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Alexander Escobar Gañán (born 8 February 1965), also known as Álex Escobar, is a retired Colombian footballer who played as a midfielder. He is currently head coach for Orsomarso S.C.

Escobar is highly regarded in América de Cali and LDU de Quito, as well as in the Colombia national team. With the first he won six Primera A titles, and with the second won four Serie A titles. He is also the player with most appearances in América de Cali.

Club career

Escobar was born in Cali on 8 February 1965. His father was Hernán Escobar Echeverry, a retired defender that played in América de Cali, Atlético Nacional and Independiente Medellín. Escobar scored 14 goals in 83 matches in the Copa Libertadores from 1984 to 2004, making him the 9th player with most appearances in the tournament on 27 March 2004.

América de Cali

Escobar was part of the youth team of América de Cali, and played for the national football team of Valle del Cauca on 1982 and 1983. He debuted for América on 1983, and played for the team until 1997, when was transferred to LDU de Quito. Escobar is the player with most appearances for América, with 505 games played, and with 75 goals scored.

International career

Escobar made his international debut on 3 November 1985 (with just 20), while playing for América de Cali, in the match against Paraguay for the 1986 FIFA World Cup qualifying. The match ended with a 2–1 win, but Colombia (who had lost the previous game 4–0) was eliminated.

Two years later he was part of the national squad for the 1987 Copa América, in which Colombia finished third. Escobar only played one match, the 2–1 win against the host Argentina in the third-place match.

Escobar scored his only goal for the national team in the 74th minute of the 2–2 draw against South Korea on 26 February 1994 in a friendly match.

Career statistics

Club

This table is incomplete, thus some stats and totals could be incorrect.

International

International appearances

International goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	1994-02-26	Weingart Stadium, Los Angeles, USA	South Korea	1–2	2–2	Friendly match Template:Ig footer Honours Player América de Cali Primera A (6): 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1990, 1992 Runner-up (3): 1987, 1991, 1995 Copa Libertadores Runner-up (4): 1985, 1986, 1987, 1996 Atlético Mineiro Copa Master de CONMEBOL Runner-up (1): 1996 LDU Quito Serie A (4): 1998, 1999, 2003, 2005 Apertura Assistant coach América de Cali Primera A (1): 2008 Finalización Runner-up (1): 2008 Apertura Juan Aurich Torneo Descentralizado (1): 2011 Junior Primera A (1): 2010 Apertura References Template:Zerozero profile "Jogadores Estrangeiros do Clube Atlético Mineiro". RSSSF Brasil (in Portuguese). ^ "Alexander Escobar Gañán – Historia". América de Cali Sitio Oficial (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help) "Alexander Escobar's profile". Worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help) "Alexander Escobar's profile". BDFA. "Alexander Escobar". América.com.co (Fan site) (in Spanish). Ballesteros, Frank (27 March 2004). "Players in the Copa Libertadores". RSSSF.com. Tabeira, Martín (22 August 2008). "1987 Copa América". RSSSF.com. External links Álex Escobar at National-Football-Teams.com Álex Escobar – FIFA competition record (archived) v t e Colombia squad – 1987 Copa América third place 1 Higuita 2 Perea 3 Molina 4 Herrera 5 Hoyos 6 Pérez 7 De Ávila 8 Álvarez 9 Galeano 10 Valderrama 11 Redín 12 Jiménez 13 Tréllez 14 Mendoza 15 Angulo 16 Porras 17 Coll 18 Gómez 19 Iguarán 20 Escobar Coach: Maturana

• 1965 births
• Living people
• Association football midfielders
• América de Cali footballers
• Atlético Minero footballers
• LDU Quito footballers
• Millonarios Fútbol Club footballers
• Deportivo Pereira footballers
• Colombian footballers
• Colombia international footballers
• Colombian expatriate footballers
• Expatriate footballers in Brazil
• Expatriate footballers in Ecuador
• 1987 Copa América players
• Sportspeople from Cali