Eusebio Escobar Ramírez (born 2 July 1936) is a former Colombian
footballer
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. He was a member of the
Colombia national football team at the
1962 FIFA World Cup
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which was held in
Chile
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and played in two qualifying matches for the tournament. Escobar is one of the all-time leading goal-scorers in the history of the Colombian league, scoring 159 goals during his career with
Deportivo Cali,
Atlético Bucaramanga
Club Atlético Bucaramanga S.A., better known as Atlético Bucaramanga, is a Colombian professional football team based in Bucaramanga. The club plays its home games at the Alfonso López stadium.
The club was founded on 11 May 1949 by Rafael ...
,
América de Cali,
Deportivo Pereira
Deportivo Pereira is a professional Colombian football team based in Pereira, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. They play their home games at the Hernán Ramírez Villegas stadium.
History Early years
While there are several ...
,
Deportes Quindío
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,
Atlético Nacional
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,
Independiente Medellín
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, and
Deportivo Manizales.
References
External links
1936 births
Living people
Colombian men's footballers
Colombia men's international footballers
1962 FIFA World Cup players
Deportivo Cali footballers
Atlético Bucaramanga footballers
América de Cali footballers
Deportivo Pereira footballers
Deportes Quindío footballers
Atlético Nacional footballers
Independiente Medellín footballers
Once Caldas footballers
Categoría Primera A players
Men's association football forwards
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