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Alex Escobar

Alexander Escobar Gañán

  • Date of birth: (61 years)
  • Place of birth: Cali, Colombia
  • Height: 1.66 m
  • Baconbauer number 2
Caps
12
7 starts · 5 as sub
Goals
1
0.08 per game
Assists
0
0.00 per game
Debut
3 Nov 1985
vs Paraguay, aged 20

National Teams · Colombia

Caps and goals per year
YearCapsStartsAs subGoalsCaps and goals per year
19951100
19947431
19912110
19871010
19851100
Total12751

All international matches

  1. Friendly · Arena da Amazônia - Vivaldo LimaAvs.BrazilOwn contribution: StartedMatch report: Brazil vs. Colombia 3–1Defeat
  2. Friendly · Estadio Centenario de ArmeniaHvs.NigeriaOwn contribution: StartedMatch report: Colombia vs. Nigeria 1–0Win
  3. Friendly · Estadio Manuel Calle LombanaHvs.BoliviaOwn contribution: StartedMatch report: Colombia vs. Bolivia 0–1Defeat
  4. Friendly · Weingart StadiumAvs.South KoreaOwn contribution: Started1 goalMatch report: South Korea vs. Colombia 2–2Draw
  5. Friendly · Miami Orange BowlHvs.BoliviaOwn contribution: StartedMatch report: Colombia vs. Bolivia 2–0Win
  6. Friendly · Miami Orange BowlHvs.SwedenMatch report: Colombia vs. Sweden 0–0Draw
  7. Friendly · Prince Abdullah Al Faisal StadiumAvs.Saudi ArabiaMatch report: Saudi Arabia vs. Colombia 1–1Draw
  8. Friendly · Estadio Agustín TovarAvs.VenezuelaMatch report: Venezuela vs. Colombia 1–2Win
  9. Friendly · Miami Orange BowlHvs.SwitzerlandMatch report: Colombia vs. Switzerland 2–3Defeat
  10. Friendly · Estadio LeónAvs.MexicoMatch report: Mexico vs. Colombia 0–04–5 pensDefeat
  11. Copa América 1987 · Third-place match · Estadio Mas MonumentalAvs.ArgentinaMatch report: Argentina vs. Colombia 1–2Win
  12. World Cup 1986 · First Round Play-Off · Estadio Olímpico Pascual GuerreroHvs.ParaguayMatch report: Colombia vs. Paraguay 2–1Win

Results over time

3 Nov 1985 · Win11 Jul 1987 · Win29 Jan 1991 · Defeat3 Feb 1991 · Defeat28 Jan 1994 · Win6 Feb 1994 · Draw18 Feb 1994 · Draw20 Feb 1994 · Win26 Feb 1994 · Draw7 Apr 1994 · Defeat17 Apr 1994 · Win20 Dec 1995 · Defeat

One mark per match with a known result, oldest on the left.

Most frequent teammates

#PlayerYearsTogetherBoth started
1Leonel Álvarez1987–199595
2Wilson Pérez1991–199595
3Mauricio Serna1994–199584
4Óscar Córdoba199474
5Luis 'Chonto' Herrera1987–199473
6Gabriel Gómez1987–199473
7Alexis Mendoza1991–199572
8Anthony de Ávila1985–199464
9Andrés Escobar199464
10Luis Carlos Perea1987–199463
11Miguel Asprilla199452
12Carlos Valderrama1985–199451
13Iván Valenciano199451
14John Jairo Tréllez199451
15Victor Aristizábal199441
16Freddy Rincón1991–199531
17René Higuita1987–199131
18Sergio Angulo1985–199131
19Néstor Ortíz199422
20Henry Zambrano199421

Counted from the line-ups and substitutions of his 12 FIFA matches. Players with an unknown position in the line-up count as starters.

Most frequent opponents

#OpponentYearsMatchesWDLGoals
1Bolivia199421010
2South Korea199410101
3Brazil199510010
4Nigeria199411000
5Saudi Arabia199410100
6Sweden199410100
7Venezuela199411000
8Mexico199110010
9Switzerland199110010
10Argentina198711000
11Paraguay198511000

FIFA matches against the team. Won / drawn / lost only where the result is known; a penalty shoot-out decides.