Alejandro Tobar
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alejandro Andrés Tobar Vargas | ||
| Date of birth | 4 June 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Rancagua, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| O'Higgins | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–2000 | O'Higgins | 112 | (12) |
| 1997 | → Palestino (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2001 | Deportes Puerto Montt | 11 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Deportes La Serena | 30 | (4) |
| 2003–2004 | Persib Bandung | (14) | |
| 2005–2006 | PSMS Medan | (12) | |
| 2007 | DPMM FC | (4) | |
| 2008–2010 | Persikab Bandung | ||
| 2010–2012 | Persiku Kudus | ||
| 2013 | Persikabo Bogor | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Alejandro Andrés Tobar Vargas[a] (born 4 June 1976) is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.
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 (Gold Cup Bang Yos): 2005