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Alejandro Tobar

Alejandro Tobar

Chilean footballer (born 1976)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Tobar.

Alejandro Andrés Tobar Vargas (born 4 June 1976) is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a Attacking midfielder for clubs in Chile and Asia.

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Career

A product of O'Higgins youth system in his hometown, Tobar stayed with the club until 2000[1] and got promotion to the 1999 Primera División, alongside players such as Mauricio Dinamarca, Roberto González, Darío Gálvez, Iván Sepúlveda, Mario Núñez, among others.[2][3] In the first half 1997, he played on loan at Palestino.[4]

In Chile, he also played for Deportes Puerto Montt (2001)[5] and Deportes La Serena (2001–02).[6]

Then, he moved to Asia and played mainly in Indonesia. In 2004 he joined Persib Bandung, coinciding with his compatriots Claudio Lizama, Julio Lopez, Angelo Espinosa and the coach Juan Páez.[7] He also played for PSMS Medan (2005–06),[8][9] Persikab Bandung (2008–2010)[10][11] and Persikabo Bogor (2013), where he coincided with Julio Lopez again.[12] As a member of PSMS Medan, he won the 2005 Piala Emas Bang Yos (Gold Cup Bang Yos), alongside his compatriots Luis Hicks and Mario Quiñones.[13]

In 2007, he had a stint with the Bruneian club DPMM FC in the Malaysia Super League.[14]

Post-retirement

Tobar has continued on playing football at amateur level in clubs such as Kuda Sakti FC in the Rambo Cup 4294-Kuda Sakti FC I 2021.[10] He also has taken part in exhibition games alongside players such as Cristian Carrasco and Claudio Martínez.[15]

Honours

PSMS Medan

  • Piala Emas Bang Yos [id] (Gold Cup Bang Yos): 2005 [id]

References

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    @lavozceleste (April 11, 2019). "#10 Alejandro Tobar" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 November 2022 – via Twitter.
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    "Historia - EL RETORNO A LA SERIE DE HONOR". O'Higgins FC - El orgullo de la Región (in Spanish). O'Higgins F.C. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
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    "Club Deportivo O'HIGGINS". Fútbol en América (in Spanish). 5 December 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
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    "Palestino 1997 - Campeonato de Apertura". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 November 2022.
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    "Puerto Montt 2001 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 November 2022.
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    "El triunfo de la discordia". Club Deportes La Serena. (in Spanish). 13 November 2002. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
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    Snaz, Erwin (18 May 2020). "Kisah Juan Paez, Pelatih yang Menyelamatkan Persib dari Degradasi Lalu Merasa Tersakiti". bola.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 7 November 2022.
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    Istanto, Feri; Herfiyana, Novan; Stokkermans, Karel (22 February 2013). "Indonesia 2005". RSSSF. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
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    Stokkermans, Karel; Herfiyana, Novan; Istanto, Feri (22 February 2013). "Indonesia 2006". RSSSF. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  10. [10]
    "Lama tak Terdengar, Ini Kabar Teranyar dari Eks Pemain Persib Alejandro Tobar". republikbobotoh.com/ (in Indonesian). 23 November 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
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    "Jakarta Casual: March 2009". Jakarta Casual. 30 March 2009. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
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    Indonesia: Alejandro Tobar y Julio López Futbolistas. Chilenos en el Exterior on Facebook (in Spanish)
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    Álbum del Recuerdo:Futbolistas chilenos en Indonesia Futbolistas. Chilenos en el Exterior on Facebook (in Spanish)
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    "DPMM FC with an Oranje flavour?". www.eteamz.com. Archived from the original on 10 July 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  15. [15]
    "Diuji Para Mantan". SumutPos.co (in Indonesian). 25 October 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
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