Pánfilo Escobar | |
Fullname: | Pánfilo Eugenio Escobar Amarilla |
Birth Date: | 1974 9, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Luque, Paraguay |
Clubnumber: | 25 |
Position: | Defender |
Years1: | 2000 |
Years2: | 2001 |
Years3: | 2002–2003 |
Years4: | 2004 |
Years5: | 2005–2006 |
Years6: | 2007 |
Years7: | 2007 |
Years8: | 2008 |
Years9: | 2009–2010 |
Years10: | 2011 |
Years11: | 2011– |
Clubs1: | Guaraní |
Clubs2: | Sportivo Luqueño |
Clubs3: | Nacional |
Clubs4: | → Blooming (loan) |
Clubs5: | Nacional |
Clubs6: | General Caballero |
Clubs7: | Deportes Quindío |
Clubs8: | Técnico Universitario |
Clubs9: | Sportivo Trinidense |
Clubs10: | General Díaz |
Clubs11: | River Plate |
Caps1: | 7 |
Caps2: | 28 |
Caps3: | 35 |
Caps4: | 27 |
Caps5: | 26 |
Caps6: | 0 |
Caps7: | 1 |
Caps8: | 20 |
Caps9: | 0 |
Caps10: | 0 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Goals2: | 4 |
Goals3: | 9 |
Goals4: | 4 |
Goals5: | 1 |
Goals6: | 0 |
Goals7: | 0 |
Goals8: | 1 |
Goals9: | 0 |
Goals10: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 2001 |
Nationalteam1: | Paraguay |
Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
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.
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, joined in June 2011 to Club River Plate (Asunción).[3]
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.