Raúl Noriega

{{short description|Ecuadorian footballer (born 1970)}}

{{family name hatnote|Noriega|Escobar|lang=Spanish}}

{{Infobox football biography|name=Raúl Noriega

| image =

| fullname = Raúl Alfredo Noriega Escobar

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1970|1|4}}

| birth_place = Guayaquil, Ecuador

| height = {{height|m=1.81|precision=0}}

| position = Central Defender

| years1 = 1987–1993 | years2 = 1993–1994 | years3 = 1994–2002 | years4 = 2003–2004 | years5 = 2004–2007 | years6 = 2008–2009

| clubs1 = Barcelona | clubs2 = Boca Juniors | clubs3 = Barcelona | clubs4 = Cúcuta Deportivo | clubs5 = Barcelona | clubs6 = Universidad Católica

| caps1 = 92 | goals1 = 4 | caps2 = 24 | goals2 = 0 | caps3 = 237 | goals3 = 8 | caps4 = 82 | goals4 = 6 | caps5 = 45 | goals5 = 3 | caps6 = - | goals6 =

| nationalyears1= 1988–1997

| nationalteam1= Ecuador

| nationalcaps1= 27 | nationalgoals1 = 2

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{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2019}}Raúl Alfredo Noriega Escobar (nicknamed "Pavo", born 4 January 1970 in Guayaquil) is a former Ecuadorian international football player who made 27 appearances for the Ecuador national team between 1988 and 1997.[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/ecua-recintlp.html rsssf: Ecuador record international footballers] He played as a central defender.

Club career

Noriego played the majority of his club career with Barcelona Sporting Club in Ecuador, but he did have short spells with Boca Juniors of Argentina and Cúcuta Deportivo of Colombia. On 24 January 2009, Noriega retired from professional football after a friendly match between Barcelona Sporting Club and Millonarios of Colombia.

International career

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!colspan=7 width=250|International goals

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.1993-06-15Quito, Ecuador{{fb|VEN}}6–1WinCopa América
2.1993-09-19Guayaquil, Ecuador{{fb|BOL}}1–1DrawWCQ 1994

Honours

References

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