto Lobatón Espejo (born February 6, 1980 in

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, Colombia) is a retired

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who played as a

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Club career

Lobatón first developed as footballer in the popular

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along with his brother

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, at the age of 7. There he had as his first coach Víctor "El Chino" Rivera. Lobatón later joined the renowned youth system of

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. At the age of 18, he was loaned to

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. In 1998, he made his professional debut wearing their famous pink jersey. Later he played for various clubs in the Peruvian league until arriving at

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. There he would find both national and international success. In 2003, he helped Cienciano win the

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beating River Plate in the final. In the following year he also won the

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this time defeating

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. Then in 2005 he won the Peruvian Torneo Apertura with Cienciano. Later in the second half of the 2005 season he returned to Sporting Cristal and helped them win the 2005 Torneo Clausura. In 2007, he suffered burns on the soles of his feet after playing on

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in the blazing sun. In the last years, Carlos Lobatón has been an emblatic player in Sporting Cristal. He has played in the club for the last 10 years, winning the national championship four times (

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) and scoring amazing goals.

Retirement and later career

Lobatón retired from football at the end of 2019 and was hired in the management of his last club,

International career

In 2005 Lobatón made his first national team appearance for

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. Throughout much of his international career his appearances were sporadic. However on November 12, 2010, after a three year absence, the new Peruvian national team coach

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called him up to play in a friendly against

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. He started in the 1–1 draw versus Colombia, which was Peru's final game of 2010. On June 29, 2011 current coach Sergio Markarián included Lobatón in his squad to participate in the

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. On July 16, 2011, in the quarterfinal match of the Copa America versus Colombia, he scored the winning goal in extra time that sent Peru to the semifinals.

Career statistics

¹ CONMEBOL competitions include the

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and

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lobaton, Carlos 1980 births Living people Footballers from Lima Peruvian men's footballers Peru men's international footballers Peruvian Primera División players Sport Boys footballers Estudiantes de Medicina footballers Club Universitario de Deportes footballers Unión Huaral footballers Cienciano footballers Sporting Cristal footballers 2011 Copa América players 2015 Copa América players Men's association football midfielders