Pablo Escobar (footballer, born 1979)

Pablo Escobar
Escobar with Bolivian President Evo Morales in 2018
Personal information
Full name Pablo Daniel Escobar Olivetti
Date of birth (1979-02-23) 23 February 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth Asunción, Paraguay
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, second striker
Team information
Current team
Bolivia U-17 (head coach)
Youth career
1991–1998 Olimpia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2000 Olimpia 23 (1)
2000–2003 Gimnasia de Jujuy 34 (3)
2004 San José 38 (22)
2005–2008 The Strongest 96 (47)
2006Cerro Porteño (loan) 28 (4)
2008Ipatinga (loan) 11 (3)
2009Santo André (loan) 25 (3)
2010Mirassol (loan) 9 (4)
2010 Ponte Preta 21 (3)
2011 Botafogo SP 13 (0)
2011–2018 The Strongest 277 (157)
International career
2008–2018 Bolivia 23 (6)
Managerial career
2019 The Strongest
2019–2020 Sol de América
2020–2023 Bolivia (assistant)
2021–2023 Bolivia U20
2022 Bolivia (interim)
2023– Bolivia U17
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Pablo Daniel Escobar Olivetti (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpaβlo eskoˈβaɾ], born 23 February 1979) is a football coach and former player who played as an attacking midfielder or second striker. He is the current head coach of the Bolivia national under-20 team.

Born in Paraguay, Escobar represented Bolivia at international level.