Pánfilo Escobar

Pánfilo Eugenio Escobar Amarilla (born 7 September 1974, in Luque) is a Paraguayan football former defender who last played for River Plate. He played professionally in Paraguay, Bolivia, Colombia and Ecuador.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Escobar and the second or maternal family name is Amarilla.

Pánfilo Escobar
Personal information
Full name Pánfilo Eugenio Escobar Amarilla
Date of birth (1974-09-07) 7 September 1974
Place of birth Luque, Paraguay
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000 Guaraní 7 (0)
2001 Sportivo Luqueño 28 (4)
2002–2003 Nacional 35 (9)
2004 → Blooming (loan) 27 (4)
2005–2006 Nacional 26 (1)
2007 General Caballero 0 (0)
2007 Deportes Quindío 1 (0)
2008 Técnico Universitario 20 (1)
2009–2010 Sportivo Trinidense 0 (0)
2011 General Díaz 0 (0)
2011– River Plate
International career
2001 Paraguay 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Club

Escobar started his career in 2000 at Guaraní before playing for Sportivo Luqueño. In 2003, he was transferred to Club Nacional from Asunción where he saw limited playing time, thus he moved to Bolivian club Blooming on a loan in 2004.[1] 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 in Colombia and Técnico Universitario in Ecuador.[2] After a short stint with General Díaz of the Liga Paraguaya: Segunda División, joined in June 2011 to Club River Plate (Asunción).[3]

International

In 2001, Escobar earned 3 caps for the Paraguay national team.[4] He was also a member of the squad that participated in Copa América 2001.

Notes
  1. "Pánfilo Escobar se queda en Blooming de Bolivia" [Pánfilo Escobar stays with Blooming of Bolivia] (in Spanish). ABC Digital. 30 January 2004.
  2. BDFA profile (in Spanish)
  3. "Pagina del Club River Plate". Archived from the original on 15 October 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
  4. Pánfilo Escobar at National-Football-Teams.com


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