Pablo Daniel Escobar Olivetti (, born 23 February 1979) is a football

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and former player who played as an

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. He is the current interim manager of the Bolivia national team. Born in Paraguay, Escobar represented Bolivia at international level.

Club career

Escobar started his career in the youth divisions of Olimpia, and eventually made his way to the first team although he spent more time playing for the reserves. In 2000, he was signed by the Argentine side

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, and after three years with the club, he relocated to Bolivia to play for San José in 2004. His good conditions rewarded him with a transfer to The Strongest the following season. He also had a brief stint in

Cerro Porteño Club Cerro Porteño is a professional Paraguayan football club, based in the neighbourhood of Obrero in Asunción. Founded in 1912, Cerro has won 34 Primera División titles and is one of the most popular football clubs in Paraguay. Its presi ...

in 2006 before returning to The Strongest for a second spell. On 28 August 2008, he joined Brazilian club

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. Escobar joined

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of Brazil on 5 January 2009. He joined

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in January 2010. After about a year, he signed a 3-year contract with Paulista (Brazilian) side

Botafogo-SP Botafogo Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as Botafogo-SP, Botafogo de Ribeirão Preto or simply Botafogo, is a Brazilian association football club in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo. They currently play in the Série B, the second tier of Braz ...

International career

In August 2008, Escobar received Bolivian citizenship in order to play for the

Bolivia national football team The Bolivia national football team ( es, Selección de fútbol de Bolivia), also known as ''La Verde'', has represented Bolivia in international football since 1926. Organized by the Bolivian Football Federation (FBF), it is one of the ten me ...

. Between 2008 and 2017 Escobar made 25 appearances for Bolivia, netting 6 goals. 19 of his appearances were in FIFA World Cup qualification matches.

International goals

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

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Escobar, Pablo 1978 births Living people Sportspeople from Asunción Bolivian footballers Bolivia international footballers Paraguayan footballers Paraguayan people of Italian descent Bolivian people of Paraguayan descent Bolivian people of Italian descent Paraguayan emigrants to Bolivia Naturalized citizens of Bolivia Association football midfielders Club Olimpia footballers Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy footballers Club San José players Cerro Porteño players The Strongest players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Ipatinga Futebol Clube players Esporte Clube Santo André players Mirassol Futebol Clube players Associação Atlética Ponte Preta players Botafogo Futebol Clube (SP) players Expatriate footballers in Brazil Expatriate footballers in Bolivia Expatriate footballers in Argentina 2015 Copa América players The Strongest managers Bolivian football managers Bolivia national football team managers Club Sol de América managers