Pánfilo Eugenio Escobar Amarilla (born 7 September 1974, in
Luque
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) is a
Paraguay
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an football former
defender who last played for
River Plate. He played professionally in Paraguay, Bolivia, Colombia and Ecuador.
Career
Club
Escobar started his career in 2000 at
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before playing for
Sportivo Luqueño
Club Sportivo Luqueño is a Paraguayan football club, based in the city of Luque on the outskirts of the capital Asunción. The club has won two Paraguayan championships.
History
The club was founded in 1921 when three teams from the city of L ...
. In 2003, he was transferred to
Club Nacional
Club Nacional is a Paraguayan professional football club based in the neighbourhood of Obrero in Asunción. Founded in 1904, the club currently plays in the Paraguayan Primera División, and holds its home games at Estadio Arsenio Erico.
In ...
from Asunción where he saw limited playing time, thus he moved to Bolivian club
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on a loan in 2004. 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
Deportes Quindío is a professional Colombian football club based in Armenia that currently plays in the Categoría Primera B. The club was founded on 8 January 1951, and its best achievement was winning the 1956 league tournament. They play thei ...
in Colombia and
Técnico Universitario in Ecuador. After a short stint with
General Díaz of the
Liga Paraguaya: Segunda División, joined in June 2011 to
Club River Plate (Asunción)
Club River Plate Asunción, mostly known simply as River Plate, is a Paraguayan football club from the neighbourhood of Mburicaó, in Asunción; founded in 1911. The club has been playing in the lower divisions of the Paraguayan league for ...
.
International
In 2001, Escobar earned 3 caps for the
Paraguay national team.
He was also a member of the squad that participated in
Copa América 2001
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Notes
1982 births
Living people
Paraguayan men's footballers
Paraguay men's international footballers
Men's association football defenders
Paraguayan Primera División players
Categoría Primera A players
Bolivian Primera División players
Sportivo Luqueño players
Club Nacional footballers
Club Guaraní players
Club Blooming players
Deportes Quindío footballers
Sportivo Trinidense footballers
Club River Plate (Asunción) footballers
C.D. Técnico Universitario footballers
2001 Copa América players
Expatriate men's footballers in Bolivia
Expatriate men's footballers in Colombia
Expatriate men's footballers in Ecuador
Paraguayan expatriates in Bolivia
Paraguayan expatriates in Colombia
Paraguayan expatriates in Ecuador
Footballers from Luque
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