Rolando Emilio Escobar Batista (born 24 October 1981) is a football midfielder who currently plays for

Mineros de Guayana Asociación Civil Club Deportivo Mineros de Guayana, known as Mineros de Guayana or simply Mineros, is a professional football club based in Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela. History The Colegio Loyola Gumilla's field, located in Puerto Ordaz, was us ...

of the

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Club career

A much-travelled midfielder, he has played for several teams in his native Panama as well for 4 different clubs in Venezuela. He won a league title with

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, then moved to Caracas and played for Deportivo Lara and Deportivo Anzoátegui. In May 2015, Escobar joined compatriot

Blas Pérez Blas Antonio Pérez Ortega (born 13 March 1981) is a Panamanian footballer who plays as a forward for the Dallas Sidekicks in the Major Arena Soccer League. Club career Pérez began his career in his native Panama with Panamá Viejo. He made ...

at Major League Soccer outfit

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. Escobar was released in January 2016.

International career

Escobar made his debut for

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in an August 2003

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against Bolivia and has, as of 10 June 2015, earned a total of 40 caps, scoring 1 goal. He represented his country in 5 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played at the 2007, 2009CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2009 – Full Details
– RSSSF and

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International goals

:''Scores and results list Panama's goal tally first.''

Honors

Club

Liga Panameña de Fútbol The Liga Panameña de Fútbol (LPF) ( en, Panamanian Football League) is the top division football league in Panama. Until 2009, the league was named ''Asociación Nacional Pro Fútbol (ANAPROF)''. Competition format The league's season is divide ...

(1): ** 2007 (A) * Primera División Venezolana (2): ** 2007–08 ** 2008–09 *

Copa Venezuela The Copa Venezuela ( en, Venezuela Cup) is the national cup football competition of Venezuela. Organized by the Venezuelan Football Federation, it is contested in the second half of the season by the teams in the Primera División and Segunda Di ...

(1): **

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References

External links

Player profile on possofutbol.com
* *http://www.futbolextremo.com/?psearch=rolando+escobar&cate=12 *http://www.futbolextremo.com/foro/viewtopic.php?t=49378&highlight=rolando+escobar 1981 births Living people Footballers from Panama City Men's association football midfielders Panamanian men's footballers Panama men's international footballers 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Club Deportivo Universitario players Tauro F.C. players Deportivo Táchira F.C. players Caracas FC players San Francisco F.C. players Asociación Civil Deportivo Lara players Sporting San Miguelito players Deportivo Anzoátegui players FC Dallas players Panamanian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Venezuela Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Major League Soccer players {{Panama-footy-bio-stub