Luis Fernando Escobar

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Luis Fernando Escobar
Personal information
Full name Luis Fernando Escobar Zelaya
Date of birth (1975-04-25) 25 April 1975 (age 48)
Place of birth Luque, Paraguay
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
24 de Setiembre (manager)
Youth career
Sport Primavera
Sportivo Luqueño
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1994–199X Sportivo Luqueño
Colegiales
1998–1999 Cerro Porteño
12 de Octubre
Sport Colombia
Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa
Sportivo San Lorenzo
Nacional Asunción
Managerial career
2006–2009 Salto del Guairá
2012 16 de Agosto
2013–2014 Sportivo Ycuá Duré
2015–2016 Sportivo Yuquyry
2016 Sportivo Luqueño (youth)
2017–2019 General Díaz (youth)
2018 Tembetary
2019 General Díaz (interim)
2019 Tembetary
2020–2021 Sportivo Luqueño
2021 Deportivo Santaní
2023 Sportivo San Lorenzo
2023– 24 de Setiembre
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Luis Fernando Escobar Zelaya (born 25 April 1975) is a Paraguayan football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is the current manager of 24 de Setiembre.

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Career

Born in Luque, Escobar graduated from Sportivo Luqueño. After making his first team debut in 1994, he subsequently represented Colegiales, Cerro Porteño, 12 de Octubre, Sport Colombia, Sportivo San Lorenzo, and Nacional Asunción in his home country, aside from a period in Guatemala's Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa. [1]

After retiring Escobar became a manager and won three regional championships in a row with Salto del Guairá. He then managed lower league sides in his native region [2] before being named in charge of General Díaz's youth setup in 2017.

In 2018, while still working for General Díaz, Escobar led Tembetary to the Cuarta División title and subsequent promotion to the Primera División B. [3] On 10 February 2019, he was named interim manager of General Díaz in the Primera División. [4]

Escobar returned to the youth setup in April 2019, after the appointment of Cristian Martínez. [5] He returned to Tembetary for the 2019 campaign, [6] narrowly missing out on another promotion.

On 9 November 2020, Escobar returned to his first club Sportivo Luqueño, now appointed first team manager. [7]

Honours

Tembetary

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References

  1. "Asume el cuarto director técnico de la temporada" [The fourth manager of the season takes over] (in Spanish). ABC Color. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  2. "Cinco títulos consecutivos" [Five consecutive titles] (in Spanish). ABC Color. 25 August 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  3. "Título y ascenso" [Title and promotion] (in Spanish). Tigo Sports. 1 October 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  4. "Escobar interina en General" [Escobar is an interim at General] (in Spanish). ABC Color. 10 February 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  5. "Cristian Martínez es nuevo DT de General Díaz" [Cristian Martínez is the new manager of General Díaz] (in Spanish). Tigo Sports. 18 April 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  6. "Tembetary dio otro paso a la Intermedia" [Tembetary gave another step towards the Intermedia] (in Spanish). Paraguayan Football Association. 23 November 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  7. "Luqueño tiene al sustituto Carlos Humberto Paredes" [Luqueño have the substitute of Carlos Humberto Paredes] (in Spanish). Tigo Sports. 9 November 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2021.