Pánfilo Eugenio Escobar Amarilla (born 7 September 1974, in

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) is a

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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

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. 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

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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

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International

In 2001, Escobar earned 3 caps for the Paraguay national team. He was also a member of the squad that participated in

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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 {{Paraguay-footy-defender-stub